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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A letter to the Bishop of Rome stated the difference between ________ and priesthood, defining the reality of the Roman church.
(a) Laity.
(b) Monotheism.
(c) Gnosticism.
(d) Satan worship.

2. Valentine did distinguish between the creator, architect of the World, also known as the ______________, and the actual foundational spirit of the universe.
(a) Triton.
(b) Durmage.
(c) Ruler.
(d) Demiurge.

3. The Valentinians who led normal lives still regarded ____________ as their primary goal, even as they gave up some worldly pleasures.
(a) Writing.
(b) Pain.
(c) Community.
(d) Gnosis.

4. What did Muhammed finally decide was worth breaking open the jar that he and his brothers found?
(a) It might contain a map.
(b) It might contain gold.
(c) It might have Christian teachings in it.
(d) It might be cursed.

5. A group of _____________was given a month to reconsider its fate, but eventually and happily they went to their death, much to the confusion of the judge.
(a) Muslims.
(b) Christians.
(c) Pagans.
(d) Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theologians from many Western religions do contend that God is beyond ____________, according to Pagels.

2. In the Gospel of Truth, there is a passage called the ____________ parable in which it's said that man acts as if he were sunk in sleep.

3. Who is sometimes seen as a child, sometimes as a handsome young man, others times as a balding man with a beard?

4. The Roman Empire believed that the Christian followers saw their many pagan gods as _______________.

5. Ignatius placed the presence of the ____________ as the legitimizing force in administering the sacrament and in holding meetings.

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