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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Muslims.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Christians.
(d) Jews.

2. It is the mixing of the _________________ with normal humanity that engenders the interpretation of the birth of Jesus.
(a) Truth.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Divine.
(d) Longing.

3. In the Gospel of Truth, there is a passage called the ____________ parable in which it's said that man acts as if he were sunk in sleep.
(a) Truth.
(b) Demon.
(c) Nightmare.
(d) Witness.

4. The orthodox Christian looks at _____________ as a consequence of disbelief and of sin.
(a) Suffering.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Gnosticism.

5. In 1896, the amazing manuscript called the Gospel of _________ was found by a German Egyptologist.
(a) James.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Roy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some say that the Christian creed was written to specifically exclude ___________ and his followers who were not following the creed.

2. Tertullian later spoke of joining a spiritual church for spiritual people, not a church for ___________.

3. Justin also wrote about the bravery and dignity of ____________ when they were put under terrible torture conditions.

4. Pagels talks about three different interpretations of the Divine - as the _______, as the Holy Spirit, and as Wisdom.

5. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?

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