Question 1

Rabbinic Judaism evolved out of the tradition of

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A) tribal chieftains conducting Jewish religious services. 
B) teachers heading up congregations. 
C) interpreters of the New Testament deciding ways to worship. 
D) women participating in ceremonies. 
A) tribal chieftains conducting Jewish religious services. 
B) teachers heading up congregations. 
C) interpreters of the New Testament deciding ways to worship. 
D) women participating in ceremonies. B

Question 2

Which of the following terms identifies the marble tombs used by early Christians?

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A) frescoes 
B) sarcophagi 
C) catacombs 
D) vaults 
A) frescoes 
B) sarcophagi 
C) catacombs 
D) vaults B

Question 3

According to tradition,the first patriarch to settle in Canaan was

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A) Moses. 
B) Abraham. 
C) Aaron. 
D) Adam. 
A) Moses. 
B) Abraham. 
C) Aaron. 
D) Adam. B

Question 4

In their early years,the Hebrews can be described as

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A) a national people possessed of a homeland. 
B) a matriarchal clan. 
C) a wandering clan. 
D) living in small city-states similar to those of the Greeks. 
A) a national people possessed of a homeland. 
B) a matriarchal clan. 
C) a wandering clan. 
D) living in small city-states similar to those of the Greeks.

Question 5

The New Testament was originally written in

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A) Hebrew. 
B) Aramaic. 
C) Greek. 
D) Latin. 
A) Hebrew. 
B) Aramaic. 
C) Greek. 
D) Latin.

Question 6

The outward sign of the covenant between God and the Hebrews was

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A) special hair styles for men and women. 
B) the circumcision of all male children. 
C) distinctive clothing worn by men and women. 
D) unique hats for men,and concealing garments for women. 
A) special hair styles for men and women. 
B) the circumcision of all male children. 
C) distinctive clothing worn by men and women. 
D) unique hats for men,and concealing garments for women.

Question 7

The Zealots were Jewish

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A) revolutionaries who committed mass suicide at Masada rather than be conquered by Romans. 
B) exiles taken into captivity in Babylon. 
C) leaders who preached the message of social justice. 
D) ascetics who retreated into the desert to await the coming of the Messiah. 
A) revolutionaries who committed mass suicide at Masada rather than be conquered by Romans. 
B) exiles taken into captivity in Babylon. 
C) leaders who preached the message of social justice. 
D) ascetics who retreated into the desert to await the coming of the Messiah.

Question 8

Discuss the shifting nature of Christian-Roman relationships from the time of Jesus to the late third century,noting attitudes on both sides and their respective responses to each other.

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The relationship between Christians and

Question 9

How did the Hebrew historians differ from the Greek historians?

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A) The Hebrew writers made God the central force in human history,unlike the secular-minded Greek authors. 
B) The Hebrew writers composed oral works,unlike the Greek authors,who wrote on scrolls. 
C) The Hebrew writers wrote history in poetic forms,unlike the Greek authors,who composed in prose. 
D) The Hebrew writers wrote scientific history;the Greek authors wrote religious history. 
A) The Hebrew writers made God the central force in human history,unlike the secular-minded Greek authors. 
B) The Hebrew writers composed oral works,unlike the Greek authors,who wrote on scrolls. 
C) The Hebrew writers wrote history in poetic forms,unlike the Greek authors,who composed in prose. 
D) The Hebrew writers wrote scientific history;the Greek authors wrote religious history.

Question 10

What Stoic idea was incorporated into early Christianity?

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A) the universal kinship of humanity 
B) the salvation of the human race through the sacrifice of a savior 
C) the superiority of the spiritual realm to the physical world 
D) the stress on duty to family and the demands of the state 
A) the universal kinship of humanity 
B) the salvation of the human race through the sacrifice of a savior 
C) the superiority of the spiritual realm to the physical world 
D) the stress on duty to family and the demands of the state

Question 11

Vibia Perpetua is remembered in early Christianity as one of the first women

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A) writers of philosophical tracts. 
B) saints. 
C) priests. 
D) missionaries.
Essay Questions 
A) writers of philosophical tracts. 
B) saints. 
C) priests. 
D) missionaries.
Essay Questions

Question 12

The Acts of the Apostles described which of the following as a turning point in Christian history?

