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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The resurrection, Pagels speculates, helps to _____________ the authority of those who believed literally in the resurrection.
(a) Magnify.
(b) Identify.
(c) Consolidate.
(d) Proclaim.

2. The Gnostic teachers tell the story of the ___________ differently from their orthodox brethren, according to Pagels.
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Temple.
(d) Garden of Eden.

3. Valentinus speaks of a story in which the Feminine Principal, as Wisdom, tries to ____________ by itself, though this does not work.
(a) Marry.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fly.
(d) Conceive.

4. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?
(a) Rice.
(b) Goat meat.
(c) Broiled fish.
(d) A loaf of bread.

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

6. Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________.
(a) Void.
(b) Leader.
(c) Father.
(d) Truth.

7. The Gnostics called the orthodox view the faith of ___________, according to the text presented in the chapter.
(a) Sheep.
(b) No one.
(c) The Lost.
(d) Fools.

8. Valentine did distinguish between the creator, architect of the World, also known as the ______________, and the actual foundational spirit of the universe.
(a) Ruler.
(b) Durmage.
(c) Triton.
(d) Demiurge.

9. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.
(a) Tree.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Apple.

10. Marcus the ______ received his visions in feminine form and in his Gnostic masses represented her blood as wine.
(a) Priest.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Pope.
(d) Magician.

11. Pagels points out that the ___________ may be the key building block of orthodox Christianity.
(a) Fall of Eden.
(b) Creation myth.
(c) Resurrection.
(d) Temptation of Christ.

12. In the Hypostasis of the Archons, ________ is elevated to being the spiritual mother of Adam, even though other stories contradict this.
(a) Ruth.
(b) Eve.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

13. A Valentinian Exposition speaks of God as a ____________, and no one was before him, according to the text of this chapter.
(a) Serpent.
(b) Monad.
(c) Angel.
(d) Demon.

14. Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels.
(a) Gender.
(b) Truth.
(c) Light.
(d) Understanding.

15. __________ was far more recognized and abundant than previously thought, especially in the years following Jesus' death.
(a) Islam.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Gnosticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?

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

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

4. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.

5. There is some speculation that the use of ________ was used in order to indicate that God was both Male and Female.

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