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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Testimony of Truth does not confine its attacks to the orthodoxy, but also directs its attentions to the deficiencies of supposedly immature ________.
(a) Rebels.
(b) Christians.
(c) Gnostics.
(d) Pagans.

2. Valentinus described the Mother as the Grace, the Silence, the _________ and the Mother of All.
(a) Dress.
(b) Chalice.
(c) Air.
(d) Womb.

3. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Tolerance.
(c) Idolatry.
(d) Greed.

4. Valentinus speaks of a story in which the Feminine Principal, as Wisdom, tries to ____________ by itself, though this does not work.
(a) Conceive.
(b) Fly.
(c) Marry.
(d) Swim.

5. There is some speculation that the use of ________ was used in order to indicate that God was both Male and Female.
(a) We.
(b) They.
(c) I.
(d) All.

Short Answer Questions

1. The redefinition of who sees Jesus first is a tradition which first indicated that the direction of the _________ more than the importance of the doctrine.

2. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.

3. Pagels points out that the ___________ may be the key building block of orthodox Christianity.

4. In a newly discovered Nag Hammadi text, it says, "I am __________. I am both Mother and Father since I copulate with myself. I am the Womb, the All."

5. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.

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