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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marcus offered the cup of wine and says into which ___________ may flow during the masses he gave.
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Grace.

2. Jesus says that he will lead Mary, make her _______ so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling the others in the room.
(a) Male.
(b) An angel.
(c) Formless.
(d) Goddess.

3. Some say that the Christian creed was written to specifically exclude ___________ and his followers who were not following the creed.
(a) Luke.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Marcion.
(d) Jonas.

4. It is the mixing of the _________________ with normal humanity that engenders the interpretation of the birth of Jesus.
(a) Divine.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Longing.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church.

2. The Gnostic teachers tell the story of the ___________ differently from their orthodox brethren, according to Pagels.

3. Pliny would often execute those who admitted to being of the _____________ faith, though he would let those go who did not admit to the faith.

4. Which of the three principals in the Holy Trinity is genderless, according to Pagels' observations?

5. After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process.

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