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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 claim about the image of Christ asking his disciples to eat and drink of him?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It is literary.
(c) It is imaginary.
(d) It is historical.

2. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
(a) They are not the people each section is attributed to.
(b) They were descendants of Jesus.
(c) They were uneducated militants, rebelling against the Church.
(d) They are the people each section is attributed to.

3. What was the Stoic recommendation for personal virtue?
(a) That man could only pretend to know what was naturally right.
(b) That man should avoid what was naturally right.
(c) That man could never learn what was naturally right.
(d) That man could learn what was naturally right.

4. Why does Mack believe the stories in the New Testament were chosen to be included?
(a) They are believed to be written by the prophets.
(b) They are the most interesting.
(c) They are the only stories found of the time of Jesus.
(d) They produce a history that seems cohesive.

5. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Purity.
(c) Power.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?

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

3. What did the Christ hymn imply about the domain of Jesus?

4. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?

5. What concept was important to the Jewish temple-state, the Greek polis, and the Roman system of government?

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