Question 1

Who were the ammas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women spiritual guides of the desert 
B)  Women deacons who lived monastically, but in the church compound 
C)  Typically wealthy women who subsidized the monastic movement 
D)  Women who preached about the ascetical life in churches that would allow them 
A)  Women spiritual guides of the desert 
B)  Women deacons who lived monastically, but in the church compound 
C)  Typically wealthy women who subsidized the monastic movement 
D)  Women who preached about the ascetical life in churches that would allow them

Question 2

What was John Cassian's greatest contribution to monasticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wrote the Regula Magistri 
B)  He wrote the Conferences 
C)  He disseminated Basil's Longer Rules for Monks in the West 
D)  He founded the first monastery in the West 
A)  He wrote the Regula Magistri 
B)  He wrote the Conferences 
C)  He disseminated Basil's Longer Rules for Monks in the West 
D)  He founded the first monastery in the West

Question 3

The Council of Ephesus declared Mary as the Son Provider.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the author, Benedictine monasticism provides a vision of a sacramental world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Monachos, Greek for monk, literally means what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contemplation 
B)  Desert 
C)  Asceticism 
D)  Solitary 
A)  Contemplation 
B)  Desert 
C)  Asceticism 
D)  Solitary

Question 6

The Jesus Prayer is highly controversial in Eastern Orthodoxy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Monasticism gained a reputation for being an ideal expression of Christian spirituality. What are some arguments in favor of and against continuing to view it as such today?

Accepted Answer

Arguments in favor of continuing to view

Question 8

How long did Antony live?

Accepted Answer

A)  33 years (same as Christ) 
B)  77 years 
C)  95 years 
D)  105 years 
A)  33 years (same as Christ) 
B)  77 years 
C)  95 years 
D)  105 years

Question 9

One of the roles monks had for Christianity at large was as potent intercessors to God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The author describes the relationship between early monasticism and the institutional church as:

Accepted Answer

A)  An electrical jolt 
B)  A wound in the heart 
C)  A wound to the conscience 
D)  A silent revolution 
A)  An electrical jolt 
B)  A wound in the heart 
C)  A wound to the conscience 
D)  A silent revolution

Question 11

What was a basilica similar to in style?

Accepted Answer

A)  The temple in Jerusalem 
B)  A Jewish synagogue 
C)  A Roman temple devoted to Jupiter 
D)  A Roman public building 
A)  The temple in Jerusalem 
B)  A Jewish synagogue 
C)  A Roman temple devoted to Jupiter 
D)  A Roman public building

Question 12

Those who objected to icons were called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Image haters 
B)  Idonodules 
C)  Iconoclasts 
D)  Keepers of the faith 
A)  Image haters 
B)  Idonodules 
C)  Iconoclasts 
D)  Keepers of the faith

Question 13

Anchoritic monasticism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Monks who never left the monastery 
B)  A monastery that principally drew members from sailors off of Alexandria 
C)  Monks who lived as hermits 
D)  Monks who previously had been priests 
A)  Monks who never left the monastery 
B)  A monastery that principally drew members from sailors off of Alexandria 
C)  Monks who lived as hermits 
D)  Monks who previously had been priests

Question 14

Why was Antony of Egypt important?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first great abbot of a large monastery 
B)  He became a model of what a monk was to be 
C)  By levitating in prayer, he showed that the life of prayer could defy the normal laws of nature 
D)  He preached monasticism in Constantinople, creating a new wave of monks 
A)  He was the first great abbot of a large monastery 
B)  He became a model of what a monk was to be 
C)  By levitating in prayer, he showed that the life of prayer could defy the normal laws of nature 
D)  He preached monasticism in Constantinople, creating a new wave of monks

Question 15

Benedictine life is often depicted through the phrase beatus et contemplatio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Monastic ammas hold a similar role as monastic abbas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the most dramatic thing that happened to Benedict when he was first Abbot?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was discovered levitating 
B)  Every monk left the monastery to become a priest 
C)  The monks in his monastery all resigned 
D)  The monks in his monastery tried to kill him 
A)  He was discovered levitating 
B)  Every monk left the monastery to become a priest 
C)  The monks in his monastery all resigned 
D)  The monks in his monastery tried to kill him

Question 18

Monasticism took a long time to eventually be adopted in the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Early expressions of monasticism were varied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The sacraments are believed to serve as intermediaries between God and believers. Do you think sacraments can actually convey actual spiritual reality?

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't hold personal beliefs

Exam 9: Christianitys Spiritual Life

Who were the ammas?

What was John Cassian's greatest contribution to monasticism?

The Council of Ephesus declared Mary as the Son Provider.

According to the author, Benedictine monasticism provides a vision of a sacramental world.

Monachos, Greek for monk, literally means what?

The Jesus Prayer is highly controversial in Eastern Orthodoxy.

Monasticism gained a reputation for being an ideal expression of Christian spirituality. What are some arguments in favor of and against continuing to view it as such today?

How long did Antony live?

One of the roles monks had for Christianity at large was as potent intercessors to God.

The author describes the relationship between early monasticism and the institutional church as:

What was a basilica similar to in style?

Those who objected to icons were called:

Anchoritic monasticism refers to:

Why was Antony of Egypt important?

Benedictine life is often depicted through the phrase beatus et contemplatio.

Monastic ammas hold a similar role as monastic abbas.

What was the most dramatic thing that happened to Benedict when he was first Abbot?

Monasticism took a long time to eventually be adopted in the West.

Early expressions of monasticism were varied.

The sacraments are believed to serve as intermediaries between God and believers. Do you think sacraments can actually convey actual spiritual reality?

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 Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

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

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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