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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Romans believed in divine authority for __________, which eventually led to Inanaeus' death sentence for treason.
(a) Their men.
(b) Their priests.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) Their gods.

2. The Catholic Church bases its authority on the shoes of the ___________, according to the text in this chapter.
(a) Tax men.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Carpenters.

3. When Jesus appears to Mary, what does he tell her not to do, which causes some to question his appearance?
(a) Touch him.
(b) Cry.
(c) Tell anyone.
(d) Leave.

4. The Gnostics called the orthodox view the faith of ___________, according to the text presented in the chapter.
(a) The Lost.
(b) Fools.
(c) Sheep.
(d) No one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.

2. Paul's statements in his letters seem to indicate that there is a ______________ which he will go to.

3. In the Hypostasis of the Archons, ________ is elevated to being the spiritual mother of Adam, even though other stories contradict this.

4. A __________ tourist in 1769 bought a Coptic codex near Thebes, which helped to explain more about the time period of the gospels.

5. There is some speculation that there are actually two ____________ involved in the story of Mary and Jesus.

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