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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?
(a) Simon.
(b) Jeramiah.
(c) Judas.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

2. Bishop Irenaeus wrote the book "The Destruction and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called _____________."
(a) God.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Faith.

3. Pagels points out that it was __________ that ultimately expelled the Valentinians who strove to maintain their membership.
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Church.
(c) The Gnostics.
(d) The Jews.

4. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?
(a) Goat meat.
(b) Rice.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Broiled fish.

5. The resurrection was useful ____________, which is why it became such an important part of religious dogma.
(a) Financially.
(b) Biblically.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) Politically.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church.

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

4. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.

5. The difference between Plato's doctrine of the soul's ______________ and the resurrection was that resurrection was real flesh reborn.

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