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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the soldier start the riot which caused so many deaths in the Temple's courtyard?
(a) Blaspheming Jesus.
(b) Ripping up the scriptures.
(c) Swearing and cursing.
(d) Exposing himself.

2. Gnosticism, based on direction, immediate _________, in visions and on dreams, challenged the orthodox believers.
(a) Lights.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Writing.
(d) Cognition.

3. Pagels points out that it was __________ that ultimately expelled the Valentinians who strove to maintain their membership.
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Church.
(c) The Jews.
(d) The Gnostics.

4. The language in many texts respects the idea of the female, though not in pagan terms, rather in presenting God as a Mother/Father ______.
(a) Group.
(b) Dyad.
(c) Figure.
(d) Family.

5. Valentine did distinguish between the creator, architect of the World, also known as the ______________, and the actual foundational spirit of the universe.
(a) Demiurge.
(b) Triton.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Durmage.

Short Answer Questions

1. The orthodox interpret the crucifixion as a matter demanding extreme ______________, contrary to other accounts.

2. The Romans believed in divine authority for __________, which eventually led to Inanaeus' death sentence for treason.

3. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."

4. In Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, North American Indian, and other faiths, the ____________ is a conspicuous component of the faith, sometimes to the exclusion of the masculine.

5. There is some speculation that the use of ________ was used in order to indicate that God was both Male and Female.

(see the answer key)

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