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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 Mack suggest as a reason that Mark was overly critical of the disciples of Jerusalem?
(a) They believed in the concept of Jesus as God.
(b) They believed in the creation myth.
(c) They disobeyed the Jewish purity codes.
(d) They adhered to the Jewish purity codes.

2. What does Mack claim about the various groups that formed in the schools of Jesus?
(a) They were sent by God.
(b) They were disciples of Jesus.
(c) They were experimental.
(d) They were dangerous.

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

4. What feature of the Jerusalem group allows readers to build a profile?
(a) The leaders' religions are known.
(b) The leaders' home states are known.
(c) The leaders' names are known.
(d) The leaders' political ambitions are known.

5. 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 Old Testament is true.
(b) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is a collection of myths.
(c) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Church is infallible.
(d) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is true.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?

2. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?

3. What two systems helped define the temple-state?

4. What was contained in the "Jefferson Bible"?

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

(see the answer key)

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