Question 1

What were the primary differences between Judaism and Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Judaism and Christianity are two of the

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a Hebrew name for God?

Accepted Answer

A) YHWH 
B) Allah 
C) Yahweh 
D) Adonai 
A) YHWH 
B) Allah 
C) Yahweh 
D) Adonai

Question 3

Describe the life and career of Jesus as outlined in early Christian writings.What sources provide information about his life,and when and by whom were they written?

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The life and career of Jesus as outlined

Question 4

A major source for the life of Jesus is

Accepted Answer

A) the Gospels. 
B) his autobiography,called the Confessions. 
C) the records of Roman authorities. 
D) the records of Jewish authorities. 
A) the Gospels. 
B) his autobiography,called the Confessions. 
C) the records of Roman authorities. 
D) the records of Jewish authorities.

Question 5

Discuss the evolving role of women in Hebrew society.

Accepted Answer

The evolving role of women in Hebrew soc

Question 6

According to the Bible,Moses

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A) led the Hebrews in the exodus from Egypt. 
B) received a law code,including the Ten Commandments,from God. 
C) molded his followers into a unified people under a strict ethical code. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) led the Hebrews in the exodus from Egypt. 
B) received a law code,including the Ten Commandments,from God. 
C) molded his followers into a unified people under a strict ethical code. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 7

In the early Christian church,who had jurisdiction over territories called dioceses?

Accepted Answer

A) bishops 
B) missionaries 
C) priests 
D) monks 
A) bishops 
B) missionaries 
C) priests 
D) monks

Question 8

A famous episode in Flavius Josephus's History of the Jewish War is the

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A) exile of the Hebrews in Egypt. 
B) Babylonian Captivity. 
C) Maccabean revolt. 
D) burning of the Temple in Jerusalem. 
A) exile of the Hebrews in Egypt. 
B) Babylonian Captivity. 
C) Maccabean revolt. 
D) burning of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Question 9

Tertullian's attitudes made him

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A) a supporter of tolerance toward non-Christians. 
B) one of the early advocates of women in the Christian church. 
C) the leader of a minor sect that called for co-operation with the Roman government. 
D) an outspoken critic of the Greco-Roman humanistic heritage. 
A) a supporter of tolerance toward non-Christians. 
B) one of the early advocates of women in the Christian church. 
C) the leader of a minor sect that called for co-operation with the Roman government. 
D) an outspoken critic of the Greco-Roman humanistic heritage.

Question 10

Which of the following is a symbol of the plight of the Jewish people?

Accepted Answer

A) the Temple of Solomon 
B) the Diaspora 
C) the Ark of the Covenant 
D) the Wailing Wall 
A) the Temple of Solomon 
B) the Diaspora 
C) the Ark of the Covenant 
D) the Wailing Wall

Question 11

The Roman philosopher Celsus ridiculed Christianity because its early membership included

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A) many aristocratic men and women. 
B) many middle-class traders and merchants and their families. 
C) many women and slaves. 
D) people drawn from every social class. 
A) many aristocratic men and women. 
B) many middle-class traders and merchants and their families. 
C) many women and slaves. 
D) people drawn from every social class.

Question 12

Zoroastrianism contributed to Christianity the

Accepted Answer

A) celebration of Easter. 
B) belief that Jesus was born of a virgin. 
C) concept of Satan as the personification of evil. 
D) idea of the resurrection. 
A) celebration of Easter. 
B) belief that Jesus was born of a virgin. 
C) concept of Satan as the personification of evil. 
D) idea of the resurrection.

Question 13

The Hebrews scored what literary achievement during the reign of Solomon?

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A) some of the earliest historical writings 
B) the first written tragedies 
C) the first written epics 
D) the first novels 
A) some of the earliest historical writings 
B) the first written tragedies 
C) the first written epics 
D) the first novels

Question 14

One of the characteristics that distinguished the Hebrews' deity from other Mesopotamian deities was the way the deity

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A) was identified as a human figure. 
B) was an ethical god who was committed to justice and righteousness. 
C) had minor gods and goddesses to help. 
D) claimed to have been born,died,and come back to life. 
A) was identified as a human figure. 
B) was an ethical god who was committed to justice and righteousness. 
C) had minor gods and goddesses to help. 
D) claimed to have been born,died,and come back to life.

Question 15

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A) the letters of Paul 
B) the Gospels 
C) the Book of Revelation 
D) the Acts of the Apostles 
A) the letters of Paul 
B) the Gospels 
C) the Book of Revelation 
D) the Acts of the Apostles

What were the primary differences between Judaism and Christianity?

Which of the following was NOT a Hebrew name for God?

Describe the life and career of Jesus as outlined in early Christian writings.What sources provide information about his life,and when and by whom were they written?

A major source for the life of Jesus is

Discuss the evolving role of women in Hebrew society.

According to the Bible,Moses

In the early Christian church,who had jurisdiction over territories called dioceses?

A famous episode in Flavius Josephus's History of the Jewish War is the

Tertullian's attitudes made him

Which of the following is a symbol of the plight of the Jewish people?

The Roman philosopher Celsus ridiculed Christianity because its early membership included

Zoroastrianism contributed to Christianity the

The Hebrews scored what literary achievement during the reign of Solomon?

One of the characteristics that distinguished the Hebrews' deity from other Mesopotamian deities was the way the deity

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

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

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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Exam 6: Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

What were the primary differences between Judaism and Christianity?

Which of the following was NOT a Hebrew name for God?

Describe the life and career of Jesus as outlined in early Christian writings.What sources provide information about his life,and when and by whom were they written?

A major source for the life of Jesus is

Discuss the evolving role of women in Hebrew society.

According to the Bible,Moses

In the early Christian church,who had jurisdiction over territories called dioceses?

A famous episode in Flavius Josephus's History of the Jewish War is the

Tertullian's attitudes made him

Which of the following is a symbol of the plight of the Jewish people?

The Roman philosopher Celsus ridiculed Christianity because its early membership included

Zoroastrianism contributed to Christianity the

The Hebrews scored what literary achievement during the reign of Solomon?

One of the characteristics that distinguished the Hebrews' deity from other Mesopotamian deities was the way the deity

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

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

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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