Question 1

According to the ecumenical councils, the church decided that Mary was a God-bearer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the ecumenical councils, since the incarnation, the Eternal Word can now be identified with Jesus of Nazareth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The author claims that the Bible regularly identifies Jesus as divine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The author claimed that sometimes bishops defied the emperor. How did Ambrose defy the emperor and his mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  He refused to allow the church to be taxed 
B)  He refused to give communion to both the emperor and his mother until they repented 
C)  He chastised them publically for their ostentatious wealth 
D)  He refused to give up one of his churches to Arian Christianity 
A)  He refused to allow the church to be taxed 
B)  He refused to give communion to both the emperor and his mother until they repented 
C)  He chastised them publically for their ostentatious wealth 
D)  He refused to give up one of his churches to Arian Christianity

Question 5

What is tri-theism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions 
A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions

Question 6

The author claims that most Christians are modalistic monarchianists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a patriarchal see?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of five centers where the bishop had particular authority and prestige 
B)  One of the twelve bishops named to be father of the church 
C)  This is another name for a metropolitan bishop 
D)  One of the principal cities in the empire where the governor was also a bishop 
A)  One of five centers where the bishop had particular authority and prestige 
B)  One of the twelve bishops named to be father of the church 
C)  This is another name for a metropolitan bishop 
D)  One of the principal cities in the empire where the governor was also a bishop

Question 8

Which of the following was not one of the sites for an ecumenical council?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Ephesus 
D)  Chalcedon 
A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Ephesus 
D)  Chalcedon

Question 9

What is dynamic monarchianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions 
A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions

Question 10

Why does the author claim that most Christians do not understand the ecumenical councils' decisions about the nature of the Trinity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The standard use of language do not lend itself to these philosophical distinctions 
B)  Most Christians are poorly educated in their faith 
C)  Most Christians are uncomfortable with the implications of the decisions 
D)  Few Christians take enough philosophy to understand them 
A)  The standard use of language do not lend itself to these philosophical distinctions 
B)  Most Christians are poorly educated in their faith 
C)  Most Christians are uncomfortable with the implications of the decisions 
D)  Few Christians take enough philosophy to understand them

Question 11

What does doctrine mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to spiritual medicine 
B)  It refers to religious rites 
C)  It refers to salves and physical medicine 
D)  It refers to religious teaching 
A)  It refers to spiritual medicine 
B)  It refers to religious rites 
C)  It refers to salves and physical medicine 
D)  It refers to religious teaching

Question 12

Did Constantine favor Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, but only insofar as allowing Christians to hold civic positions and worship freely 
B)  Yes, he devoted significant government funds to support the church 
C)  Yes, he even demanded that major cities had to be run by Christians 
D)  No, the big shift was religious tolerance of Christianity 
A)  Yes, but only insofar as allowing Christians to hold civic positions and worship freely 
B)  Yes, he devoted significant government funds to support the church 
C)  Yes, he even demanded that major cities had to be run by Christians 
D)  No, the big shift was religious tolerance of Christianity

Question 13

What does dogma mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to an unwavering mind 
B)  It refers to core teaching 
C)  It refers to bigotry 
D)  It refers to the Christian use of canines 
A)  It refers to an unwavering mind 
B)  It refers to core teaching 
C)  It refers to bigotry 
D)  It refers to the Christian use of canines

Question 14

What happened to Jews in the empire once Christianity became the state religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lost many of their legal protections 
B)  They were no longer taxed twice 
C)  Many more Jews became Christian 
D)  They were now allowed full freedom of movement in the empire 
A)  They lost many of their legal protections 
B)  They were no longer taxed twice 
C)  Many more Jews became Christian 
D)  They were now allowed full freedom of movement in the empire

Question 15

What did the Alexandrian school emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  The singularity of Jesus as a God-man 
B)  The fact that language could not represent divine things 
C)  The Trinity 
D)  The full humanity of Christ 
A)  The singularity of Jesus as a God-man 
B)  The fact that language could not represent divine things 
C)  The Trinity 
D)  The full humanity of Christ

Question 16

The author says that the Bible never details central Christian dogmas, but provides both evidence and counterevidence for all of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is Caesaro-papism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bishop of Rome trying to take over the whole church 
B)  The Pope claiming the right to tax the entire church 
C)  Roman emperors seeing themselves as the head of both church and state 
D)  Roman emperors demanding the right to tax the entire church 
A)  The bishop of Rome trying to take over the whole church 
B)  The Pope claiming the right to tax the entire church 
C)  Roman emperors seeing themselves as the head of both church and state 
D)  Roman emperors demanding the right to tax the entire church

Question 18

In addressing Jesus's human nature, Gregory of Nazianzus asserted that whatever is not assumed is not saved. By this he meant:

Accepted Answer

A)  Any part of human nature that the Word did not take on would not then be taken into the divine life 
B)  It must be assumed that Jesus is human because this is how we are saved 
C)  Jesus is assumed to be human because, if we cannot make this assumption we cannot be saved 
D)  If we cannot make humanity a basic presupposition about Jesus, then we cannot make him part of the human race 
A)  Any part of human nature that the Word did not take on would not then be taken into the divine life 
B)  It must be assumed that Jesus is human because this is how we are saved 
C)  Jesus is assumed to be human because, if we cannot make this assumption we cannot be saved 
D)  If we cannot make humanity a basic presupposition about Jesus, then we cannot make him part of the human race

Question 19

The claim for the primacy of Rome is controversial. Where do you stand on this issue, and why?

Accepted Answer

As a neutral party, I can provide an ove

Question 20

Who presided over the first ecumenical council?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bishop of Rome 
B)  The bishop of Constantinople 
C)  The emperor Constantine 
D)  Arius of Alexandria 
A)  The bishop of Rome 
B)  The bishop of Constantinople 
C)  The emperor Constantine 
D)  Arius of Alexandria

Exam 7: The Imperial Church

According to the ecumenical councils, the church decided that Mary was a God-bearer.

According to the ecumenical councils, since the incarnation, the Eternal Word can now be identified with Jesus of Nazareth.

The author claims that the Bible regularly identifies Jesus as divine.

The author claimed that sometimes bishops defied the emperor. How did Ambrose defy the emperor and his mother?

What is tri-theism?

The author claims that most Christians are modalistic monarchianists.

What is a patriarchal see?

Which of the following was not one of the sites for an ecumenical council?

What is dynamic monarchianism?

Why does the author claim that most Christians do not understand the ecumenical councils' decisions about the nature of the Trinity?

What does doctrine mean?

Did Constantine favor Christianity?

What does dogma mean?

What happened to Jews in the empire once Christianity became the state religion?

What did the Alexandrian school emphasize?

The author says that the Bible never details central Christian dogmas, but provides both evidence and counterevidence for all of them.

What is Caesaro-papism?

In addressing Jesus's human nature, Gregory of Nazianzus asserted that whatever is not assumed is not saved. By this he meant:

The claim for the primacy of Rome is controversial. Where do you stand on this issue, and why?

Who presided over the first ecumenical council?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

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