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Elaine Pagels

The Gnostic Gospels | Quiz

Elaine Pagels
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The Gnostic Gospels | Quiz

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1)

A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church. (from Chapter 2)

Gnosticism.
Satan worship.
Monotheism.
Laity.
2)

The ____________ between the Gnostic and the orthodox is echoed in the centuries to come, according to historical findings. (from Conclusion)

Interaction.
Dichotomy.
Conflict.
Misunderstandings.
3)

Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels. (from Chapter 3)

Gender.
Understanding.
Truth.
Light.
4)

Pagels points out that it was __________ that ultimately expelled the Valentinians who strove to maintain their membership. (from Chapter 2)

The Jews.
The Gnostics.
The Romans.
The Church.
5)

Marcus the ______ received his visions in feminine form and in his Gnostic masses represented her blood as wine. (from Chapter 3)

Reverend.
Priest.
Magician.
Pope.
6)

After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process. (from Chapter 4)

Greek.
Roman.
Christian.
Muslim.
7)

The Christan world, it could be said, was and continues to be one of __________ reality. (from Conclusion)

Misunderstood.
Mourned.
Celebrate.
Social.
8)

Pagels is quick to point out that this book is not an argument for _______________, but a call to learning more. (from Conclusion)

Orthodoxy.
Religion.
Gnosticism.
A right answer.
9)

In a newly discovered Nag Hammadi text, it says, "I am __________. I am both Mother and Father since I copulate with myself. I am the Womb, the All." (from Chapter 3)

The Creator.
The Creation.
The Mover.
Androgynous.
10)

Which of the three principals in the Holy Trinity is genderless, according to Pagels' observations? (from Chapter 3)

Light.
Jesus.
Holy Spirit.
God.
11)

Tertullian later spoke of joining a spiritual church for spiritual people, not a church for ___________. (from Chapter 5)

Non-believers.
The lost.
Pagans.
Bishops.
12)

Who is sometimes seen as a child, sometimes as a handsome young man, others times as a balding man with a beard? (from Chapter 4)

Jesus.
John.
Mary.
Peter.
13)

Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________. (from Chapter 3)

Leader.
Father.
Void.
Truth.
14)

The idea that united Gnostics, according to Pagels, seems to be that the path to God lay _____________. (from Chapter 6)

Within man's own mind.
Only in faith in the clergy.
In the Scrolls.
In the Bible.
15)

The orthodox church became increasingly suspicious of anyone who claimed the secret ___________. (from Chapter 2)

Pope.
Scripts.
Stories.
Gnosis.
16)

__________ united Gnostic brethren together and that brotherhood was paramount, not the obedience to any clergy. (from Chapter 5)

Gnosis.
God's laws.
Jesus.
The Bible.
17)

The structure of the Church remained in tact for many hundreds of years, surviving even the harsh winds of the _______________. (from Chapter 6)

Reformation.
Marches.
Crusades.
Holocaust.
18)

Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs. (from Chapter 4)

Cared.
Lived.
Suffered.
Died.
19)

The ___________ was relatively solitary and generally quite introspective in nature, contrary to other systems. (from Conclusion)

The Jewish faith.
Gnostic path.
The Christian world.
The Muslim journey.
20)

In the works of the philosopher, Nietzsche, he speaks of Jesus as being the only true _____________. (from Conclusion)

Believer.
Christian.
Gnostic.
Lover.
21)

Sophia further assists Adam and Eve when she saves their descendants during the time of ____________. (from Chapter 3)

Passover.
The crucifixion.
The Black Plague.
Noah's ark.
22)

The orthodoxy tried to maintain its power and its legitimacy by striving against any _____________ criteria. (from Chapter 5)

Subjective.
Truthful.
Dishonest.
Objective.
23)

Peter distinguishes between the fleshly, suffering Christ and the living Christ, casting even more of a shadow on the idea of the ________________. (from Chapter 4)

Torture.
Events at Gesethemene.
Resurrection.
Crucifixion.
24)

The Church of the Gnostics was confined to the __________, the experiencers of God generally speaking. (from Chapter 5)

Seekers.
Doers.
Knowers.
Followers.
25)

Once committed to the Mother and Father of the world, the candidate undertook the secret sacrament of apolytrosis, or _________. (from Chapter 2)

Release.
Truth.
Blessing.
Dreaming.
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