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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jesus do when he and his followers are on a boat and a huge storm comes to threaten their lives?
2. How does Demetrius respond to Lucia when she says it may not hurt the slaves to be happy this one time?
3. What story concerning a man named Zacchaeus does Miriam tell Marcellus in Chapter 15?
4. Why is Celia furious with Gaius?
5. What does Demetrius decide he must do after the incident with Quintus in Chapter XI?
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 Justus tells Marcellus a story about a wealthy nobleman who followed Jesus around and wondered how he could get what Jesus has, what does the man discover he must do?
3. When Simon Peter and Marcellus meet on the grassy knoll, what wrongdoings do they admit to one another that they need to repent for?
4. Why is it that Marcipor does not want to let Marcellus know about his turn to Christianity at this point?
5. What is making the master-slave relationship between Marcellus and Demetrius more and more difficult to sustain by Chapter 11?
6. What does Marcellus do to try and find out from Justus why Miriam's disposition improves so suddenly?
7. When Marcellus asks Demetrius about his experiences with Christians in Jerusalem in Chapter 19, why does he seem to arguing with him and interrogating him?
8. Why has it never occurred to Marcellus that being a Roman citizen would ever be an inconvenience?
9. How does Justus explain to Marcellus Jesus's idea of people giving things away without worrying about providing for their own dependents?
10. What does Justus make of the Centurian Hortensius's insistence on purchasing Jesse's camel with bone spavin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The most dangerous implement a man can use for the repair of a damaged relationship is an abject apology." Explain the meaning of this statement made by Marcus Gallio. Do you agree with this statement? Why?
Essay Topic 2
When Demetrius arrives to join Marcellus and Justus in their camp, they have dinner. Demetrius, knowing his place as a slave, stands instead of sitting with the men. Justus finds this appalling. What is Justus' reasoning for Demetrius having the right to join them at the table? Why is Demetrius happy enough with things as they are? What does Jonathan point out that gives Justus some food for thought?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Marcellus's and Justus's views on the acts Jesus is known for doing: turning water into wine, giving Miriam the great gift of singing, Jonathan having his foot healed, Lydia being healed of a longstanding disease and Jesus having a storm obey his command to stop.
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