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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The twelve ____________ had the authority to pass on their power to others, according to orthodox theory.
(a) Disciples.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.

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

3. What did Muhammed finally decide was worth breaking open the jar that he and his brothers found?

4. Where did one of the most important archaeological events take place in 1945 according to the book?

5. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.

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