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A) the teaching career of Jesus 
B) the opening of Christianity to gentiles 
C) the crucifixion of Jesus 
D) the shift from Greek to Latin in the church 
A) the teaching career of Jesus 
B) the opening of Christianity to gentiles 
C) the crucifixion of Jesus 
D) the shift from Greek to Latin in the church

Question 13

How did St.Paul contribute to early Christian theology?

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St. Paul, also known as the Apostle Paul

Question 14

The Gospels of the New Testament can be described as

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A) secular histories in the style of Greek historians. 
B) the writings of men who heard about Jesus two centuries after he lived. 
C) the work of a few who wrote about Jesus around 70 BCE. 
D) a collection of works with no central themes,written from many points of view. 
A) secular histories in the style of Greek historians. 
B) the writings of men who heard about Jesus two centuries after he lived. 
C) the work of a few who wrote about Jesus around 70 BCE. 
D) a collection of works with no central themes,written from many points of view.

Question 15

The Second Commandment forbade

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A) the killing of a human being. 
B) graven images. 
C) the worshipping of other deities. 
D) theft. 
A) the killing of a human being. 
B) graven images. 
C) the worshipping of other deities. 
D) theft.

Question 16

The two civilizations that gravely threatened the ancient Jews after 168 BCE were the

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A) Hellenic and Persian. 
B) Hellenistic and Roman. 
C) Canaanite and Egyptian. 
D) Hittite and Syrian. 
A) Hellenic and Persian. 
B) Hellenistic and Roman. 
C) Canaanite and Egyptian. 
D) Hittite and Syrian.

Question 17

Why did early Christianity appeal to women?

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A) It offered a refuge from the cruelty of Roman society. 
B) It allowed them to become priests. 
C) It made divorce legal. 
D) It promised sexual equality in church government. 
A) It offered a refuge from the cruelty of Roman society. 
B) It allowed them to become priests. 
C) It made divorce legal. 
D) It promised sexual equality in church government.

Question 18

Which term means concern with the end of the world?

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A) apocalypse 
B) Messiah 
C) eschatology 
D) covenant 
A) apocalypse 
B) Messiah 
C) eschatology 
D) covenant

Question 19

How did Judaism influence early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Judaism significantly influenced early C

Question 20

The ancient Jews borrowed from Zoroastrianism the notion of

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A) a cosmic dualism. 
B) apocalypse. 
C) a chosen people. 
D) a universal deity. 
A) a cosmic dualism. 
B) apocalypse. 
C) a chosen people. 
D) a universal deity.

Exam 6: Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Rabbinic Judaism evolved out of the tradition of

Which of the following terms identifies the marble tombs used by early Christians?

According to tradition,the first patriarch to settle in Canaan was

In their early years,the Hebrews can be described as

The New Testament was originally written in

The outward sign of the covenant between God and the Hebrews was

The Zealots were Jewish

Discuss the shifting nature of Christian-Roman relationships from the time of Jesus to the late third century,noting attitudes on both sides and their respective responses to each other.

How did the Hebrew historians differ from the Greek historians?

What Stoic idea was incorporated into early Christianity?

Vibia Perpetua is remembered in early Christianity as one of the first women

The Acts of the Apostles described which of the following as a turning point in Christian history?

How did St.Paul contribute to early Christian theology?

The Gospels of the New Testament can be described as

The Second Commandment forbade

The two civilizations that gravely threatened the ancient Jews after 168 BCE were the

Why did early Christianity appeal to women?

Which term means concern with the end of the world?

How did Judaism influence early Christianity?

The ancient Jews borrowed from Zoroastrianism the notion of

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

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