Question 1

The monastic rules, which became standard for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, were created by

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A) Saint Benedict. 
B) Saint Basil. 
C) Saint Pachomius. 
D) Saint Dmitrius. 
E) Saint Simeon Stylites. 
A) Saint Benedict. 
B) Saint Basil. 
C) Saint Pachomius. 
D) Saint Dmitrius. 
E) Saint Simeon Stylites. B

Question 2

As ardent Christians sought to establish a closer union with God, they sometimes

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A) flogged themselves. 
B) ate only herbs. 
C) wore spiked corsets. 
D) lived for years atop a high column. 
E) all of the above 
A) flogged themselves. 
B) ate only herbs. 
C) wore spiked corsets. 
D) lived for years atop a high column. 
E) all of the above E

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Dead Sea Scrolls

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The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient Jewish religious texts and manuscripts that were discovered in the mid-20th century in the vicinity of the Dead Sea. The scrolls are believed to have been written between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE. They are important because they provide valuable insights into the religious and cultural practices of ancient Judaism, as well as shedding light on the development of the Hebrew Bible and early Christian texts. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has had a significant impact on biblical scholarship and our understanding of the history of the region.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
 Locate and label the following sites that were important in the history of early Christianity: Milan, Hippo, Alexandria, Antioch, Bethlehem, Rome, and Monte Cassino.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 5

The first persecutions of Christians began under

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A) Tiberius. 
B) Nero. 
C) Vespasian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Diocletian. 
A) Tiberius. 
B) Nero. 
C) Vespasian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Diocletian.

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Manichaeism

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Manichaeism was a religious movement fou

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 martyrdom

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Martyrdom is the act of willingly sacrif

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Messiah

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The Messiah is a term used in various re

Question 9

For Saint Augustine, the true significance of rational knowledge was

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A) its power to let each person fulfill his own unique potential. 
B) in its use to make the world a better place. 
C) in the freedom it gave each person to construct his own set of ethics. 
D) its role as a tool to comprehend God's will. 
E) that it proved man's sinfulness. 
A) its power to let each person fulfill his own unique potential. 
B) in its use to make the world a better place. 
C) in the freedom it gave each person to construct his own set of ethics. 
D) its role as a tool to comprehend God's will. 
E) that it proved man's sinfulness.

Question 10

At the core of Manichaeism was

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A) the doctrine that Jesus was fully divine and not human. 
B) the belief in a titanic struggle between good and evil. 
C) the cult of Mithras. 
D) a cyclical view of history. 
E) the Dionysian practice of divine frenzy. 
A) the doctrine that Jesus was fully divine and not human. 
B) the belief in a titanic struggle between good and evil. 
C) the cult of Mithras. 
D) a cyclical view of history. 
E) the Dionysian practice of divine frenzy.

Question 11

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

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A) Augustus. 
B) Tiberius. 
C) Claudius. 
D) Trajan. 
E) Marcus Aurelius. 
A) Augustus. 
B) Tiberius. 
C) Claudius. 
D) Trajan. 
E) Marcus Aurelius.

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Arianism

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Arianism was a Christian heresy that den

Question 13

Factors that contributed to the survival and growth of the Christian Church include

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A) the creation of a strong organization, an institutional church. 
B) a willingness to absorb some elements of Greek philosophy. 
C) the adaptation of pagan beliefs and rituals include those of the other mystery religions. 
D) the appeal of the idea that all are equally God's children. 
E) all of the above 
A) the creation of a strong organization, an institutional church. 
B) a willingness to absorb some elements of Greek philosophy. 
C) the adaptation of pagan beliefs and rituals include those of the other mystery religions. 
D) the appeal of the idea that all are equally God's children. 
E) all of the above

Question 14

All of the following is true of the Romans who ruled Palestine EXCEPT

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A) they had great interest in Jewish intrareligious disputes. 
B) they assigned Jesus a punishment consistent with someone guilty of high treason. 
C) they feared Jesus as a political agitator. 
D) they believed Jesus could ignite Jewish messianic expectations. 
E) they worried that Jesus would incite a revolt against Rome. 
A) they had great interest in Jewish intrareligious disputes. 
B) they assigned Jesus a punishment consistent with someone guilty of high treason. 
C) they feared Jesus as a political agitator. 
D) they believed Jesus could ignite Jewish messianic expectations. 
E) they worried that Jesus would incite a revolt against Rome.

