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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The orthodoxy tried to maintain its power and its legitimacy by striving against any _____________ criteria.
(a) Dishonest.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Subjective.
(d) Objective.

2. 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) Demon.
(b) Nightmare.
(c) Witness.
(d) Truth.

3. Ignatius scorned the Gnostic view that Christ had not truly ____________ as this was a main tenet in orthodox beliefs.
(a) Cared.
(b) Suffered.
(c) Died.
(d) Lived.

4. The Gnostics did not stress the idea of obedience to authority, but rather ___________ with those united in communion.
(a) Fellowship.
(b) Hierarchy.
(c) Partnership.
(d) Government.

5. Hippolytus accused the Bishop of Rome of ___________, claiming that he was treated like a common criminal and not as a Christian martyr.
(a) Unrest.
(b) Vagary.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Criminality.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _________."

2. The Valentians speak of ___________ giving birth to the world out of their own suffering.

3. A Gnostic author speaks of a baptism of _________ rather than a baptism of water.

4. Citizens were _____________ immediately, but those who were non-citizens were tortured in public stadiums.

5. The ____________ between the Gnostic and the orthodox is echoed in the centuries to come, according to historical findings.

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