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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Romans believed in divine authority for __________, which eventually led to Inanaeus' death sentence for treason.
(a) Their priests.
(b) Their gods.
(c) Their men.
(d) Their teachers.

2. As a result of Marcion's thoughts about the Bible, Iranaeus accused Marcion of _____________.
(a) Polytheism.
(b) Treason.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Dualism.

3. In Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, North American Indian, and other faiths, the ____________ is a conspicuous component of the faith, sometimes to the exclusion of the masculine.
(a) Feminine.
(b) Angel.
(c) Child.
(d) Genderless one.

4. The language in many texts respects the idea of the female, though not in pagan terms, rather in presenting God as a Mother/Father ______.
(a) Family.
(b) Figure.
(c) Dyad.
(d) Group.

5. John, emotionally distraught over the crucifixion, announces the Trinity as the Father, Mother and __________.
(a) Womb.
(b) Truth.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Son.

6. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.
(a) Rage.
(b) Fever.
(c) Birth.
(d) Dream.

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

8. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.
(a) Timeline.
(b) Physicality.
(c) Movement.
(d) Truth.

9. According to some of the Gnostic gospels, the Creator does not precede mankind at all - there is an immortal __________ that precedes him.
(a) Humanity.
(b) Womb.
(c) Demon.
(d) Mother.

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

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

12. The twelve ____________ had the authority to pass on their power to others, according to orthodox theory.
(a) Traitors.
(b) Disciples.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Women.

13. Marcus offered the cup of wine and says into which ___________ may flow during the masses he gave.
(a) Grace.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Love.
(d) God.

14. How many leather bound papyri were in the jar when Muhammed finally broke it open with his knife?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pagels points out that it was __________ that ultimately expelled the Valentinians who strove to maintain their membership.

2. The author believes that the resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from other faiths as it deals with __________, not with rebirth.

3. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?

4. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.

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

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