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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 did the Christ hymn imply about the domain of Jesus?
(a) It encompassed only the gentiles.
(b) It encompassed all people.
(c) It encompassed only the Jews.
(d) It diminished in size.

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

3. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
(a) The concept of an unmixed social group.
(b) The concept of a social group with mixed ethnicity and social status.
(c) The concept of a social group of only the lower class.
(d) The concept of a group dedicated to Jesus and the Jewish codes of cleanliness.

4. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
(a) In its field commanders.
(b) In its laborers.
(c) In its politicians.
(d) In its priests.

5. What did Paul's argument do to Jews and Christians?
(a) Put the two together in brotherhood.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Set Jews in opposition to Christians.
(d) Made the two into one religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the passage in Romans 3:21-26 say about why Jesus' death was effective?

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

3. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?

4. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?

5. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?

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