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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) Women.
(b) Boys.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

2. Which of the three principals in the Holy Trinity is genderless, according to Pagels' observations?
(a) Holy Spirit.
(b) God.
(c) Light.
(d) Jesus.

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

4. The Gnostic teachers tell the story of the ___________ differently from their orthodox brethren, according to Pagels.
(a) Resurrection.
(b) Garden of Eden.
(c) Crucifixion.
(d) Temple.

5. 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) An angel.
(c) Goddess.
(d) Formless.

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

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

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

9. A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church.
(a) Laity.
(b) Gnosticism.
(c) Satan worship.
(d) Monotheism.

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

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

12. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.
(a) Goddess.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Tree.
(d) Apple.

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

14. ___________ was the issue of the day for the orthodox church, according to Pagels' findings in this chapter.
(a) Writing.
(b) Authority.
(c) Truth.
(d) Doctrine.

15. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Touch it.
(c) Give it away.
(d) Break it.

Short Answer Questions

1. However, in two other gospels, it is _____________ who sees Jesus after he has risen from the dead.

2. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?

3. In the traditional orthodox canon, the spirit or the _____________ is gender neutral, but this is not the case everywhere.

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

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

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