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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Teachings From the Jesus Movements.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?
(a) From the 50s in the first century to the middle of the second century.
(b) During the ninth century.
(c) From the end of the second century to the end of the fourth century.
(d) During the life of Jesus.

3. What does Mack claim the kingdom of God represented?
(a) An alternative to simple death.
(b) An alternative to purgatory.
(c) An alternative to the current society.
(d) An alternative to hell.

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 formation and mythmaking.
(c) Social conflict and experimentation.
(d) Apocalyptic preaching and fantasy.

5. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?
(a) It was accepted by all cultures.
(b) It was not accepted by any culture.
(c) It was accepted by one culture, and rejected by another.
(d) It was unheard of in any culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jesus from?

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

3. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?

4. What is an epic according to Mack?

5. Whose stories are mimicked in the Miracle Stories?

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