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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The Fascination of the Bible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only feature that all Christian religions have in common?
(a) Alms for the poor.
(b) Prayers for the sick.
(c) Prayers to Mary.
(d) Reliance on the Bible.

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

3. Who began to give an account of the new religion to Greeks, Romans, and others?
(a) Jewish intellectuals.
(b) Local Bishops.
(c) Christian intellectuals.
(d) Roman rulers.

4. What is different about Peter in comparison to Jude?
(a) It is completely different in content.
(b) It clarifies the opponents more clearly.
(c) It is more socially demoralizing.
(d) It is more violent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?

2. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?

3. What does Mack argue the Gospel of Matthew is a document for?

4. What list became the Christian Bible?

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

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