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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tertullian noted the way that _______ were so eagerly accepted in all facets of church society with great horror.
(a) Children.
(b) Boys.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

2. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.
(a) Burning bush.
(b) Cross.
(c) Light.
(d) Storm.

3. In Christianity, Judaism and in Islam, God is the king, lord, master, judge, and ____________.
(a) Soldier.
(b) Father.
(c) Pope.
(d) Ruler.

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

5. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

6. Sophia further assists Adam and Eve when she saves their descendants during the time of ____________.
(a) The Black Plague.
(b) Noah's ark.
(c) Passover.
(d) The crucifixion.

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

8. 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) Peter.
(d) John.

9. Jesus says that he will lead Mary, make her _______ so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling the others in the room.
(a) Male.
(b) Goddess.
(c) An angel.
(d) Formless.

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

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

12. Where did one of the most important archaeological events take place in 1945 according to the book?
(a) Middle East.
(b) Upper Egypt.
(c) Lower Egypt.
(d) Sudan.

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

14. The resurrection was useful ____________, which is why it became such an important part of religious dogma.
(a) Spiritually.
(b) Politically.
(c) Financially.
(d) Biblically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.

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

3. ___________ was the issue of the day for the orthodox church, according to Pagels' findings in this chapter.

4. The Gospel of the Egyptians from the Gnostic texts highlights the Great, Invisible ___________ in its lines.

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

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