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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. What was the belief in question?
(a) Whether man needed God.
(b) Whether or not Jesus was a human person or part of the godhead.
(c) Whether creation took seven days.
(d) Whether God existed.

2. What happened almost immediately to the newly established Christian Church in the Roman Empire?
(a) It ended.
(b) It was split by a fierce controversy.
(c) It spread.
(d) It unified.

3. The development of conflicting philosophies of the nature and existence of God took place against the backdrop of ____________.
(a) The Second Crusade.
(b) The Fourth Crusade.
(c) The First Crusade.
(d) The Third Crusade.

4. What two philosophers had competing ideas regarding the nature of the Christian God?
(a) Augustine and Aurelius.
(b) Aquinas and Augustine.
(c) Arius and Anathasius.
(d) Arius and Aquinas.

5. Was tolerance of other religions was evident in Christian Spain?
(a) Yes.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) No.
(d) Frequently.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Muhammad experienced his epiphany during ___________.

3. The effect of this behavior towards Jewish people was ____________.

4. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.

5. The Sufis claimed that they experienced God through ____________.

(see the answer key)

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