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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The resurrection was useful ____________, which is why it became such an important part of religious dogma.
(a) Biblically.
(b) Spiritually.
(c) Financially.
(d) Politically.

2. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?
(a) Broiled fish.
(b) Goat meat.
(c) Rice.
(d) A loaf of bread.

3. The Gnostic suffering is the result of ignorance of __________, of the God within everyone.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Self.
(c) Truth.
(d) Mastery.

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.
(a) Genderless one.
(b) Angel.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Child.

5. What did Muhammed believe might be in the jar that he and his brothers found?
(a) Reutl.
(b) Demon.
(c) Jinn.
(d) Sekh.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Judas, the only real candidate for succession was ____________ who had also walked with Christ.

2. The writings of Peter state that the Gnostics believed the orthodox church was an/a ____________ church which claims exclusive legitimacy.

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

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

5. What did Muhammad and his brothers embark on in order to avenge the death of their father?

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