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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Church.
(b) Pope.
(c) Followers.
(d) Guru.

2. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.
(a) Ali.
(b) Muhammed.
(c) Hammadi.
(d) Hamad.

3. In the Testimony of Truth, the text talks of a benign ____________ and a guileful Jehovah.
(a) Serpent.
(b) Tree.
(c) Adam.
(d) Women.

4. Pagels points out that the ___________ may be the key building block of orthodox Christianity.
(a) Temptation of Christ.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Creation myth.
(d) Fall of Eden.

5. Paul's statements in his letters seem to indicate that there is a ______________ which he will go to.
(a) Third heaven.
(b) Middle world.
(c) New church.
(d) New leader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author believes that the resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from other faiths as it deals with __________, not with rebirth.

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

4. What happened to some of the papyri when it was taken home by Muhammed, though he did not understand their value?

5. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."

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