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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Paul and His Gospels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?
(a) Books, statues, and symbols.
(b) Temples and cities.
(c) Gestures and behaviors.
(d) Language and writing.

2. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?
(a) One.
(b) All of them.
(c) Over one half.
(d) Five.

3. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?
(a) Priests and rulers.
(b) Nature and tyrants.
(c) King and tyrant.
(d) Power and nature.

4. What is an epic according to Mack?
(a) A rehearsal of the past that puts the present in its light.
(b) A hope for a brighter future.
(c) A look at the past to discover previous laws.
(d) An examination of the past to reveal public policy.

5. What two systems helped define the temple-state?
(a) Power and purity.
(b) Power and cruelty.
(c) Purity and salvation.
(d) Salvation and logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?

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

3. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?

4. Why does Mack think putting aside conventional ideas of the origins of Christianity is difficult for some?

5. What does Mack argue Paul saw the Christ myth as, in terms of the State of Israel?

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