Question 1

Jesus preached that God's kingdom was at hand. Therefore, each person had to

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A) radically change his behavior. 
B) eliminate base, lustful, hostile, and selfish feelings. 
C) stop pursuing wealth and power. 
D) show love for their fellow man and for God. 
E) all of the above 
A) radically change his behavior. 
B) eliminate base, lustful, hostile, and selfish feelings. 
C) stop pursuing wealth and power. 
D) show love for their fellow man and for God. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

As Christianity came to be accepted in the Roman Empire, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

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A) Christianity became officially tolerated in A.D. 313 by the Edict of Milan. 
B) favorable legislation accelerated the growth of the Christian Church. 
C) worship of pagan gods was banned. 
D) believing they had a monopoly on the truth, Christians burned pagan writings, suppressed non-Christian rites and festivals, destroyed pagan altars, and regarded non-believers as enemies of God deserving punishment. 
E) Constantine, the first Roman emperor to be baptized, made Christianity the state religion. 
A) Christianity became officially tolerated in A.D. 313 by the Edict of Milan. 
B) favorable legislation accelerated the growth of the Christian Church. 
C) worship of pagan gods was banned. 
D) believing they had a monopoly on the truth, Christians burned pagan writings, suppressed non-Christian rites and festivals, destroyed pagan altars, and regarded non-believers as enemies of God deserving punishment. 
E) Constantine, the first Roman emperor to be baptized, made Christianity the state religion.

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How was Paul of Tarsus able to transform Christianity into a universal religion? How did his social position facilitate this transformation?

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Paul of Tarsus played a crucial role in

Question 4

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

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The Council of Nicaea was a historic mee

Question 5

The earliest surviving Christian writings are

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A) the synoptic gospels. 
B) Acts of the Apostles. 
C) Saint Paul's Epistles. 
D) Revelation and the Gospel of Saint John. 
E) the Acts of the Apostles. 
A) the synoptic gospels. 
B) Acts of the Apostles. 
C) Saint Paul's Epistles. 
D) Revelation and the Gospel of Saint John. 
E) the Acts of the Apostles.

Question 6

Which of Augustine's assertions did the Church more or less ignore until the Protestant Reformation?

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A) his statement that the state must sometimes employ repression to maintain order and defend the innocent 
B) his statement that human nature is weak and subject to temptation 
C) his statement that very few people were destined for salvation 
D) his distinction between the City of Man and the City of God 
E) his assertion that the meaning of history was not bound up with the fate of the Roman Empire 
A) his statement that the state must sometimes employ repression to maintain order and defend the innocent 
B) his statement that human nature is weak and subject to temptation 
C) his statement that very few people were destined for salvation 
D) his distinction between the City of Man and the City of God 
E) his assertion that the meaning of history was not bound up with the fate of the Roman Empire

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare Christianity with its main competitors in the Mediterranean region during the first centuries of the Common Era. Why was Christianity an attractive faith? What accounts for the growth of Christianity?

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During the first centuries of the Common

Question 8

According to the text, the chief architect of the Christian worldview that succeeded a dying classicism was

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A) Saint Ambrose. 
B) Saint Augustine. 
C) Saint Anthony. 
D) Saint Benedict. 
E) Boethius. 
A) Saint Ambrose. 
B) Saint Augustine. 
C) Saint Anthony. 
D) Saint Benedict. 
E) Boethius.

Question 9

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

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The term "Diaspora" refers to the disper

Question 10

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the text's  summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

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A) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." 
B) "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." 
C) "Blessed are the ambitious for their toil will be rewarded." 
D) "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy." 
E) "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God." 
A) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." 
B) "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." 
C) "Blessed are the ambitious for their toil will be rewarded." 
D) "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy." 
E) "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God."

Question 11

Saint Augustine's The  City of God stated all the following EXCEPT

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A) what really mattered in history was an individual's spiritual destiny, not the fate of cities and empires. 
B) the misfortune of Rome should not distress a Christian unduly. 
C) through hard work and faith, the City of Man can be transformed into the City of God. 
D) the church should guide the state to protect people from their own sinful nature. 
E) a true Christian is a citizen of a heavenly city. 
A) what really mattered in history was an individual's spiritual destiny, not the fate of cities and empires. 
B) the misfortune of Rome should not distress a Christian unduly. 
C) through hard work and faith, the City of Man can be transformed into the City of God. 
D) the church should guide the state to protect people from their own sinful nature. 
E) a true Christian is a citizen of a heavenly city.

