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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul's statements in his letters seem to indicate that there is a ______________ which he will go to.
(a) New church.
(b) New leader.
(c) Third heaven.
(d) Middle world.

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

3. In the Hypostasis of the Archons, ________ is elevated to being the spiritual mother of Adam, even though other stories contradict this.
(a) Eve.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Mary.

4. The ___________, often called the Watchword of the Jewish faith, proclaims, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."
(a) Shiel.
(b) Schma.
(c) Spiel.
(d) L'chaim.

5. What does Jesus eat before the eyes of his disciples after he has risen from the death, according to some accounts?
(a) Goat meat.
(b) Rice.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Broiled fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Paul says that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of __________" in one of his statements about the resurrection.

3. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?

4. Marion concluded that there were ___________ because of the brutal God in the Old Testament and the compassionate God in the New Testament.

5. The Gospel of the Egyptians from the Gnostic texts highlights the Great, Invisible ___________ in its lines.

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