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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.
(a) Idolatry.
(b) Greed.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Ignorance.

2. Frederik Wiss speculates that perhaps the Nag Hammadi find was the results of __________ at St. Pachomius.
(a) Nuns.
(b) Priests.
(c) Monks.
(d) Children.

3. The Gnostics were not only attacked by __________, but also by those who advanced the name of Christ.
(a) Themselves.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Muslims.

4. Tertullian turned away from the ____________ movement, joining a Montanist movement that featured a new prophecy.
(a) Christian scientists.
(b) Agnostic.
(c) Gnostic.
(d) Orthodox.

5. A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church.
(a) Satan worship.
(b) Gnosticism.
(c) Monotheism.
(d) Laity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.

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

3. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.

4. Clement of Alexandria talks of a __________ gnosis which was promoted by the Valentianians.

5. 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.

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