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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gnostic suffering is the result of ignorance of __________, of the God within everyone.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Truth.
(c) Mastery.
(d) Self.

2. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.
(a) Physicality.
(b) Timeline.
(c) Truth.
(d) Movement.

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

4. After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process.
(a) Greek.
(b) Roman.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

5. Once committed to the Mother and Father of the world, the candidate undertook the secret sacrament of apolytrosis, or _________.
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Truth.
(c) Blessing.
(d) Release.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Valentians speak of ___________ giving birth to the world out of their own suffering.

2. Phillip in his gospel laughs at the _________________ as a test of spiritual sufficiency, as people receive nothing from this.

3. Valentinus speaks of a story in which the Feminine Principal, as Wisdom, tries to ____________ by itself, though this does not work.

4. Frederik Wiss speculates that perhaps the Nag Hammadi find was the results of __________ at St. Pachomius.

5. The twelve ____________ had the authority to pass on their power to others, according to orthodox theory.

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