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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 various groups that formed in the schools of Jesus?
(a) They were experimental.
(b) They were dangerous.
(c) They were sent by God.
(d) They were disciples of Jesus.
2. Whose stories are mimicked in the Miracle Stories?
(a) Roman myth.
(b) The Egyptian scriptures.
(c) The Jewish scriptures.
(d) Greek mythology.
3. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
(a) The People of Q.
(b) The Pillars in Jerusalem
(c) The Jewish.
(d) The disciples of Thomas.
4. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A mystic.
(c) A martyr.
(d) Interpreter of the law.
5. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?
(a) Recounted their original epic history to retain truth.
(b) Revised their epic history.
(c) Lied about their origins to gain social standing.
(d) Participated in social change.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mack call the Christ cult the first Christians?
2. What does the term "Christ" imply?
3. What is an epic according to Mack?
4. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?
5. Why does Mack claim the Bible is constantly consulted?
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