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 ideas surrounding hero worship.
(c) The concept of divinity.
(d) The concept of martyrdom.

3. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?
(a) Fighting together.
(b) Eating together.
(c) Singing together.
(d) Praying together.

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

5. What does Paul assure the Thessalonians in terms of "those who had died"?
(a) That those who died with God will live with God.
(b) That those who died with God will never die.
(c) That those who died before Christ could still be saved.
(d) That those who died in sin would not be with God after death.

6. What was Paul's view on circumcision for the Gentiles?
(a) Paul never answered the question of circumcision.
(b) Paul felt the Gentiles should be circumcised.
(c) Paul felt there was no need to circumcise the Gentiles.
(d) Paul let the pillars of Jerusalem answer the question of circumcision.

7. Where was Jesus from?
(a) Israel.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) Galilee.

8. What are the two activities Mack gives credit to in terms of the creation of Christian beliefs?
(a) Apocalyptic preaching and fantasy.
(b) Social formation and mythmaking.
(c) Social disintegration and intellectual stimulus.
(d) Social conflict and experimentation.

9. What does Mack claim the Christ hymn was the result of?
(a) A lie by the disciples.
(b) A burning desire for a personal Deity.
(c) A conflict of authority.
(d) A vision of Paul.

10. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?
(a) Logic.
(b) Power.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Purity.

11. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
(a) They are not the people each section is attributed to.
(b) They were uneducated militants, rebelling against the Church.
(c) They are the people each section is attributed to.
(d) They were descendants of Jesus.

12. What does Mack claim happens when a person brings in a Biblical position to an argument of social discussion?
(a) People become bored.
(b) People become angry.
(c) All thinking and reasonable discussion stops.
(d) All religious history is brought up.

13. When did Jesus Movements start in Galilee?
(a) At the end of the last century, B.C.E.
(b) During the 20s of the second century.
(c) During the 30s of the first century.
(d) In the late first century.

14. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?
(a) Gestures and behaviors.
(b) Language and writing.
(c) Temples and cities.
(d) Books, statues, and symbols.

15. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?
(a) Logic.
(b) Power.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Purity.