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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 story concerning a man named Zacchaeus does Miriam tell Marcellus in Chapter 15?
(a) A sad story of death.
(b) A story of how Zacchaeus plotted against Jesus.
(c) A story of a broken man.
(d) A story of redemption.

2. When Justus tells Marcellus about his grandson's foot having healed, what is implied in his avoidance of Marcellus's questions about it?
(a) The boy has since died.
(b) Justus spent a lot of money to cure Jonathan.
(c) The boy's foot is not really healed.
(d) Jesus is the healer.

3. When Jesus calls to say hello to Bartholomew in Capernaum, what name does he call him by?
(a) Simon.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Nathanael.
(d) Peter.

4. How does Marcellus react to Justus's realization that he and Demetrius both know Benjamin?
(a) Marcellus glosses over it.
(b) Marcellus admits he knows Demetrius.
(c) Marcellus questions Justus about Demetrius's character.
(d) Marcellus asks about Demetrius and his whereabouts.

5. What is disturbing about Diana's scroll to Marcellus in Chapter 11?
(a) It is not in her handwriting.
(b) The seal has been broken and resealed.
(c) The scroll is very short.
(d) It is addressed to Demetrius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Ecclesia?

2. Why does Stephanos recognize Marcellus the moment he first sees him?

3. What does Marcellus tell his father he intends to report to Tiberius concerning Jesus?

4. What does Stephanos do when Marcellus lets him see and touch the robe in Chapter 19?

5. According to Justus, how do Jews express themselves since they neither carve nor draw?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Marcellus tells his father of his experiences concerning Jesus, what does the senator advise him to do about it with Tiberius?

2. When Marcellus arrives at Benyosef's shop in Jerusalem, why is it that he does not find Demetrius there?

3. What does Marcellus do to try and find out from Justus why Miriam's disposition improves so suddenly?

4. Why is it that Marcipor does not want to let Marcellus know about his turn to Christianity at this point?

5. Why has it never occurred to Marcellus that being a Roman citizen would ever be an inconvenience?

6. Why is Celia, Quintus' wife, beside herself with anxiety and jealousy concerning Prince Gaius?

7. Why does Justus believe he has betrayed his people at the end of Chapter 17?

8. Why does Jesus refer to Bartholomew as Nathanael?

9. Why does Paulus decide to let Demetrius go free in Chapter 18?

10. When Justus tells Marcellus the story of Lydia touching Jesus's robe and being cured, why does Marcellus believe every word of it?

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