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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of teacher was Raghib, the man who told Muhammed that the scrolls might be worth some money?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

2. To whom did Muhammed give some of the papyri since he felt that he needed to get rid of them before the police found them?
(a) The King.
(b) The priest.
(c) A leper.
(d) His cousin.

3. To Iranaeus, the monotheism of the Valentianians was a kind of ________, a hoax that would allow them to participate in the orthodox church.
(a) Sin.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Horror.
(d) Veil.

4. What did Muhammad and his brothers embark on in order to avenge the death of their father?
(a) Ritual.
(b) Quest.
(c) Blood feud.
(d) Funeral procession.

5. Who did Professor Giles Quispel persuade to try to buy the codices in order to study them further?
(a) His father.
(b) British Museum.
(c) Egyptian Museum.
(d) Jung Foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are some descriptions of the resurrection that could raise some questions about the _____________ of the event.

2. Tertullian claimed that Valentinus' theology was driven by __________, according to the research that Pagels did.

3. The _________ today, according to the Catholic Church, is the only legitimate heir to the humble vestments of Peter.

4. Some Gnostic authors see Sophia as the ___________ benevolently having provided the gift of self-awareness to Adam and to Eve.

5. John, emotionally distraught over the crucifixion, announces the Trinity as the Father, Mother and __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Roman Empire seem to think of the new following of Jesus and the development of Christianity?

2. What does Pagels want to express in terms of relationship to the Gnostic gospels?

3. What does Pagels speculate united the Gnostics, as diverse as they were in the world?

4. Who were the Gnostics attacked by, as revealed in the Second Treatise of the Great Seth?

5. The Gnostics did not stress the idea of obedience to authority, so what did they choose to stress in their communities?

6. How did Marcus the Magician relate to the idea of a feminine God or God-figure?

7. What do most people agree about in terms of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ?

8. When Jesus tells Peter that he will lead her in order to make her male so that she too may become a living spirit, to whom is he referring?

9. What does Pagels give as an explanation as to why the story of the story of the resurrection seems to be so important to the faithful?

10. What was the primary goal of the Valentianians in the way they lived and followed their beliefs?

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