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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack claim the kingdom of God represented?
(a) An alternative to purgatory.
(b) An alternative to simple death.
(c) An alternative to hell.
(d) An alternative to the current society.

2. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
(a) In its politicians.
(b) In its priests.
(c) In its field commanders.
(d) In its laborers.

3. Why does Mack claim Columbus studied the Bible?
(a) To strengthen his faith.
(b) To teach the natives of Jesus.
(c) To plan his voyages.
(d) To teach his men of its teachings.

4. Why does Mack think putting aside conventional ideas of the origins of Christianity is difficult for some?
(a) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Old Testament is true.
(b) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is true.
(c) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is a collection of myths.
(d) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Church is infallible.

5. What did early people think their society was based on?
(a) The model of the gods.
(b) The model of the Church.
(c) The model of the Jewish state.
(d) The model of the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?

2. What role did women play in associations?

3. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?

4. Why does Mack claim groups are forming outside the boundaries of religion to study the Bible?

5. What does Carsten Thiede claim about the Magdalen fragments?

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