Question 12

The Christian emphasis on community and the spiritual equality of all people before God led early Christians to

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A) campaign against slavery. 
B) avoid any hierarchy of authority in the church. 
C) free women from their traditional subordination to men. 
D) advocate nonviolence in all circumstances. 
E) none of the above 
A) campaign against slavery. 
B) avoid any hierarchy of authority in the church. 
C) free women from their traditional subordination to men. 
D) advocate nonviolence in all circumstances. 
E) none of the above

Question 13

According to the text , Jesus

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A) denied the need for Jews to follow the Mosaic Law. 
B) called for the overthrow of the Sadducees' control of the Temple. 
C) associated himself more with the prophetic tradition than a strict following of the letter of the Mosaic Law. 
D) insisted on strict obedience to the Mosaic Law. 
E) refused to associated with social outcasts. 
A) denied the need for Jews to follow the Mosaic Law. 
B) called for the overthrow of the Sadducees' control of the Temple. 
C) associated himself more with the prophetic tradition than a strict following of the letter of the Mosaic Law. 
D) insisted on strict obedience to the Mosaic Law. 
E) refused to associated with social outcasts.

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Greco-Roman worldview with that of the Judeo-Christian traditions.

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The Greco-Roman worldview and the Judeo-

Question 15

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

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Yeshu'a, also known as Yeshua, is a Hebr

Question 16

Factors that contributed to the growing appeal of Christianity include all of the following EXCEPT

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A) a decline of rationalism and self-reliance. 
B) a general lack of compassion for suffering in Greco-Roman society. 
C) the inability of the aristocratic values of Greco-Roman civilization to offer common people hope, a sense of dignity and inner strength. 
D) the failure of Greco-Roman thought to provide for the emotional needs of many people. 
E) the collapse of the mystery cult tradition and the declining popularity of astrology and magic. 
A) a decline of rationalism and self-reliance. 
B) a general lack of compassion for suffering in Greco-Roman society. 
C) the inability of the aristocratic values of Greco-Roman civilization to offer common people hope, a sense of dignity and inner strength. 
D) the failure of Greco-Roman thought to provide for the emotional needs of many people. 
E) the collapse of the mystery cult tradition and the declining popularity of astrology and magic.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE ?

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A) The Pharisees believed in an afterlife, a late belief probably imported from Persia. 
B) Like the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a strict interpretation of the Mosaic Law. 
C) The Pharisees gave authority to an oral tradition, an "oral Torah." 
D) All later forms of Judaism developed from the Pharisees. 
E) The Pharisees shared an emphasis on prophetic ideals with Jesus. 
A) The Pharisees believed in an afterlife, a late belief probably imported from Persia. 
B) Like the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a strict interpretation of the Mosaic Law. 
C) The Pharisees gave authority to an oral tradition, an "oral Torah." 
D) All later forms of Judaism developed from the Pharisees. 
E) The Pharisees shared an emphasis on prophetic ideals with Jesus.

Question 18

The text states that the most important controversy of early Christianity involved

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A) taxation and church revenues. 
B) the role of women in the church. 
C) clerical leadership. 
D) the relationship between the teachings of Jesus and Saint Paul. 
E) the relationship between God and Christ. 
A) taxation and church revenues. 
B) the role of women in the church. 
C) clerical leadership. 
D) the relationship between the teachings of Jesus and Saint Paul. 
E) the relationship between God and Christ.

Question 19

Jesus evoked opposition among many Jews because

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A) some of his interpretations of the Mosaic Law offended Jewish leaders. 
B) Jesus undermined respect for the Sabbath by violating God's strict command not to labor on a holy day. 
C) Jesus proclaimed spiritual truth in his own name and on his own authority. 
D) Jesus claimed that, above all men, he had a special relationship with God. 
E) all of the above 
A) some of his interpretations of the Mosaic Law offended Jewish leaders. 
B) Jesus undermined respect for the Sabbath by violating God's strict command not to labor on a holy day. 
C) Jesus proclaimed spiritual truth in his own name and on his own authority. 
D) Jesus claimed that, above all men, he had a special relationship with God. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

The term Gentiles derives from the

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A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek . 
A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek .

Exam 8: Early Christianity a World Religion

Jesus preached that God's kingdom was at hand. Therefore, each person had to

As Christianity came to be accepted in the Roman Empire, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How was Paul of Tarsus able to transform Christianity into a universal religion? How did his social position facilitate this transformation?

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

The earliest surviving Christian writings are

Which of Augustine's assertions did the Church more or less ignore until the Protestant Reformation?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare Christianity with its main competitors in the Mediterranean region during the first centuries of the Common Era. Why was Christianity an attractive faith? What accounts for the growth of Christianity?

According to the text, the chief architect of the Christian worldview that succeeded a dying classicism was

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

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the text's summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

Saint Augustine's The City of God stated all the following EXCEPT

The Christian emphasis on community and the spiritual equality of all people before God led early Christians to

According to the text , Jesus

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the Greco-Roman worldview with that of the Judeo-Christian traditions.

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

Factors that contributed to the growing appeal of Christianity include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE ?

The text states that the most important controversy of early Christianity involved

Jesus evoked opposition among many Jews because

The term Gentiles derives from the

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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