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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Mary.
(d) Matthew.

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) Godlike.
(d) Immortal.

3. The Gnostic texts call God _________ for punishing Adam and Eve for obtaining spiritual wisdom from a serpent.
(a) Right.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Merciful.

4. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.
(a) John.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mary.

5. A Valentinian Exposition speaks of God as a ____________, and no one was before him, according to the text of this chapter.
(a) Serpent.
(b) Monad.
(c) Angel.
(d) Demon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gnosticism, based on direction, immediate _________, in visions and on dreams, challenged the orthodox believers.

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

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

4. "I believe in One God, Father Almighty, _________ of Heaven and Earth" is the Christian creed.

5. The ___________ of the original Greek gospels by various scholars enhanced the controversy around them.

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