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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The difference between Plato's doctrine of the soul's ______________ and the resurrection was that resurrection was real flesh reborn.
(a) Movement.
(b) Form.
(c) Tangibility.
(d) Immortality.

2. __________ was far more recognized and abundant than previously thought, especially in the years following Jesus' death.
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Gnosticism.
(d) Islam.

3. While the scrolls were taken to the Coptic museum for safekeeping, _______ of the codices were smuggled out of the country.
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. Where did members of the Egyptian government eventually spot the papyri that Muhammed had given away?
(a) Coptic museum.
(b) The library.
(c) Black market.
(d) Temple.

5. In 1896, the amazing manuscript called the Gospel of _________ was found by a German Egyptologist.
(a) Jesus.
(b) James.
(c) Mary.
(d) Roy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Gospel of the Egyptians from the Gnostic texts highlights the Great, Invisible ___________ in its lines.

3. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?

4. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.

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

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