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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Christan world, it could be said, was and continues to be one of __________ reality.
(a) Mourned.
(b) Celebrate.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Social.

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

4. The orthodox victors preserved Christianity because of their emphasis on rigid ___________, rituals, and Church leaders.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Doctrine.
(c) Authority.
(d) Bible scripture.

5. It is thought that perhaps some of the texts which were to be destroyed were buried in a _______ where they were later found.
(a) Well.
(b) Jar.
(c) Statue.
(d) Box.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Jesus, a ______________ soldier was the one who started the riot in the Temple, causing many deaths in the process.

2. Hippolytus accused the Bishop of Rome of ___________, claiming that he was treated like a common criminal and not as a Christian martyr.

3. __________ united Gnostic brethren together and that brotherhood was paramount, not the obedience to any clergy.

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

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

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