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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Authoritative Teaching rails against external acts of worship as making so-called Christians worse than the __________.
(a) Devil.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Pope.
(d) Bishop.

2. What happened to some of the papyri when it was taken home by Muhammed, though he did not understand their value?
(a) Lost.
(b) Used as kindling.
(c) Stolen.
(d) Given as gifts.

3. At one point, some monks were ordered to destroy _________ texts, along with other monastic brethren, though some were not.
(a) Heretical.
(b) Blank.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Long.

4. The Church of the Gnostics was confined to the __________, the experiencers of God generally speaking.
(a) Knowers.
(b) Followers.
(c) Seekers.
(d) Doers.

5. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.
(a) Fever.
(b) Birth.
(c) Rage.
(d) Dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs.

2. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?

3. The meaning of the actual _____________ has created great controversy among scholars and in the world.

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

5. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?

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