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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The orthodox Christian looks at _____________ as a consequence of disbelief and of sin.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Gnosticism.

2. What Dostoevsky novel talks about Jesus being rejected by his own church within the story written?
(a) The Christ of Pain.
(b) Brothers Karamazov.
(c) Uncle Vanya.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

3. It is said that at least the Christians had been called by God, unlike the pagans who could be excused for their ____________.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Idolatry.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Greed.

4. The Valentinians also speak of the birth of _________ from her confusion, water from her terror, and air from her grief.
(a) Mountain.
(b) Earth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Ocean.

5. What was not a part of the daily lives of Christians according to Pagels' conclusions?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Sacrifices.
(c) Marriages.
(d) Baptisms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At one point, some monks were ordered to destroy _________ texts, along with other monastic brethren, though some were not.

3. It is thought that perhaps some of the texts which were to be destroyed were buried in a _______ where they were later found.

4. In the Dialogue of the Savior, Jesus says that in order to get to Heaven, when you get to "the ________ where you can reach, stand there."

5. The Valentians speak of ___________ giving birth to the world out of their own suffering.

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