Question 15

Christianity held all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

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A) there was a prescribed way to worship the one true God. 
B) belief in other gods was an abomination. 
C) heretics were hated by God. 
D) holy war against infidels was justified. 
E) beliefs that did not threaten the state should be tolerated. 
A) there was a prescribed way to worship the one true God. 
B) belief in other gods was an abomination. 
C) heretics were hated by God. 
D) holy war against infidels was justified. 
E) beliefs that did not threaten the state should be tolerated.

Question 16

What was the basis for the bishop of Rome's claims to superior authority in Christendom?

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A) The fact that Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire 
B) The existence of the catacombs in Rome 
C) Jesus' statement that his followers should "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's" 
D) Jesus' statement to the disciple Peter that "you are Peter, and on this rock I shall build my church" 
E) Like Jesus, the pope is the incarnation of God 
A) The fact that Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire 
B) The existence of the catacombs in Rome 
C) Jesus' statement that his followers should "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's" 
D) Jesus' statement to the disciple Peter that "you are Peter, and on this rock I shall build my church" 
E) Like Jesus, the pope is the incarnation of God

Question 17

Among Saint Paul's departures from the Jewish religion was his

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A) rejection of monotheism. 
B) view that circumcision and many other practices in the Mosaic Law were less important than the doctrine of a risen Savior. 
C) view that Hebrew Scriptures were no longer of any value. 
D) view that Christian could take an oath of loyalty to the emperor. 
E) none of the above 
A) rejection of monotheism. 
B) view that circumcision and many other practices in the Mosaic Law were less important than the doctrine of a risen Savior. 
C) view that Hebrew Scriptures were no longer of any value. 
D) view that Christian could take an oath of loyalty to the emperor. 
E) none of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements about Jesus is INCORRECT ?

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A) Jesus practiced his ministry as a rejection of Jewish religious-national expectations. 
B) Very little is known about his childhood. 
C) Jesus did not intend to lead his followers away from their ancestral religion. 
D) Jesus was charged with trying to incite a revolt against the Romans and was executed. 
E) Jesus wrote nothing and very little was written about him decades after his death. 
A) Jesus practiced his ministry as a rejection of Jewish religious-national expectations. 
B) Very little is known about his childhood. 
C) Jesus did not intend to lead his followers away from their ancestral religion. 
D) Jesus was charged with trying to incite a revolt against the Romans and was executed. 
E) Jesus wrote nothing and very little was written about him decades after his death.

Question 19

While Christians accepted Hebrew Scriptures as their Old Testament, they increasingly became anti-Jewish because

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A) many Christians came to associate any opponent with Satan. 
B) Judaism remained a vital religion thus putting into doubt the concept of Christianity as the fulfillment of Judaism. 
C) many resented fellow Christians who continued to observe Jewish festivals and circumcision. 
D) the New Testament stated the Jews were guilty of Jesus' death. 
E) all of the above 
A) many Christians came to associate any opponent with Satan. 
B) Judaism remained a vital religion thus putting into doubt the concept of Christianity as the fulfillment of Judaism. 
C) many resented fellow Christians who continued to observe Jewish festivals and circumcision. 
D) the New Testament stated the Jews were guilty of Jesus' death. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

Augustine argued that which of the following should be conducted in a Christian spirit?

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A) economic activity 
B) ​warfare 
C) education 
D) rearing of children 
E) all of the above 
A) economic activity 
B) ​warfare 
C) education 
D) rearing of children 
E) all of the above

Exam 8: Early Christianity a World Religion

The monastic rules, which became standard for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, were created by

As ardent Christians sought to establish a closer union with God, they sometimes

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Dead Sea Scrolls

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following sites that were important in the history of early Christianity: Milan, Hippo, Alexandria, Antioch, Bethlehem, Rome, and Monte Cassino.

The first persecutions of Christians began under

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Manichaeism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? martyrdom

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Messiah

For Saint Augustine, the true significance of rational knowledge was

At the core of Manichaeism was

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Arianism

Factors that contributed to the survival and growth of the Christian Church include

All of the following is true of the Romans who ruled Palestine EXCEPT

Christianity held all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

What was the basis for the bishop of Rome's claims to superior authority in Christendom?

Among Saint Paul's departures from the Jewish religion was his

Which of the following statements about Jesus is INCORRECT ?

While Christians accepted Hebrew Scriptures as their Old Testament, they increasingly became anti-Jewish because

Augustine argued that which of the following should be conducted in a Christian spirit?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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