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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ was the issue of the day for the orthodox church, according to Pagels' findings in this chapter.
(a) Authority.
(b) Writing.
(c) Doctrine.
(d) Truth.

2. There is some speculation that the use of ________ was used in order to indicate that God was both Male and Female.
(a) I.
(b) We.
(c) They.
(d) All.

3. Some say that the Christian creed was written to specifically exclude ___________ and his followers who were not following the creed.
(a) Marcion.
(b) Luke.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Jesus.

4. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?
(a) Give it away.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Touch it.
(d) Break it.

5. In the Testimony of Truth, the text talks of a benign ____________ and a guileful Jehovah.
(a) Women.
(b) Tree.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the traditional orthodox canon, the spirit or the _____________ is gender neutral, but this is not the case everywhere.

2. Valentinus described God as the Father, the Ineffable, the Depth, and the Primal ______________.

3. How did the soldier start the riot which caused so many deaths in the Temple's courtyard?

4. The laughing Jesus implies a separation between the physical and the spiritual Jesus and casts doubt on the traditional concept of the ________.

5. Pagels recounts how in the story of _________ that Jesus tells his disciples to reach out and touch him to show he is flesh and bones.

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