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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Clashing Cultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?
(a) It was unheard of in any culture.
(b) It was accepted by one culture, and rejected by another.
(c) It was accepted by all cultures.
(d) It was not accepted by any culture.

2. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?
(a) People are afraid to be incorrect in their interpretations of the Bible.
(b) People have too much time invested in the study of the Bible.
(c) There is little public knowledge about the Bible.
(d) There is too much public knowledge about the Bible.

3. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?
(a) Athena and Zeus.
(b) Hermes and Thoth.
(c) Osiris and Isis.
(d) Philo and Alexandria.

4. Why does Mack claim Columbus studied the Bible?
(a) To plan his voyages.
(b) To teach the natives of Jesus.
(c) To strengthen his faith.
(d) To teach his men of its teachings.

5. Why does Mack think putting aside conventional ideas of the origins of Christianity is difficult for some?
(a) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is true.
(b) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Church is infallible.
(c) Christians have an investment in the idea that the Old Testament is true.
(d) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is a collection of myths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Greek model of civilization give rise to?

2. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?

3. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?

4. What does the term Judeo-Christian mean?

5. Why does Mack claim the Bible was important by the end of the fourth century?

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