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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gnostic texts call God _________ for punishing Adam and Eve for obtaining spiritual wisdom from a serpent.
(a) Merciful.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Right.

2. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."
(a) L'chaim.
(b) Spiel.
(c) Schma.
(d) Shiel.

3. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.
(a) God.
(b) Trust.
(c) Truth.
(d) Faith.

4. Bishop Irenaeus wrote the book "The Destruction and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called _____________."
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) Faith.

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

6. What did Muhammed finally decide was worth breaking open the jar that he and his brothers found?
(a) It might have Christian teachings in it.
(b) It might contain a map.
(c) It might contain gold.
(d) It might be cursed.

7. The difference between Plato's doctrine of the soul's ______________ and the resurrection was that resurrection was real flesh reborn.
(a) Form.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Movement.
(d) Tangibility.

8. One God, One _________ became the doctrine of the church, according to the text in this chapter.
(a) Bible.
(b) Pope.
(c) Book.
(d) Bishop.

9. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) History.
(d) English.

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

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

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

13. The _________ today, according to the Catholic Church, is the only legitimate heir to the humble vestments of Peter.
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Saints.
(c) Pope.
(d) Cathedrals.

14. The Catholic Church bases its authority on the shoes of the ___________, according to the text in this chapter.
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Carpenters.
(d) Tax men.

15. A tradition developed that included the idea that __________ was the first to have seen Jesus after he rose from the dead.
(a) Mary.
(b) Peter.
(c) Matthew.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the brothers devour as a part of their avenging of the death of their father by a murderer?

2. Gnostic teachers debated whether or not the Dyad was an actual unified __________, with a male/female structure.

3. Who did Professor Giles Quispel persuade to try to buy the codices in order to study them further?

4. Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________.

5. "I believe in One God, Father Almighty, _________ of Heaven and Earth" is the Christian creed.

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