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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack say the Christ cult laid the foundation for?
(a) The Church.
(b) A distinctly Christian mentality.
(c) A battle between the Christ cult and the Jesus movements.
(d) A Roman-Christian war.

2. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?
(a) A congregation of Paul's disciples.
(b) A congregation of Jews.
(c) A Hellenistic, urban congregation.
(d) A congregation gone awry.

3. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?
(a) Power.
(b) Logic.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Purity.

4. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
(a) The Jewish.
(b) The disciples of Thomas.
(c) The Pillars in Jerusalem
(d) The People of Q.

5. What are sophists?
(a) Believers in the Jewish faith.
(b) Teachers of religious theory in schools.
(c) Paid members of the Church.
(d) Wandering teachers who offered insights and knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?

2. What is an epic according to Mack?

3. What does Mack suggest as a reason that Mark was overly critical of the disciples of Jerusalem?

4. What two systems helped define the temple-state?

5. Why does Mack call the Christ cult the first Christians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Paul is so important to views of Christianity, according to Mack.

2. What is the second Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?

3. What is the fifth Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?

4. Explain why Mack believes Galilee was the perfect place for social experimentation.

5. What were some of the problems exporting the Athens model of society?

6. Describe the temple-state.

7. What were Paul's arguments against the concept that Christians had to follow Jewish law, if they were claiming to be Jewish?

8. How did Paul link Christianity to the Greek concept of self control?

9. Describe the two major aspects in which the Christ cult differed from the Jesus movements.

10. Explain why social tension began to mount within the new mixed society of Greco-Roman times, and how these groups tried to keep their culture.

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