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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jesus says that he will lead Mary, make her _______ so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling the others in the room.
(a) An angel.
(b) Male.
(c) Formless.
(d) Goddess.

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

3. In the Apocryphon of John, the ____________ was the Holy Spirit as a part of the Holy Trinity.
(a) Mother.
(b) Son.
(c) Father.
(d) Light.

4. Who is one of the followers who did not recognize Jesus when he reappeared after the resurrection?
(a) Jeramiah.
(b) Judas.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Simon.

5. Valentinus described the Mother as the Grace, the Silence, the _________ and the Mother of All.
(a) Womb.
(b) Air.
(c) Chalice.
(d) Dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did one of the most important archaeological events take place in 1945 according to the book?

2. What did Muhammed not want to do when he first found the jar during the dig with his brothers?

3. A __________ tourist in 1769 bought a Coptic codex near Thebes, which helped to explain more about the time period of the gospels.

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

5. Another Gnostic text, the Gospel of ____________, highlighted a relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus.

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