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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The God of the Mystics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The earliest account of this man's life is found ____________.
(a) In the Gospel of St Mark.
(b) In the Gospel of St. Matthew.
(c) In the Gospel of St. Luke.
(d) In the Gospel of St. John.

2. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.
(a) He is seated at the right hand of the Father.
(b) He had died peacefully.
(c) He had not died.
(d) He had risen from death to immortality and that he had been, indeed, the promised Messiah.

3. How is the Kabah regarded?
(a) As the most important religious book in Arabia.
(b) As the most important prayer in Arabia.
(c) As the most important temple in Arabia.
(d) As the most important shrine in Arabia.

4. In the seventh century CE, Muhammad's tribe was emerging from the obscurity of nomadic life in the desert to ________________.
(a) A hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
(b) A life of constant immigration.
(c) A life of successful international trading.
(d) Mercantile livelihoods.

5. In the early years of his mission, Muhammad gathered many converts, especially from among ____________.
(a) The older generation.
(b) The younger generation.
(c) The non-Muslim generation.
(d) Female groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the expression "Son of God" bear the same connotation in Hebrew as it does in Greek?

2. According to Karen Armstrong's research, did this man claim to be God?

3. The emergence of the cult of Jesus from the established church of Judaism was accompanied by passionate dispute, and many disciples of Jesus ____________.

4. The Kabbalists still struggled with the problem of ____________.

5. The focal point for the new spirituality was in the town of ____________.

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