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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gospel of the Egyptians from the Gnostic texts highlights the Great, Invisible ___________ in its lines.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Universe.

2. 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) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. What did the brothers devour as a part of their avenging of the death of their father by a murderer?
(a) A cow.
(b) The royal pig.
(c) Their own blood.
(d) The killer's heart.

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

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

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

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

8. Some say that the Christian creed was written to specifically exclude ___________ and his followers who were not following the creed.
(a) Jesus.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Luke.
(d) Marcion.

9. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.
(a) Mary.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Thomas.
(d) John.

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

11. "I believe in One God, Father Almighty, _________ of Heaven and Earth" is the Christian creed.
(a) Guardian.
(b) Destroyer.
(c) Maker.
(d) Lover.

12. 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) Group.
(d) Dyad.

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

14. In a newly discovered Nag Hammadi text, it says, "I am __________. I am both Mother and Father since I copulate with myself. I am the Womb, the All."
(a) The Mover.
(b) The Creation.
(c) The Creator.
(d) Androgynous.

15. The Hebrew term for Spirit is _______________, as the author prefers this term from the Secret Book.
(a) Neuter.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Questionable.
(d) Masculine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ of the original Greek gospels by various scholars enhanced the controversy around them.

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

3. To whom did Muhammed give some of the papyri since he felt that he needed to get rid of them before the police found them?

4. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.

5. In the Testimony of Truth, the text talks of a benign ____________ and a guileful Jehovah.

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