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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."
(a) Human.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Godlike.
(d) Spirit.

2. What did the brothers devour as a part of their avenging of the death of their father by a murderer?
(a) Their own blood.
(b) The killer's heart.
(c) A cow.
(d) The royal pig.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Muhammad and his brothers embark on in order to avenge the death of their father?

2. 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.

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

4. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?

5. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?

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