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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Marcellus when finds the robe in Demetrius's chamber and touches it?
(a) He continues to search for his knives.
(b) His intentions to sell Demetrius become stronger.
(c) He becomes relieved and is no longer afraid.
(d) He falls into an even deeper depression.

2. Why is Marcellus reluctant to return to Benjamin to pick up the repaired robe himself the following day?
(a) Benjamin asks many questions, and he does not wish to review the tragedy.
(b) Because Benjamin is Jewish, and he should not associate with him.
(c) He feels the repairs costs too much.
(d) He thinks Benjamin is very old and in danger of dying soon.

3. Who is madly in love with Demetrius in Chapter II?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Tertia.
(c) Nesta.
(d) Paula.

4. Who is Diana?
(a) The princess.
(b) A slave.
(c) Lucia's mother.
(d) A good friend of Lucia's.

5. Why is Zenos's master, Popygos, upset about the constant quarrels between the Romans and the Jews?
(a) Jesus may be hurt in the arguments.
(b) He does not like the animals in the temple.
(c) It interferes with his business.
(d) The Jews are not allowed to keep the sabbath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Demetrius go after speaking with Zenos and his master, Polygos?

2. Who are Helen and Nesta?

3. Which author does Demetrius instigate a conversation about with Marcellus in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Tiberius rescind his offer to make Marcellus commander of the villa guard after hearing Marcus' story in Chapter 10?

5. For what occasion does Paulus tell Marcellus that a company of men must be sent into Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Benjamin question Demetrius so intently about Jesus in Chapter 9?

2. Why is Zeno's master, Popygos, upset that everyone in Jerusalem is mixed up with the case of the man from Nazareth?

3. What does Demetrius tell Marcellus about his belief in the gods?

4. Why is Lucia so upset when Marcellus tells her that he laughed at Prince Gaius and his son at the previous night's banquet?

5. According to one report, when one witness testifies that Jesus professes to be a king, what is Pilate's reaction?

6. What does Marcellus at first suspect of his slave, Demetrius, when Marcellus and his father are speaking in private and then open the door to the atrium?

7. What information is Lucia attempting to extract from Demetrius concerning her brother in Chapter 1?

8. Why do the Sanhedrin want Pontius Pilate to stay on as procurator of Jerusalem?

9. What conclusion does Marcellus arrive at when he reflects seriously on the nature of the Robe in Chapter 9?

10. How does Marcellus come to own Jesus's robe?

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