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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels.
(a) Gender.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Truth.
(d) Light.

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

3. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.
(a) Thomas.
(b) John.
(c) Mary.
(d) Phillip.

4. Marion concluded that there were ___________ because of the brutal God in the Old Testament and the compassionate God in the New Testament.
(a) Lies in the Bible.
(b) False texts.
(c) Two Gods.
(d) Two Bibles.

5. Sophia further assists Adam and Eve when she saves their descendants during the time of ____________.
(a) Noah's ark.
(b) The Black Plague.
(c) The crucifixion.
(d) Passover.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."

2. Pagels talks about three different interpretations of the Divine - as the _______, as the Holy Spirit, and as Wisdom.

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

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

5. When Jesus appears to Mary, what does he tell her not to do, which causes some to question his appearance?

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