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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it came to discriminate as to the true Church, ______ pervaded even the sanctum of the orthodox.
(a) Terror.
(b) Inequality.
(c) Irony.
(d) Greed.

2. In the Apocryphon of John, the ____________ was the Holy Spirit as a part of the Holy Trinity.
(a) Light.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Son.

3. ___________ was the issue of the day for the orthodox church, according to Pagels' findings in this chapter.
(a) Writing.
(b) Authority.
(c) Truth.
(d) Doctrine.

4. To whom did Muhammed give some of the papyri since he felt that he needed to get rid of them before the police found them?
(a) A leper.
(b) The priest.
(c) His cousin.
(d) The King.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Gnostic teachers tell the story of the ___________ differently from their orthodox brethren, according to Pagels.

2. The orthodoxy tried to maintain its power and its legitimacy by striving against any _____________ criteria.

3. What is NOT one of the things which made Christianity an easy reach for the masses of people?

4. Marcus the ______ received his visions in feminine form and in his Gnostic masses represented her blood as wine.

5. What happened to some of the papyri when it was taken home by Muhammed, though he did not understand their value?

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