Question 1

Which of the following best describes the tradition known as mysticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was reserved for male priests and monks 
B)  It was an exclusively Eastern (Greek) movement 
C)  It emphasizes the daily reading of theology 
D)  It prioritizes daily theological writing in a journal 
E)  It emphasizes the certainty of profound personal experience 
A)  It was reserved for male priests and monks 
B)  It was an exclusively Eastern (Greek) movement 
C)  It emphasizes the daily reading of theology 
D)  It prioritizes daily theological writing in a journal 
E)  It emphasizes the certainty of profound personal experience E

Question 2

Deism is an intellectual movement that denies the existence of a creator God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Under the Ottoman Empire, Orthodox Christians were tolerated but forbidden to proselytize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

How did Christian Deists envision God?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a cosmic helper 
B)  As a personal friend 
C)  As Jesus, the Christ 
D)  As a divine clockmaker 
E)  As a fearsome tyrant 
A)  As a cosmic helper 
B)  As a personal friend 
C)  As Jesus, the Christ 
D)  As a divine clockmaker 
E)  As a fearsome tyrant

Question 5

Scholasticism as an intellectual movement believed that reason alone is needed for salvation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first evangelical "Great Awakening" swept across Protestant Europe and British America in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Emperor Constantine's pro-Christian initiatives led to the construction of much larger and grander worship spaces known as basilicas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following cities was NOT one of the major episcopal areas or sees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Avignon 
C)  Antioch 
D)  Rome 
E)  Constantinople 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Avignon 
C)  Antioch 
D)  Rome 
E)  Constantinople

Question 9

Which philosopher greatly influenced the thought of Thomas Aquinas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socrates 
B)  Plato 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Boethius 
E)  Plotinus 
A)  Socrates 
B)  Plato 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Boethius 
E)  Plotinus

Question 10

Jesus of Nazareth was raised as a Jew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What theological position was affirmed as orthodox at the Council of Chalcedon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monophysitism 
B)  Arianism 
C)  Tritheism 
D)  Dyophysitism 
E)  Nestorianism 
A)  Monophysitism 
B)  Arianism 
C)  Tritheism 
D)  Dyophysitism 
E)  Nestorianism

Question 12

What is the significance of baptism within Christian traditions?

Accepted Answer

Baptism is one of the sacraments and is

Question 13

"Ecumenism" comes from the Greek term meaning what?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Inhabited world" 
B)  "Colonization" 
C)  "Love" 
D)  "Good news" 
E)  "Peace" 
A)  "Inhabited world" 
B)  "Colonization" 
C)  "Love" 
D)  "Good news" 
E)  "Peace"

Question 14

The Second Council of Nicaea forbade Christian Churches from displaying icons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

King Henry VIII remained faithful in his defense of Roman Catholicism throughout his entire life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the Synoptic Gospels?

Accepted Answer

The Synoptic Gospels are Mark, Matthew,

Question 17

The term "anchorite" refers to what in early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deacon who spread the gospel overseas 
B)  A priest who preached in public squares in the city 
C)  A hermit devoted to silence, prayer, and sometimes mortification of the flesh 
D)  An element of the baptismal rite of initiation 
E)  A pictorial motif found in the early church 
A)  A deacon who spread the gospel overseas 
B)  A priest who preached in public squares in the city 
C)  A hermit devoted to silence, prayer, and sometimes mortification of the flesh 
D)  An element of the baptismal rite of initiation 
E)  A pictorial motif found in the early church

Question 18

Augustine taught that human beings can choose the good by exercising their free will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Eastern Orthodoxy was carried from Byzantium to the people of Eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How are the Anabaptists different from other Protestant denominations?

Accepted Answer

Believing that baptism should be activel

Which of the following best describes the tradition known as mysticism?

Deism is an intellectual movement that denies the existence of a creator God.

Under the Ottoman Empire, Orthodox Christians were tolerated but forbidden to proselytize.

How did Christian Deists envision God?

Scholasticism as an intellectual movement believed that reason alone is needed for salvation.

The first evangelical "Great Awakening" swept across Protestant Europe and British America in the late nineteenth century.

Emperor Constantine's pro-Christian initiatives led to the construction of much larger and grander worship spaces known as basilicas.

Which of the following cities was NOT one of the major episcopal areas or sees?

Which philosopher greatly influenced the thought of Thomas Aquinas?

Jesus of Nazareth was raised as a Jew.

What theological position was affirmed as orthodox at the Council of Chalcedon?

What is the significance of baptism within Christian traditions?

"Ecumenism" comes from the Greek term meaning what?

The Second Council of Nicaea forbade Christian Churches from displaying icons.

King Henry VIII remained faithful in his defense of Roman Catholicism throughout his entire life.

What are the Synoptic Gospels?

The term "anchorite" refers to what in early Christianity?

Augustine taught that human beings can choose the good by exercising their free will.

Eastern Orthodoxy was carried from Byzantium to the people of Eastern Europe.

How are the Anabaptists different from other Protestant denominations?

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Which of the following best describes the tradition known as mysticism?

Deism is an intellectual movement that denies the existence of a creator God.

Under the Ottoman Empire, Orthodox Christians were tolerated but forbidden to proselytize.

How did Christian Deists envision God?

Scholasticism as an intellectual movement believed that reason alone is needed for salvation.

The first evangelical "Great Awakening" swept across Protestant Europe and British America in the late nineteenth century.

Emperor Constantine's pro-Christian initiatives led to the construction of much larger and grander worship spaces known as basilicas.

Which of the following cities was NOT one of the major episcopal areas or sees?

Which philosopher greatly influenced the thought of Thomas Aquinas?

Jesus of Nazareth was raised as a Jew.

What theological position was affirmed as orthodox at the Council of Chalcedon?

What is the significance of baptism within Christian traditions?

"Ecumenism" comes from the Greek term meaning what?

The Second Council of Nicaea forbade Christian Churches from displaying icons.

King Henry VIII remained faithful in his defense of Roman Catholicism throughout his entire life.

What are the Synoptic Gospels?

The term "anchorite" refers to what in early Christianity?

Augustine taught that human beings can choose the good by exercising their free will.

Eastern Orthodoxy was carried from Byzantium to the people of Eastern Europe.

How are the Anabaptists different from other Protestant denominations?

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Religions of Late Antiquity

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