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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John portray Jesus, according to Mack?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As the spirit of God.
(c) As a cosmic Lord.
(d) As a powerful ruler.

2. In Revelations, who was found worthy enough to open the seven seals?
(a) Man.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The lamb.
(d) Moses.

3. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?
(a) The book of Q and the gospel of Luke.
(b) The book of Q and the gospel of Mark.
(c) The book of Q and the gospel of the Christ cult.
(d) The gospel of Mark and the gospel of Luke.

4. What is contained in 1 Clement?
(a) An admonishment to Corinth congregations.
(b) Instructions for congregations.
(c) The story of Jesus.
(d) Sayings of Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the literature that the early bishops threw out survive?

2. When does Mack argue Mark's gospel was written?

3. What did the Centrists seek to prove to the challengers?

4. Who does Mack claim most of the sermons in the Acts of the Apostles are written for?

5. What does Mack claim are the building blocks of the Gospel of John?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Valentinus' story of the tragedy of the birth of the world?

2. Describe the situation in the empire since the reign of Caligula, in terms of the political mood of the Jews.

3. What were the common values contained in both the temple system of sacrifice and the family system of rituals that allowed the translation of one into the other?

4. Describe Matthew's depiction of Jesus.

5. What are the three themes that dominate the story of Jesus and his resurrection in the Gospel of Luke?

6. What are the major points of the sermons contained in the Acts, according to Mack?

7. What are the standard writing conventions used in the Acts of the Apostles?

8. What two strong desires drove Christianity?

9. What evidence does Mack put forth that the attempts to move into mainstream Christianity worked?

10. What was Marcion of Sinope's logic, in terms of his views of two Gods, and what to do about the Jewish contamination in the gospels?

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