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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Clashing Cultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mack think putting aside conventional ideas of the origins of Christianity is difficult for some?
(a) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is true.
(b) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Church is infallible.
(c) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Old Testament is true.
(d) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is a collection of myths.

2. What did the Greek model of civilization give rise to?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Social stratification.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Satanism.

3. What does Mack claim happens when a person brings in a Biblical position to an argument of social discussion?
(a) All thinking and reasonable discussion stops.
(b) People become bored.
(c) People become angry.
(d) All religious history is brought up.

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

5. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?
(a) The power of Jesus.
(b) The kingdom of God.
(c) The power of the state.
(d) The concept of Jesus as son of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mack claim the Bible is constantly consulted?

2. What did early people think their society was based on?

3. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?

4. What does Mack claim the kingdom of God represented?

5. What was the Stoic recommendation for personal virtue?

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