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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tertullian claimed that Valentinus' theology was driven by __________, according to the research that Pagels did.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Faith.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Commitment.

2. A group of _____________was given a month to reconsider its fate, but eventually and happily they went to their death, much to the confusion of the judge.
(a) Jews.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Christians.

3. Pagels points out that it was __________ that ultimately expelled the Valentinians who strove to maintain their membership.
(a) The Church.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Gnostics.
(d) The Jews.

4. Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs.
(a) Died.
(b) Cared.
(c) Lived.
(d) Suffered.

5. In the traditional orthodox canon, the spirit or the _____________ is gender neutral, but this is not the case everywhere.
(a) Spirui.
(b) Spretha.
(c) Noma.
(d) Pneuma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."

3. What were Muhammed 'Ali and his brothers digging for?

4. The Testimony of Truth does not confine its attacks to the orthodoxy, but also directs its attentions to the deficiencies of supposedly immature ________.

5. To the Gnostics, the body of the orthodox church, the mass of _________ believers was outside of the true Church.

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