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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jesus tells Thomas that no one comes to the Father, but by ________ when he is asked about getting to the next level.
(a) Faith.
(b) You.
(c) Her.
(d) Me.

2. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.
(a) Ali.
(b) Hammadi.
(c) Muhammed.
(d) Hamad.

3. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.
(a) Mary.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

4. The laughing Jesus implies a separation between the physical and the spiritual Jesus and casts doubt on the traditional concept of the ________.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Atonement.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Connection between Jesus and man.

5. Where did members of the Egyptian government eventually spot the papyri that Muhammed had given away?
(a) Black market.
(b) The library.
(c) Coptic museum.
(d) Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pagels wonders if it was the __________ function of the Church which allowed it to be kept alive for so many years.

2. After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process.

3. In the Hypostasis of the Archons, ________ is elevated to being the spiritual mother of Adam, even though other stories contradict this.

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

5. Peter distinguishes between the fleshly, suffering Christ and the living Christ, casting even more of a shadow on the idea of the ________________.

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