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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Paul's Letters to the Greeks and Romans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened at Corinth that made Paul nervous?
(a) The congregation became a place for criminals.
(b) The congregation became a place for extravagant displays of spiritual behavior.
(c) The congregation became a place for lies and treachery.
(d) The congregation became a place for worship of other deities.

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

3. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?
(a) It focused on Jesus' death and celebrated his spirit.
(b) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(c) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.
(d) It focused on Jesus' life and his teachings.

4. What did early people think their society was based on?
(a) The model of the Church.
(b) The model of the Jewish state.
(c) The model of the universe.
(d) The model of the gods.

5. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?
(a) Athena and Zeus.
(b) Philo and Alexandria.
(c) Hermes and Thoth.
(d) Osiris and Isis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?

3. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?

4. What was the Stoic recommendation for personal virtue?

5. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?

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