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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.
(a) Storm.
(b) Light.
(c) Burning bush.
(d) Cross.

2. A __________ tourist in 1769 bought a Coptic codex near Thebes, which helped to explain more about the time period of the gospels.
(a) Turkish.
(b) English.
(c) Moroccan.
(d) Scottish.

3. Pagels recounts how in the story of _________ that Jesus tells his disciples to reach out and touch him to show he is flesh and bones.
(a) Luke.
(b) Matthew.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

4. The _________ today, according to the Catholic Church, is the only legitimate heir to the humble vestments of Peter.
(a) Cathedrals.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Pope.
(d) Saints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ of the original Greek gospels by various scholars enhanced the controversy around them.

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

3. The Gnostics called the orthodox view the faith of ___________, according to the text presented in the chapter.

4. While the scrolls were taken to the Coptic museum for safekeeping, _______ of the codices were smuggled out of the country.

5. Who did Professor Giles Quispel persuade to try to buy the codices in order to study them further?

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