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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.
(a) Mary.
(b) Peter.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.

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

3. While the scrolls were taken to the Coptic museum for safekeeping, _______ of the codices were smuggled out of the country.
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

5. Pagels recounts how in the story of _________ that Jesus tells his disciples to reach out and touch him to show he is flesh and bones.
(a) Matthew.
(b) Luke.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gnosticism, based on direction, immediate _________, in visions and on dreams, challenged the orthodox believers.

2. The ___________ of the original Greek gospels by various scholars enhanced the controversy around them.

3. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.

4. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."

5. When Jesus appears to Mary, what does he tell her not to do, which causes some to question his appearance?

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