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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?
(a) Mary Magdalene.
(b) Jeramiah.
(c) Judas.
(d) Simon.

5. Polycarb refused the __________________ and was burned alive because of his Christian beliefs.
(a) Ritual drink.
(b) Goat.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ is the one who says that he sees Jesus glad and laughing when he is above the cross.

2. __________ united Gnostic brethren together and that brotherhood was paramount, not the obedience to any clergy.

3. The Gnostics did not stress the idea of obedience to authority, but rather ___________ with those united in communion.

4. Tertullian turned away from the ____________ movement, joining a Montanist movement that featured a new prophecy.

5. Gnostic teachers debated whether or not the Dyad was an actual unified __________, with a male/female structure.

(see the answer key)

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