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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Hypostasis of the Archons, ________ is elevated to being the spiritual mother of Adam, even though other stories contradict this.
(a) Eve.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Mary.

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

3. The orthodox church became increasingly suspicious of anyone who claimed the secret ___________.
(a) Scripts.
(b) Pope.
(c) Stories.
(d) Gnosis.

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

5. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."
(a) Shiel.
(b) Spiel.
(c) Schma.
(d) L'chaim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Valentinus described the Mother as the Grace, the Silence, the _________ and the Mother of All.

3. What did Muhammed believe might be in the jar that he and his brothers found?

4. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.

5. Some say that the Christian creed was written to specifically exclude ___________ and his followers who were not following the creed.

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