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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pliny would often execute those who admitted to being of the _____________ faith, though he would let those go who did not admit to the faith.
(a) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Pagan.
(d) Jewish.

2. Ultimately, what happened to Justin who writes the letters which attempt to protect those in the Christian faith?
(a) He is made a cardinal.
(b) He is put to death.
(c) He is made pope.
(d) He is exiled from the country.

3. Blake noted the differences between the Gnostics and the orthodox: "Both read the Bible day and night, But where thou read'st black where I see _________."
(a) Trite.
(b) White.
(c) Light.
(d) Right.

4. The Gnostic suffering is the result of ignorance of __________, of the God within everyone.
(a) Truth.
(b) Self.
(c) Mastery.
(d) Knowledge.

5. Peter distinguishes between the fleshly, suffering Christ and the living Christ, casting even more of a shadow on the idea of the ________________.
(a) Events at Gesethemene.
(b) Torture.
(c) Crucifixion.
(d) Resurrection.

6. The structure of the Church remained in tact for many hundreds of years, surviving even the harsh winds of the _______________.
(a) Marches.
(b) Reformation.
(c) Holocaust.
(d) Crusades.

7. The Christian's world was a world of daily _______________, of special masses and other community gatherings.
(a) Pledges.
(b) Communions.
(c) Confessions.
(d) Services.

8. Frederik Wiss speculates that perhaps the Nag Hammadi find was the results of __________ at St. Pachomius.
(a) Monks.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Children.
(d) Priests.

9. The Roman Empire realized that Christianity was a sect which followed a man accused of ___________ and of magic.
(a) Lunacy.
(b) Treason.
(c) Honor.
(d) Blasphemy.

10. When it came to discriminate as to the true Church, ______ pervaded even the sanctum of the orthodox.
(a) Irony.
(b) Greed.
(c) Terror.
(d) Inequality.

11. Citizens were _____________ immediately, but those who were non-citizens were tortured in public stadiums.
(a) Beheaded.
(b) Poisoned.
(c) Shot.
(d) Tortured.

12. Pagels wonders if it was the __________ function of the Church which allowed it to be kept alive for so many years.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Sacrament.
(c) Social.
(d) Punishment.

13. Pagels points out that the discussion of Gnosticism points out _____________ of great value to all believers.
(a) Duplicates.
(b) Mistakes.
(c) Questions.
(d) Errors.

14. The Roman Empire believed that the Christian followers saw their many pagan gods as _______________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Helpers.
(c) Lesser beings.
(d) Demonic.

15. Most scholars will agree that Jesus was crucified by ________________ when he was sentenced to the cross.
(a) God.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Emperor Crucius.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was not a part of the daily lives of Christians according to Pagels' conclusions?

2. The Gnostic author had nothing but contempt for a congregation of seekers that sought to avoid the firm citadel of Christan ___________.

3. Jesus tells Thomas that no one comes to the Father, but by ________ when he is asked about getting to the next level.

4. At one point, some monks were ordered to destroy _________ texts, along with other monastic brethren, though some were not.

5. To the Romans, the Christians were seen as _____________ since they were also part of an illegal organization.

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