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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Luke.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

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

3. Tertullian claimed that Valentinus' theology was driven by __________, according to the research that Pagels did.
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Faith.
(d) Commitment.

4. 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) A cow.
(d) The killer's heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Catholic Church bases its authority on the shoes of the ___________, according to the text in this chapter.

2. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.

3. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.

4. The _________ today, according to the Catholic Church, is the only legitimate heir to the humble vestments of Peter.

5. Valentine did distinguish between the creator, architect of the World, also known as the ______________, and the actual foundational spirit of the universe.

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