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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Visions of the Cosmic Lord.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem did Paul define as the human problem?
(a) Pride.
(b) The power of sin.
(c) Greed.
(d) The power of false idols.

2. Whose stories are mimicked in the Miracle Stories?
(a) The Egyptian scriptures.
(b) Roman myth.
(c) The Jewish scriptures.
(d) Greek mythology.

3. Which of the layers of Q is least embellished?
(a) The second.
(b) The third.
(c) The first.
(d) The fifth.

4. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?
(a) Revised their epic history.
(b) Participated in social change.
(c) Lied about their origins to gain social standing.
(d) Recounted their original epic history to retain truth.

5. During the time of the writing of Revelations, what does Mack argue the Christians were being accused of by the Romans?
(a) Disloyalty.
(b) Extortion.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?

2. What is featured in the Gospel of Thomas that is missing in the Book of Q?

3. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?

4. What is the name of the form of mythmaking Mack notes these early Jesus people were engaged in?

5. What does Mack claim was the slogan for Paul's gospel?

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