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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took a mediating position with the Christian Church, though they had internal problems as to how to view the orthodox?
(a) Marcions.
(b) Church of Peter.
(c) Valentinians.
(d) Monads.

2. A Valentinian Exposition speaks of God as a ____________, and no one was before him, according to the text of this chapter.
(a) Monad.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Demon.
(d) Angel.

3. Tertullian was against the heretics that embraced the followings of Jesus, but who also denied the idea of _______________.
(a) The Holy Trinity.
(b) The resurrection.
(c) The Apocalypse.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

4. Gnosticism, based on direction, immediate _________, in visions and on dreams, challenged the orthodox believers.
(a) Lights.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Writing.
(d) Cognition.

5. The Gnostics were not only attacked by __________, but also by those who advanced the name of Christ.
(a) Muslims.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two separate versions of Paul's experience in Damascus have spectators hearing the voice, but only one account includes the _________.

2. Justin also wrote about the bravery and dignity of ____________ when they were put under terrible torture conditions.

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

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

5. Ultimately, what happened to Justin who writes the letters which attempt to protect those in the Christian faith?

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