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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Marcellus reluctant to return to Benjamin to pick up the repaired robe himself the following day?
(a) Because Benjamin is Jewish, and he should not associate with him.
(b) He feels the repairs costs too much.
(c) Benjamin asks many questions, and he does not wish to review the tragedy.
(d) He thinks Benjamin is very old and in danger of dying soon.
2. When Demetrius shows Marcellus the Robe, how does Marcellus react?
(a) He is happy the slave brought the robe along.
(b) He throws the robe in the fire.
(c) He is so angry, he tells Demetrius he will sell him.
(d) He immediately tries the robe on.
3. What does Marcellus do at a banquet to offend Prince Gaius?
(a) He eats his food with the wrong utensils.
(b) He curses loudly.
(c) He laughs at Antonius and Gaius.
(d) He claims the food is rotten.
4. What does Theodosia make of Marcellus no longer being in a state of great exaltation after touching the robe?
(a) She thinks Jesus is a magician.
(b) She thinks Demetrius made it all up.
(c) She believes he is hiding his emotions,
(d) She does not believe Marcellus was ever depressed.
5. What does Marcellus ask of the innkeeper, Dion, at Eupolis that meets with Dion's disapproval?
(a) To eat his meals alone in his room.
(b) To share his quarters with Demetrius, his slave.
(c) To pay for his rooms in advance.
(d) To have his slave feast with the family.
6. Who is in charge of Minoa before Marcellus' arrival?
(a) Sextus.
(b) Paulus.
(c) Manius.
(d) Vitelius.
7. How old is Lucia?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.
8. What is Demetrius's attitude towards religion?
(a) Religion is something to avoid at all costs
(b) He is pious and prays daily.
(c) It is better that man does not believe in the gods.
(d) Religion is for the elderly only.
9. What condition is Paulus in when he speaks with Marcellus in Chapter 6?
(a) Sick.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Happy.
(d) Very sad.
10. According to Benjamin, what do the Romans believe all men are?
(a) Righteous.
(b) Equal.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Made in God's image.
11. Who are Helen and Nesta?
(a) Lucia's best friends.
(b) Girlfriends of Marcellus.
(c) Female slaves who are twins.
(d) Lucia's longtime personal slaves.
12. Who is Diana?
(a) A good friend of Lucia's.
(b) The princess.
(c) Lucia's mother.
(d) A slave.
13. What does Marcus Gallio offer Demetrius in exchange for helping Marcellus regain his mind?
(a) A slave of his own.
(b) Gold.
(c) Lucia in marriage.
(d) His freedom.
14. Who is in love with Marcellus?
(a) Diana.
(b) Paula.
(c) No one.
(d) Helen.
15. Where does the slave Sevenus escape to?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Gaza.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Emperor Tiberius send for when spring arrives in Chapter 7?
2. What does Marcellus do that gains him favor with Paulus?
3. Who is the deliverer the Jews are waiting for?
4. What gets Benjamin excited when Demetrius tells him about what happened to Jesus?
5. On the Roman caravan to Jerusalem, why is no one else traveling on the day the soldiers make their way along the highway running up from Hebron?
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