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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Judaism, mysticism developed in the second and third centuries starting with ____________.
(a) The Throne of God.
(b) The God of Mysticism.
(c) The God Incarnate.
(d) The Throne Mysticism.

2. What did Nietzsche teach about the Christian God?
(a) He is absurd and "a crime against life."
(b) He is confused.
(c) He needs to change.
(d) He does not understand his people.

3. Initially, Muhammad's message was to warn the Quraysh about ____________.
(a) The coming of Salvation.
(b) The need for grace.
(c) Asking for forgiveness of sins.
(d) Amending their lives and paying less attention to the accumulation of wealth and power.

4. The medieval forms of religion erupted into fragmented sects and belief systems, led by such reformers as ____________.
(a) Calvin and Wesley.
(b) Baruch and Wesley.
(c) Luther and Wesley.
(d) Luther and Calvin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Muhammad came under the influence of __________, some of whom were well disposed towards him.

2. By the end of ____________century, there was a widespread belief among most modern societies that humankind could exert control over the natural world and replace the old sanctities with fresh and new ideas?

3. The early followers of Jesus prayed _____________.

4. What was a consequence of the doctrine of Incarnation?

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

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