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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) History.

2. The orthodox interpret the crucifixion as a matter demanding extreme ______________, contrary to other accounts.
(a) Suffering.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Serenity.

3. A Gnostic author speaks of a baptism of _________ rather than a baptism of water.
(a) Family.
(b) Honor.
(c) Truth.
(d) Faith.

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

5. The structure of the Church remained in tact for many hundreds of years, surviving even the harsh winds of the _______________.
(a) Reformation.
(b) Holocaust.
(c) Crusades.
(d) Marches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pagels recounts how in the story of _________ that Jesus tells his disciples to reach out and touch him to show he is flesh and bones.

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

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

4. There is even some suggestion in Gnostic texts that man himself creates the world of ___________, something radical even for the Gnostic beliefs.

5. The advice of Jesus to Thomas was attractive to the ____________ as it indicated there was only a strict and narrow path to Heaven.

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