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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tertullian suggested the Gnostics were trying to evade death by changing the story of the _________________, which elevated Christ into a God.
(a) Apple.
(b) Creation.
(c) Resurrection.
(d) Passion.

2. 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.
(a) Peter.
(b) Luke.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.

3. The Romans believed in divine authority for __________, which eventually led to Inanaeus' death sentence for treason.
(a) Their teachers.
(b) Their priests.
(c) Their gods.
(d) Their men.

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

5. In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter tells Mary to leave them because _________ are not worthy of life, but Jesus responds.
(a) They.
(b) Women.
(c) The Apostles.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Church of the Gnostics was confined to the __________, the experiencers of God generally speaking.

2. How many leather bound papyri were in the jar when Muhammed finally broke it open with his knife?

3. The Gnostics were not only attacked by __________, but also by those who advanced the name of Christ.

4. In the Gospel of Thomas, _________ speaks of a light within man that can light up the whole world.

5. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.

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