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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gnostic teachers tell the story of the ___________ differently from their orthodox brethren, according to Pagels.
(a) Resurrection.
(b) Garden of Eden.
(c) Crucifixion.
(d) Temple.

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

3. How did the soldier start the riot which caused so many deaths in the Temple's courtyard?
(a) Blaspheming Jesus.
(b) Ripping up the scriptures.
(c) Swearing and cursing.
(d) Exposing himself.

4. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.
(a) Truth.
(b) Faith.
(c) God.
(d) Trust.

5. Most scholars will agree that Jesus was crucified by ________________ when he was sentenced to the cross.
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) Emperor Crucius.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?

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

4. One argument against the orthodox is that Christians refuse to truly seek God who can only be found in the fulfillment of the _________.

5. The difference between Plato's doctrine of the soul's ______________ and the resurrection was that resurrection was real flesh reborn.

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