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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Fragments From the Christ Cult.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack note causes some of the differences between the stories of the New Testament?
(a) They were written by different people from different groups.
(b) They were written by one person, posing as different people.
(c) They were written by the same person over the course of time.
(d) They were written by different people of the same group.

2. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twenty.

3. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?
(a) Eating together.
(b) Praying together.
(c) Singing together.
(d) Fighting together.

4. What concept was important to the Jewish temple-state, the Greek polis, and the Roman system of government?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Divinity.
(c) Law.
(d) Politics.

5. Why does Mack claim the Bible was important by the end of the fourth century?
(a) It gave the Church credentials for a role in Jewish history.
(b) It gave the Church credentials for a role in the history of Israel.
(c) It gave the Church credentials in the eyes of early Christians.
(d) It gave the Church credentials for a role in Constantine's empire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What role did women play in associations?

3. What are the two activities Mack gives credit to in terms of the creation of Christian beliefs?

4. What two systems helped define the temple-state?

5. What was the Stoic recommendation for personal virtue?

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