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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 is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The concept of divinity.
(b) The concept of martyrdom.
(c) The ideas of the kingdom of God.
(d) The ideas surrounding hero worship.

2. 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 Church is infallible.
(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 New Testament is true.
(d) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Old Testament is true.

3. What does the term "Christ" imply?
(a) That Jesus was mortal.
(b) That Jesus was approved by God.
(c) That Jesus was the son of God.
(d) That Jesus was God.

4. What is an epic according to Mack?
(a) A look at the past to discover previous laws.
(b) An examination of the past to reveal public policy.
(c) A hope for a brighter future.
(d) A rehearsal of the past that puts the present in its light.

5. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?
(a) People liked the idea of a kingdom.
(b) People liked the idea of freedom.
(c) People liked the idea of God.
(d) People liked the idea of a martyr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?

2. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?

3. What way did ethnic or cultural groups create small social units within the larger culture they found themselves in?

4. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?

5. What did Paul's argument do to Jews and Christians?

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