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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 claim Columbus studied the Bible?
(a) To teach his men of its teachings.
(b) To teach the natives of Jesus.
(c) To plan his voyages.
(d) To strengthen his faith.

2. What does the term Judeo-Christian mean?
(a) Common tradition.
(b) Temple tradition.
(c) Biblical tradition.
(d) Local tradition.

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

4. What are the two activities Mack gives credit to in terms of the creation of Christian beliefs?
(a) Social disintegration and intellectual stimulus.
(b) Social conflict and experimentation.
(c) Apocalyptic preaching and fantasy.
(d) Social formation and mythmaking.

5. Why does Mack claim groups are forming outside the boundaries of religion to study the Bible?
(a) They hope to find solutions to political issues.
(b) They hope to find salvation.
(c) They hope to find their faith.
(d) They hope to discover fundamental truths from the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mack claim the Bible was important by the end of the fourth century?

2. What does Mack claim is the link that gives the Christian Bible logic and force?

3. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?

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

5. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?

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