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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gnostics considered themselves to be ____________, not believers and were despised by orthodox theologians.
(a) Diviners.
(b) Experiencers.
(c) Seekers.
(d) Mystics.

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

3. Tertullian noted the way that _______ were so eagerly accepted in all facets of church society with great horror.
(a) Men.
(b) Boys.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

4. The Valentians speak of ___________ giving birth to the world out of their own suffering.
(a) Truth.
(b) God.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Earth.

5. The advice of Jesus to Thomas was attractive to the ____________ as it indicated there was only a strict and narrow path to Heaven.
(a) Orthodoxy.
(b) Gnostic.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Pagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ignatius placed the presence of the ____________ as the legitimizing force in administering the sacrament and in holding meetings.

2. When Jesus appears to Mary, what does he tell her not to do, which causes some to question his appearance?

3. The Roman Empire realized that Christianity was a sect which followed a man accused of ___________ and of magic.

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

5. Pagels points out that it was not the orthodox church's agenda to eliminate all ____________ from the church.

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