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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?
(a) Simon.
(b) Judas.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Jeramiah.

2. Phillip in his gospel laughs at the _________________ as a test of spiritual sufficiency, as people receive nothing from this.
(a) Eucharist.
(b) Reconciliation.
(c) Baptism by water.
(d) Communion.

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

4. Which of the three principals in the Holy Trinity is genderless, according to Pagels' observations?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Light.
(c) Holy Spirit.
(d) God.

5. What is another thing the many criteria did for the orthodox church? It consolidated ______________.
(a) Power.
(b) Beliefs.
(c) Priests.
(d) Celebrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jesus says that he will lead Mary, make her _______ so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling the others in the room.

2. Hippolytus accused the Bishop of Rome of ___________, claiming that he was treated like a common criminal and not as a Christian martyr.

3. 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.

4. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.

5. It is the mixing of the _________________ with normal humanity that engenders the interpretation of the birth of Jesus.

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