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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Valentians speak of ___________ giving birth to the world out of their own suffering.
(a) Earth.
(b) Truth.
(c) God.
(d) Wisdom.
2. Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs.
(a) Lived.
(b) Died.
(c) Suffered.
(d) Cared.
3. Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels.
(a) Truth.
(b) Gender.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Light.
4. The resurrection was useful ____________, which is why it became such an important part of religious dogma.
(a) Biblically.
(b) Spiritually.
(c) Financially.
(d) Politically.
5. The Valentinians also speak of the birth of _________ from her confusion, water from her terror, and air from her grief.
(a) Ocean.
(b) Earth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Mountain.
Short Answer Questions
1. Justin also wrote about the bravery and dignity of ____________ when they were put under terrible torture conditions.
2. In the Apocryphon of John, the ____________ was the Holy Spirit as a part of the Holy Trinity.
3. Frederik Wiss speculates that perhaps the Nag Hammadi find was the results of __________ at St. Pachomius.
4. Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________.
5. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.
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