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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Dostoevsky novel talks about Jesus being rejected by his own church within the story written?
(a) Uncle Vanya.
(b) Brothers Karamazov.
(c) The Christ of Pain.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

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) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Roman.
(d) Greek.

3. What is NOT one of the things which made Christianity an easy reach for the masses of people?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Obedience to the clergy.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Service atttendance.

4. In the Gospel of Truth, there is a passage called the ____________ parable in which it's said that man acts as if he were sunk in sleep.
(a) Truth.
(b) Nightmare.
(c) Demon.
(d) Witness.

5. The Testimony of Truth does not confine its attacks to the orthodoxy, but also directs its attentions to the deficiencies of supposedly immature ________.
(a) Christians.
(b) Gnostics.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Rebels.

Short Answer Questions

1. The advice of Jesus to Thomas was attractive to the ____________ as it indicated there was only a strict and narrow path to Heaven.

2. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.

3. The orthodoxy tried to maintain its power and its legitimacy by striving against any _____________ criteria.

4. Pagels wonders if true authority is only found when one takes a journey __________ on his own.

5. Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs.

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