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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Valentinian Exposition speaks of God as a ____________, and no one was before him, according to the text of this chapter.
(a) Demon.
(b) Monad.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Angel.

2. The resurrection, Pagels speculates, helps to _____________ the authority of those who believed literally in the resurrection.
(a) Proclaim.
(b) Magnify.
(c) Consolidate.
(d) Identify.

3. What did Muhammed finally decide was worth breaking open the jar that he and his brothers found?
(a) It might contain gold.
(b) It might be cursed.
(c) It might contain a map.
(d) It might have Christian teachings in it.

4. Paul's statements in his letters seem to indicate that there is a ______________ which he will go to.
(a) New church.
(b) Third heaven.
(c) New leader.
(d) Middle world.

5. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.
(a) Muhammed.
(b) Hamad.
(c) Ali.
(d) Hammadi.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that the resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from other faiths as it deals with __________, not with rebirth.

2. The resurrection was useful ____________, which is why it became such an important part of religious dogma.

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. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?

5. One God, One _________ became the doctrine of the church, according to the text in this chapter.

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