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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process.
(a) Roman.
(b) Greek.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

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

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

5. The laughing Jesus implies a separation between the physical and the spiritual Jesus and casts doubt on the traditional concept of the ________.
(a) Connection between Jesus and man.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Atonement.

6. Pagels points out that it was not the orthodox church's agenda to eliminate all ____________ from the church.
(a) Controversy.
(b) Christians.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Pulpits.

7. Justin speaks of a woman who was converted to Christianity by her teacher, ______________, and then she was a better person.
(a) Jesus.
(b) Ptolemy.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Peter.

8. 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) Light.
(b) Trite.
(c) Right.
(d) White.

9. Ignatius placed the presence of the ____________ as the legitimizing force in administering the sacrament and in holding meetings.
(a) Priest.
(b) Pope.
(c) Layperson.
(d) Bishop.

10. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.
(a) Idolatry.
(b) Greed.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Tolerance.

11. To the Romans, the Christians were seen as _____________ since they were also part of an illegal organization.
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Followers.
(d) Heretics.

12. The young Christian woman named Blandina was able to withstand tremendous pain and torture, eventually being killed by being tossed in a net and exposed to ____________.
(a) Fire.
(b) The elements.
(c) A lake.
(d) A bull.

13. 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) Resurrection.
(d) Crucifixion.

14. The orthodox Christian looks at _____________ as a consequence of disbelief and of sin.
(a) Gnosticism.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Confusion.

15. How did the soldier start the riot which caused so many deaths in the Temple's courtyard?
(a) Blaspheming Jesus.
(b) Exposing himself.
(c) Ripping up the scriptures.
(d) Swearing and cursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The orthodox church wanted to have more controversy in order to create ______________ to basic institutional and doctrinal elements.

2. The Christan world, it could be said, was and continues to be one of __________ reality.

3. Justin was a philosopher who wrote to the Emperor protesting the treatment of a __________________.

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

5. In the Dialogue of the Savior, Jesus says that in order to get to Heaven, when you get to "the ________ where you can reach, stand there."

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