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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many leather bound papyri were in the jar when Muhammed finally broke it open with his knife?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

2. A __________ tourist in 1769 bought a Coptic codex near Thebes, which helped to explain more about the time period of the gospels.
(a) Scottish.
(b) Moroccan.
(c) Turkish.
(d) English.

3. The Gospel of the Egyptians from the Gnostic texts highlights the Great, Invisible ___________ in its lines.
(a) Ghost.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Universe.

4. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.
(a) Goddess.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Apple.
(d) Tree.

5. The twelve ____________ had the authority to pass on their power to others, according to orthodox theory.
(a) Disciples.
(b) Women.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the traditional orthodox canon, the spirit or the _____________ is gender neutral, but this is not the case everywhere.

3. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.

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

5. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?

(see the answer key)

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