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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. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
(a) In its laborers.
(b) In its priests.
(c) In its field commanders.
(d) In its politicians.

2. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?
(a) The kingdom of God.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) The grand traditions of Israel.
(d) The fight against Rome.

3. Where was Jesus from?
(a) Israel.
(b) Italy.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Greece.

4. What role did women play in associations?
(a) Women served as members, patrons, and leaders.
(b) Women played the role of caretaker to the association.
(c) Women played a role supportive to the men.
(d) Women played no role in associations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are sophists?

2. Who were the super apostles at Corinth?

3. Who did Paul argue was the seed of Abraham?

4. What was the Stoic recommendation for personal virtue?

5. What feature of the Jerusalem group allows readers to build a profile?

(see the answer key)

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