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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Paul and His Gospels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the passage in Romans 3:21-26 say about why Jesus' death was effective?
(a) Because he was a sinner.
(b) Because he was the son of God.
(c) Because he was faithful.
(d) Because he was justified.

2. Which of the layers of Q is least embellished?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The second.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

3. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?
(a) It was not used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.
(b) It was the same as the information in the Christ hymn.
(c) It was used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.
(d) It did not exist.

4. What does Mack compare the Pronouncement Stories to in Chapter 2?
(a) The stories of the Romans.
(b) The stories of the intellectuals.
(c) The stories of the Egyptians.
(d) The stories of the Cynics.

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. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?

2. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?

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

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

5. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?

(see the answer key)

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