Episode 84 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 84: Manichaeism. See what you remember the Manichaean religion and its ancient history by clicking “START” below!

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Which of the following does NOT aptly describe the way Mani comes across in the scriptures alleged to have been written by him?

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As a young man, Mani was a part of a sect called the Elcesaites, who were associated with:

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Manichaeans believed the material world was created from:

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Between 1902 and 1914, major discoveries of Manichaean texts took place in the northwestern part of modern day:

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A common way Manichaeans described their religion’s cosmic history was that it was “of the two principles and the three ______.”

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Mani lived from roughly:

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In Manichaeism, Adam and Eve are the children of:

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Saint Augustine left Mahichaeism around the time of the Edict of Thessalonica, which took place in:

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In what year did the ancient Parthian Empire end, and the Sasanian Empire begin?

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Artabanus IV was:

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In addition to the multilingual manuscripts discovered at Turpan, archaeologists have also uncovered substantial bodies of Manichaean texts in:

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Ardashir I, whom Mani knew and with whom he likely had a cordial professional relationship, was the first ___________ king.

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Which best describes the dietary habits of the Manichaeans as far as we’ve been able to tell?

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A major theological difference between Manichaeism and Gnosticism is that:

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Mani was born during the midpoint of the ___________ dynasty of Rome.

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