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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul's statements in his letters seem to indicate that there is a ______________ which he will go to.
(a) Third heaven.
(b) New leader.
(c) New church.
(d) Middle world.

2. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) The Apostles.
(d) They.

3. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.
(a) Tree.
(b) Apple.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Goddess.

4. The Hebrew term for Spirit is _______________, as the author prefers this term from the Secret Book.
(a) Feminine.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Neuter.
(d) Questionable.

5. The resurrection, Pagels speculates, helps to _____________ the authority of those who believed literally in the resurrection.
(a) Identify.
(b) Consolidate.
(c) Proclaim.
(d) Magnify.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pagels talks about three different interpretations of the Divine - as the _______, as the Holy Spirit, and as Wisdom.

2. Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________.

3. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."

4. After the death of Judas, the only real candidate for succession was ____________ who had also walked with Christ.

5. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.

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