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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Citizens were _____________ immediately, but those who were non-citizens were tortured in public stadiums.
(a) Tortured.
(b) Poisoned.
(c) Shot.
(d) Beheaded.

2. Justin speaks of a woman who was converted to Christianity by her teacher, ______________, and then she was a better person.
(a) Peter.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Ptolemy.

3. Valentinus described the Mother as the Grace, the Silence, the _________ and the Mother of All.
(a) Chalice.
(b) Dress.
(c) Air.
(d) Womb.

4. When Jesus appears to Mary, what does he tell her not to do, which causes some to question his appearance?
(a) Tell anyone.
(b) Touch him.
(c) Cry.
(d) Leave.

5. Where did one of the most important archaeological events take place in 1945 according to the book?
(a) Lower Egypt.
(b) Middle East.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Upper Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?

2. Jesus says that he will lead Mary, make her _______ so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling the others in the room.

3. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.

4. Tertullian claimed that Valentinus' theology was driven by __________, according to the research that Pagels did.

5. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."

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