Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which Christian belief was adopted from early Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  God is a Trinity with three aspects. 
B)  God will reward the faithful and punish sinners in an afterlife. 
C)  God demands social justice for all people. 
D)  God's covenant is with the human race. 
A)  God is a Trinity with three aspects. 
B)  God will reward the faithful and punish sinners in an afterlife. 
C)  God demands social justice for all people. 
D)  God's covenant is with the human race.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 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

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 6

Why did early Christianity appeal to women?

Accepted Answer

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 7

Paul's interpretation of the life of Jesus was based on the Jewish scripture about

Accepted Answer

A)  the Suffering Servant. 
B)  Job. 
C)  David. 
D)  Moses. 
A)  the Suffering Servant. 
B)  Job. 
C)  David. 
D)  Moses.

Question 8

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

Question 9

What impact did Greco-Roman religions and philosophy has on early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

The impact of Greco-Roman religions and

Question 10

Which term means concern with the end of the world?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 12

Christians refer to the Jewish Bible as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Old Testament. 
B)  New Testament. 
C)  Torah. 
D)  Pseudepigrapha. 
A)  Old Testament. 
B)  New Testament. 
C)  Torah. 
D)  Pseudepigrapha.

Question 13

The Gospels of the New Testament can be described as

Accepted Answer

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 14

What were the primary differences between Judaism and Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Judaism and Christianity are two of the

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT among the churches to which Paul directed one of his letters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ephesus 
B)  Alexandria 
C)  Corinth 
D)  Thessalonica 
A)  Ephesus 
B)  Alexandria 
C)  Corinth 
D)  Thessalonica

Question 16

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 17

In what ways did the Hebrews consider themselves different from the other tribes in the Middle East, and how did these differences affect the Hebrews' religious outlook?

Accepted Answer

The Hebrews considered themselves differ

Question 18

Christianity began in

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  Judea. 
C)  Greece. 
D)  Italy. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Judea. 
C)  Greece. 
D)  Italy.

Question 19

The ancient Jews borrowed from Zoroastrianism the notion of

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

Which Jewish religious practice was NOT adopted by the early Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rite of baptism 
B)  the observance of dietary laws 
C)  the use of hymns, prayers, and Bible reading as part of the liturgy 
D)  the idea of the Sabbath 
A)  the rite of baptism 
B)  the observance of dietary laws 
C)  the use of hymns, prayers, and Bible reading as part of the liturgy 
D)  the idea of the Sabbath

Exam 6: Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

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

Which Christian belief was adopted from early Judaism?

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

In their early years, the Hebrews can be described as

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

Why did early Christianity appeal to women?

Paul's interpretation of the life of Jesus was based on the Jewish scripture about

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

What impact did Greco-Roman religions and philosophy has on early Christianity?

Which term means concern with the end of the world?

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

Christians refer to the Jewish Bible as the

The Gospels of the New Testament can be described as

What were the primary differences between Judaism and Christianity?

Which of the following is NOT among the churches to which Paul directed one of his letters?

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

In what ways did the Hebrews consider themselves different from the other tribes in the Middle East, and how did these differences affect the Hebrews' religious outlook?

Christianity began in

The ancient Jews borrowed from Zoroastrianism the notion of

Which Jewish religious practice was NOT adopted by the early Christians?

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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