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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Muhammed give some of the papyri since he felt that he needed to get rid of them before the police found them?
(a) A leper.
(b) The priest.
(c) The King.
(d) His cousin.

2. A __________ tourist in 1769 bought a Coptic codex near Thebes, which helped to explain more about the time period of the gospels.
(a) Scottish.
(b) English.
(c) Moroccan.
(d) Turkish.

3. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?
(a) English.
(b) History.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

4. What were Muhammed 'Ali and his brothers digging for?
(a) Sabe.
(b) Selluk.
(c) Sabekh.
(d) Selluh.

5. The Catholic Church bases its authority on the shoes of the ___________, according to the text in this chapter.
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Tax men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pagels points out that the ___________ may be the key building block of orthodox Christianity.

2. The redefinition of who sees Jesus first is a tradition which first indicated that the direction of the _________ more than the importance of the doctrine.

3. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?

4. In 1896, the amazing manuscript called the Gospel of _________ was found by a German Egyptologist.

5. In the Testimony of Truth, the text talks of a benign ____________ and a guileful Jehovah.

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