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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.
(a) John.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mary.

2. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.
(a) Birth.
(b) Fever.
(c) Dream.
(d) Rage.

3. There is some speculation that there are actually two ____________ involved in the story of Mary and Jesus.
(a) Virgins.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Births.
(d) Gods.

4. Tertullian later spoke of joining a spiritual church for spiritual people, not a church for ___________.
(a) Non-believers.
(b) Pagans.
(c) The lost.
(d) Bishops.

5. The _________ today, according to the Catholic Church, is the only legitimate heir to the humble vestments of Peter.
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Saints.
(c) Cathedrals.
(d) Pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Testimony of Truth talks about the ideas of ___________ and economic renunciation as components of a holy life.

2. The Testimony of Truth does not confine its attacks to the orthodoxy, but also directs its attentions to the deficiencies of supposedly immature ________.

3. Marcus the ______ received his visions in feminine form and in his Gnostic masses represented her blood as wine.

4. The Hebrew term for Spirit is _______________, as the author prefers this term from the Secret Book.

5. Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels.

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