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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the death of Judas, the only real candidate for succession was ____________ who had also walked with Christ.
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Mathias.
(d) Jeremiah.

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

3. ___________ was the issue of the day for the orthodox church, according to Pagels' findings in this chapter.
(a) Doctrine.
(b) Writing.
(c) Authority.
(d) Truth.

4. To the Romans, the Christians were seen as _____________ since they were also part of an illegal organization.
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Heretics.
(c) Followers.
(d) Leaders.

5. Who did Professor Giles Quispel persuade to try to buy the codices in order to study them further?
(a) Jung Foundation.
(b) His father.
(c) British Museum.
(d) Egyptian Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."

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

3. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.

4. Bishop Irenaeus wrote the book "The Destruction and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called _____________."

5. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.

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