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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The God of the Mystics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thomas Aquinas made a lasting contribution to Western Christianity by trying to synthesize ____________.
(a) Muslim and Greek philosophy.
(b) Greek and Buddhist philosophy.
(c) Augustine and Greek philosophy.
(d) Augustine and Muslim philosophy.

2. What was considered blasphemous by Jews and later by Muslims?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) God the Father.
(c) The Trinity.
(d) The Ark of the Covenant.

3. It was after his execution as a common criminal that Jesus' followers decided _____________.
(a) That he should not have died.
(b) That he was not the Son of God.
(c) That he was only a man.
(d) That he was divine.

4. The Sufis claimed that they experienced God through ____________.
(a) A rational or metaphysical manner.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Physical touch.
(d) An intuitive process.

5. Is any further development of revelation possible in Christianity?
(a) No.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the same spirit of tolerance and acceptance, what formed an important part of policies of the Moghul emperor in 1560?

2. What was the belief in question?

3. The development of conflicting philosophies of the nature and existence of God took place against the backdrop of ____________.

4. The early followers of Jesus prayed _____________.

5. The application of their method to the Koran was also influenced by ____________ teachings.

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