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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Mack call the Christ cult the first Christians?
(a) They were the first to create a hymn to Jesus.
(b) They were the first to use the word Christ to refer to Jesus.
(c) They were the first to mention the resurrection.
(d) They called themselves Christians.
2. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?
(a) Praying together.
(b) Singing together.
(c) Fighting together.
(d) Eating together.
3. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?
(a) During the life of Jesus.
(b) From the 50s in the first century to the middle of the second century.
(c) From the end of the second century to the end of the fourth century.
(d) During the ninth century.
4. What did Paul's argument do to Jews and Christians?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Set Jews in opposition to Christians.
(c) Made the two into one religion.
(d) Put the two together in brotherhood.
5. What did Paul stress was important, since they were "members of Christ"?
(a) The mind.
(b) The soul.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The body.
6. 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 Church is infallible.
(b) Christians have an investment in the idea that the New Testament is true.
(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.
7. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?
(a) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.
(b) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(c) It focused on Jesus' life and his teachings.
(d) It focused on Jesus' death and celebrated his spirit.
8. What does Mack say the Christ cult laid the foundation for?
(a) A battle between the Christ cult and the Jesus movements.
(b) The Church.
(c) A distinctly Christian mentality.
(d) A Roman-Christian war.
9. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?
(a) One.
(b) All of them.
(c) Five.
(d) Over one half.
10. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?
(a) Story of the resurrection.
(b) Story of the wisdom's child.
(c) Story of the Maccabee.
(d) Story of the Cynics.
11. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?
(a) People liked the idea of freedom.
(b) People liked the idea of God.
(c) People liked the idea of a martyr.
(d) People liked the idea of a kingdom.
12. What was Paul's view on circumcision for the Gentiles?
(a) Paul felt there was no need to circumcise the Gentiles.
(b) Paul never answered the question of circumcision.
(c) Paul let the pillars of Jerusalem answer the question of circumcision.
(d) Paul felt the Gentiles should be circumcised.
13. Why is Paul's' letter to the Romans different from his other letters?
(a) He wrote the Romans to ask for funding.
(b) The letter was written in anger.
(c) The letter was not written by Paul.
(d) He wrote the Romans for different reasons.
14. Who were the super apostles at Corinth?
(a) The Pillars of Jerusalem.
(b) Hebrews and Israelites.
(c) Jews and Protestants.
(d) Disciples of Paul.
15. What does Mack claim is the reason for the many portrayals of Jesus?
(a) Different people changed the true description for political gain.
(b) Different groups saw him differently, based on his age.
(c) Different groups developed his image to support their movement.
(d) There is no difference in the portrayals of Jesus.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?
2. What did the Greek model of civilization give rise to?
3. What is an epic according to Mack?
4. Where was Jesus from?
5. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
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