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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ignatius placed the presence of the ____________ as the legitimizing force in administering the sacrament and in holding meetings.
(a) Priest.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Layperson.
(d) Pope.

2. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.
(a) Truth.
(b) Trust.
(c) Faith.
(d) God.

3. Clement of Alexandria talks of a __________ gnosis which was promoted by the Valentianians.
(a) Trinity.
(b) Monadic.
(c) Dualistic.
(d) Polytheistic.

4. There is some speculation that there are actually two ____________ involved in the story of Mary and Jesus.
(a) Births.
(b) Gods.
(c) Virgins.
(d) Mothers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.

2. To the Gnostics, the body of the orthodox church, the mass of _________ believers was outside of the true Church.

3. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?

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

5. Peter distinguishes between the fleshly, suffering Christ and the living Christ, casting even more of a shadow on the idea of the ________________.

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