Question 1

According to the text, ancient mystery cults

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A) had real-life heroes. 
B) featured deities who were killed against their will. 
C) demanded loyalty to a single deity and the recognition that no other divine figures existed. 
D) required their adherents to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) all of the above 
A) had real-life heroes. 
B) featured deities who were killed against their will. 
C) demanded loyalty to a single deity and the recognition that no other divine figures existed. 
D) required their adherents to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   
Using arrows, trace the route of the missionary activities of Paul of Tarsus.

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

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major teachings of Jesus, and why did they represent a threat to contemporary religious and political realities in the Roman world?

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The major teachings of Jesus can be summ

Question 4

Which of the following is included in Saint Benedict of Nursia's monastic book of rules?

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A) renouncing luxuries 
B) loving fasting 
C) avoiding self-conceit 
D) relieving the poor 
E) all of the above 
A) renouncing luxuries 
B) loving fasting 
C) avoiding self-conceit 
D) relieving the poor 
E) all of the above

Question 5

John the Baptist was likely once a/an

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A) Sadducee. 
B) Pharisee. 
C) Zealot. 
D) Essene. 
E) Christian. 
A) Sadducee. 
B) Pharisee. 
C) Zealot. 
D) Essene. 
E) Christian.

Question 6

Conservative church fathers objected to classical philosophy because they felt

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A) Greek philosophy would contaminate Christian morality. 
B) Greek philosophy would promote heresy. 
C) Greek philosophy had been superseded by Christianity. 
D) faith was more reliable than human reason. 
E) all of the above 
A) Greek philosophy would contaminate Christian morality. 
B) Greek philosophy would promote heresy. 
C) Greek philosophy had been superseded by Christianity. 
D) faith was more reliable than human reason. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

The Visigoths' attack on Rome in 410 prompted

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A) Saint Jerome's translation of the Bible. 
B) Saint Augustine's The C ity of God . 
C) Saint Benedict's monastic rule. 
D) Saint Ambrose's condemnation of the power of the state. 
E) John Chrysostom's attack on the Jews. 
A) Saint Jerome's translation of the Bible. 
B) Saint Augustine's The C ity of God . 
C) Saint Benedict's monastic rule. 
D) Saint Ambrose's condemnation of the power of the state. 
E) John Chrysostom's attack on the Jews.

Question 8

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

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The Mosaic law refers to the laws and co

Question 9

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

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Who: The Apostles were the twelve chosen

Question 10

In his understanding of Christianity, Saint Paul taught all the following EXCEPT

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A) all people, both Jews and non-Jews, had inherited sin from Adam and Eve. 
B) Jesus had come to earth to save all people from sin and death. 
C) Jesus' suffering and death on the cross was atonement for people's sin; he is the resurrected redeemer. 
D) by believing in Jesus as savior, people can gain salvation. 
E) God was Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 
A) all people, both Jews and non-Jews, had inherited sin from Adam and Eve. 
B) Jesus had come to earth to save all people from sin and death. 
C) Jesus' suffering and death on the cross was atonement for people's sin; he is the resurrected redeemer. 
D) by believing in Jesus as savior, people can gain salvation. 
E) God was Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why was the idea of Jesus as the Messiah attractive to some members of the Jewish community? Why was it unacceptable to others?

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The idea of Jesus as the Messiah was att

Question 12

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

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A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) all of the above 
A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians. Did the persecutors achieve their goals? Why or why not?

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Persecutions against Christians erupted

Question 14

According to the text, the New Testament

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A) was written by historians of the caliber of Thucydides and Polybius. 
B) contains discrepancies, some non-historical legends, and polemics. 
C) was written between twenty-five and thirty-five years after the death of Jesus. 
D) was interpreted identically by all Christians. 
E) was written too early to be influenced by Greek philosophy. 
A) was written by historians of the caliber of Thucydides and Polybius. 
B) contains discrepancies, some non-historical legends, and polemics. 
C) was written between twenty-five and thirty-five years after the death of Jesus. 
D) was interpreted identically by all Christians. 
E) was written too early to be influenced by Greek philosophy.

Question 15

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

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Who: The Pope is the leader of the Catho

Question 16

The text does not assign which of the following to the Zealots?

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A) The Zealots were devoted patriots. 
B) The Zealots believed that God's kingdom was not of this world. 
C) They refused to pay taxes to the Romans. 
D) The Zealots did not acknowledge the authority of the Roman   e mperor. 
E) They were responsible for active resistance to Roman rule, which culminated in the failed A.D. 66-70 revolt. 
A) The Zealots were devoted patriots. 
B) The Zealots believed that God's kingdom was not of this world. 
C) They refused to pay taxes to the Romans. 
D) The Zealots did not acknowledge the authority of the Roman   e mperor. 
E) They were responsible for active resistance to Roman rule, which culminated in the failed A.D. 66-70 revolt.

Question 17

The Essene community of Qumran

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A) referred to themselves as the "sons of light." 
B) considered themselves the true Israel. 
C) anticipated a messianic age. 
D) had similar teachings to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 
E) all of the above 
A) referred to themselves as the "sons of light." 
B) considered themselves the true Israel. 
C) anticipated a messianic age. 
D) had similar teachings to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 
E) all of the above

Question 18

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

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The Essenes were a Jewish sect that exis

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Benedict change the nature of Christian monasticism, at least in the West?

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Benedict of Nursia, also known as Saint

Exam 8: Early Christianity a World Religion

According to the text, ancient mystery cults

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Using arrows, trace the route of the missionary activities of Paul of Tarsus.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major teachings of Jesus, and why did they represent a threat to contemporary religious and political realities in the Roman world?

Which of the following is included in Saint Benedict of Nursia's monastic book of rules?

John the Baptist was likely once a/an

Conservative church fathers objected to classical philosophy because they felt

The Visigoths' attack on Rome in 410 prompted

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

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

In his understanding of Christianity, Saint Paul taught all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why was the idea of Jesus as the Messiah attractive to some members of the Jewish community? Why was it unacceptable to others?

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians. Did the persecutors achieve their goals? Why or why not?

According to the text, the New Testament

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

The text does not assign which of the following to the Zealots?

The Essene community of Qumran

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Benedict change the nature of Christian monasticism, at least in the West?

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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