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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Gnostics, some said, interpreted the resurrection to be something like an apparition that appears in a ________ state.
(a) Birth.
(b) Dream.
(c) Fever.
(d) Rage.

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

3. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.
(a) Timeline.
(b) Movement.
(c) Truth.
(d) Physicality.

4. 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) Jesus.
(d) Jonas.

5. Bishop Irenaeus wrote the book "The Destruction and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called _____________."
(a) Jesus.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Faith.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.

2. Gnosticism, based on direction, immediate _________, in visions and on dreams, challenged the orthodox believers.

3. The finding of the earthenware jar became known as the Naj or the Nag ________________ find.

4. What was the color of the earthenware jar that the Arabs in the area found to contain momentous records of early Christianity?

5. What did Muhammed believe might be in the jar that he and his brothers found?

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