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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that the resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from other faiths as it deals with __________, not with rebirth.
(a) Life.
(b) Cycles.
(c) Death.
(d) Life and death.

2. The redefinition of who sees Jesus first is a tradition which first indicated that the direction of the _________ more than the importance of the doctrine.
(a) Pope.
(b) Church.
(c) Followers.
(d) Guru.

3. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.
(a) Fever.
(b) Birth.
(c) Dream.
(d) Rage.

4. What were Muhammed 'Ali and his brothers digging for?
(a) Sabekh.
(b) Sabe.
(c) Selluk.
(d) Selluh.

5. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?
(a) Break it.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Give it away.
(d) Touch it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.

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

5. Tertullian was against the heretics that embraced the followings of Jesus, but who also denied the idea of _______________.

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