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

3. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?
(a) Story of the wisdom's child.
(b) Story of the Maccabee.
(c) Story of the Cynics.
(d) Story of the resurrection.

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

5. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?
(a) A loyalty to the Pharisee.
(b) A religious agenda.
(c) A disrespect for Jewish tradition.
(d) A political agenda.

6. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?
(a) The kingdom of God.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) The grand traditions of Israel.
(d) The fight against Rome.

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

8. What is featured in the Gospel of Thomas that is missing in the Book of Q?
(a) References to creation.
(b) References to God.
(c) References to the disciples.
(d) References to the resurrection.

9. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?
(a) Stories of creation.
(b) Stories of the disciples.
(c) The myth of the resurrection.
(d) The sayings of Jesus.

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

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

12. What does the term Judeo-Christian mean?
(a) Temple tradition.
(b) Biblical tradition.
(c) Local tradition.
(d) Common tradition.

13. What does Mack claim is the link that gives the Christian Bible logic and force?
(a) The link between the Jewish scriptures of the Old Testament, and the New Testament.
(b) The link between the Jewish scriptures of the Old Testament, and the Catholic Church.
(c) The link between the Jewish temple, and the New Testament.
(d) The link between the Protestant Bible and the Apocrypha.

14. What two realms did the Corinthians combine?
(a) Greek philosophy and Jewish belief.
(b) Greek philosophy and the Christ myth.
(c) Jewish belief and Greek myth.
(d) The Christ myth and Jewish belief.

15. Where does evidence for the Christ cult come from?
(a) Letters of Paul written in the 50s.
(b) The Gospel of Thomas.
(c) The Sayings of Q.
(d) The Dead Sea Scrolls.