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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author believes that the resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from other faiths as it deals with __________, not with rebirth.
(a) Life.
(b) Cycles.
(c) Death.
(d) Life and death.

3. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.
(a) Horror.
(b) Veil.
(c) Hammer.
(d) Sin.

4. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.
(a) Women.
(b) They.
(c) The Apostles.
(d) Men.

5. There is some speculation that there are actually two ____________ involved in the story of Mary and Jesus.
(a) Births.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Gods.
(d) Virgins.

6. In the Testimony of Truth, the text talks of a benign ____________ and a guileful Jehovah.
(a) Women.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Adam.
(d) Tree.

7. Tertullian wrote: "...this flesh, suffused with blood, built up with bones, interwoven with nerves.....was born and dies, undoubtedly _________."
(a) Spirit.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Godlike.
(d) Human.

8. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mary.

9. In the Apocryphon of John, the ____________ was the Holy Spirit as a part of the Holy Trinity.
(a) Mother.
(b) Son.
(c) Father.
(d) Light.

10. After the death of Judas, the only real candidate for succession was ____________ who had also walked with Christ.
(a) Mathias.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.

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

12. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?
(a) Judas.
(b) Jeramiah.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Simon.

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

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

15. Tertullian claimed that Valentinus' theology was driven by __________, according to the research that Pagels did.
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Valentinus described the Mother as the Grace, the Silence, the _________ and the Mother of All.

2. Tertullian was against the heretics that embraced the followings of Jesus, but who also denied the idea of _______________.

3. What did Muhammed believe might be in the jar that he and his brothers found?

4. Where did members of the Egyptian government eventually spot the papyri that Muhammed had given away?

5. Sophia further assists Adam and Eve when she saves their descendants during the time of ____________.

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