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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.
(a) Trust.
(b) God.
(c) Truth.
(d) Faith.

2. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."
(a) Immortal.
(b) Human.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Godlike.

3. Valentinus speaks of a story in which the Feminine Principal, as Wisdom, tries to ____________ by itself, though this does not work.
(a) Swim.
(b) Fly.
(c) Marry.
(d) Conceive.

4. In 1896, the amazing manuscript called the Gospel of _________ was found by a German Egyptologist.
(a) Roy.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Mary.
(d) James.

5. When it came to discriminate as to the true Church, ______ pervaded even the sanctum of the orthodox.
(a) Irony.
(b) Inequality.
(c) Terror.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Gnostics considered themselves to be ____________, not believers and were despised by orthodox theologians.

2. "I believe in One God, Father Almighty, _________ of Heaven and Earth" is the Christian creed.

3. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.

4. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.

5. _______ is the one who says that he sees Jesus glad and laughing when he is above the cross.

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