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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did this mystical tradition describe?
(a) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of heaven.
(b) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of seven heavens.
(c) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of ten heavens.
(d) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of five heavens.

2. Kabbalists used _______________ between the essence of God and the God who is revealed by the reality of creation.
(a) The Gnostic and Neoclassical distinction.
(b) The Gnostic and Neoplatonic distinction.
(c) The Vedic and Neoplatonic distinction.
(d) The Vedic and Neopolitan distinction.

3. Prior to Augustine's conversion to Christianity, he had repulsed any idea of __________.
(a) Purity.
(b) Charity.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Patience.

4. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) The Eastern Orthodox Church.
(c) The Lutheran Church.
(d) The Mormon Church.

5. All three monotheistic religions were forced to develop ____________ traditions?
(a) Fundamental.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Mystical.
(d) Personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other religious traditions such as the Buddhist tradition insist that the Absolute is ______________.

2. In the west the Christian form of mysticism rested not on imagery, but on ____________.

3. The concept of a Divine Trinity is largely the result of the teachings of ____________.

4. Is any further development of revelation possible in Christianity?

5. Was the idea of a personal God developed by all three of the monotheistic religions?

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