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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The difference between Plato's doctrine of the soul's ______________ and the resurrection was that resurrection was real flesh reborn.
(a) Movement.
(b) Tangibility.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Form.

2. What did Muhammad and his brothers embark on in order to avenge the death of their father?
(a) Blood feud.
(b) Funeral procession.
(c) Ritual.
(d) Quest.

3. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Give it away.
(c) Touch it.
(d) Break it.

4. Where did members of the Egyptian government eventually spot the papyri that Muhammed had given away?
(a) The library.
(b) Temple.
(c) Coptic museum.
(d) Black market.

5. The resurrection, Pagels speculates, helps to _____________ the authority of those who believed literally in the resurrection.
(a) Identify.
(b) Magnify.
(c) Proclaim.
(d) Consolidate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1896, the amazing manuscript called the Gospel of _________ was found by a German Egyptologist.

2. After the death of Judas, the only real candidate for succession was ____________ who had also walked with Christ.

3. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.

4. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.

5. How many leather bound papyri were in the jar when Muhammed finally broke it open with his knife?

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