Question 1

What is coenobitic monasticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monasticism devoted to reformation of the clergy 
B)  Monasticism devoted to copying scripture 
C)  Monasticism devoted to copying all religious texts 
D)  Monasticism focused on community life 
A)  Monasticism devoted to reformation of the clergy 
B)  Monasticism devoted to copying scripture 
C)  Monasticism devoted to copying all religious texts 
D)  Monasticism focused on community life

Question 2

The two great icon controversies spanned what years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second-third centuries 
B)  Fifth and sixth centuries 
C)  Eighth and ninth centuries 
D)  Eleventh and twelfth centuries 
A)  Second-third centuries 
B)  Fifth and sixth centuries 
C)  Eighth and ninth centuries 
D)  Eleventh and twelfth centuries

Question 3

The author said that monks became white martyrs. What did he mean by that?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monks tended to die in the desert after having witnessed a life of purity 
B)  Instead of battling the beasts of the Coliseum, they battled against the beasts of internal sinfulness 
C)  By praying unceasingly, their faces were offered up to God and became radiant 
D)  They were said to join the early martyrs by their dying to themselves 
A)  Monks tended to die in the desert after having witnessed a life of purity 
B)  Instead of battling the beasts of the Coliseum, they battled against the beasts of internal sinfulness 
C)  By praying unceasingly, their faces were offered up to God and became radiant 
D)  They were said to join the early martyrs by their dying to themselves

Question 4

Many Orthodox churches have an enormous painting on their central dome. What is this a painting of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heaven 
B)  The Trinity 
C)  Mary 
D)  Jesus 
A)  Heaven 
B)  The Trinity 
C)  Mary 
D)  Jesus

Question 5

The author of the Life of Antony was Pachomius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 988, Prince Vladimir sent ambassadors to Constantinople. On entering the church of the Hagia Sophia, what was their experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were so amazed at the architecture that they made copies to reproduce it in Kiev 
B)  They reported that they wanted to live on the church grounds for the rest of their lives 
C)  They reported that they did not know whether they were still on earth or had entered heaven 
D)  They found themselves so dizzy that they had to leave the church for a while, only to return and become dizzy again 
A)  They were so amazed at the architecture that they made copies to reproduce it in Kiev 
B)  They reported that they wanted to live on the church grounds for the rest of their lives 
C)  They reported that they did not know whether they were still on earth or had entered heaven 
D)  They found themselves so dizzy that they had to leave the church for a while, only to return and become dizzy again

Question 7

Antony was a desert father in Eastern Syria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the author, who is the greatest saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter 
B)  Paul 
C)  Mary 
D)  Constantine 
A)  Peter 
B)  Paul 
C)  Mary 
D)  Constantine

Question 9

According to the author, how was Benedict's Rule different from what one reads in Cassian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedict's Rule now allowed monks to leave the monastery for work 
B)  Benedict's Rule only required that monks come to chapel once a day 
C)  Benedict's Rule has nothing to say about contemplation 
D)  Benedict's Rule demanded that the abbot be a priest 
A)  Benedict's Rule now allowed monks to leave the monastery for work 
B)  Benedict's Rule only required that monks come to chapel once a day 
C)  Benedict's Rule has nothing to say about contemplation 
D)  Benedict's Rule demanded that the abbot be a priest

Question 10

Which ecumenical council declared icons acceptable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaea 
B)  Ephesus 
C)  Nicaea II 
D)  Chalcedon 
A)  Nicaea 
B)  Ephesus 
C)  Nicaea II 
D)  Chalcedon

What is coenobitic monasticism?

The two great icon controversies spanned what years?

The author said that monks became white martyrs. What did he mean by that?

Many Orthodox churches have an enormous painting on their central dome. What is this a painting of?

The author of the Life of Antony was Pachomius.

In 988, Prince Vladimir sent ambassadors to Constantinople. On entering the church of the Hagia Sophia, what was their experience?

Antony was a desert father in Eastern Syria.

According to the author, who is the greatest saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

According to the author, how was Benedict's Rule different from what one reads in Cassian?

Which ecumenical council declared icons acceptable?

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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Exam 9: Christianitys Spiritual Life

What is coenobitic monasticism?

The two great icon controversies spanned what years?

The author said that monks became white martyrs. What did he mean by that?

Many Orthodox churches have an enormous painting on their central dome. What is this a painting of?

The author of the Life of Antony was Pachomius.

In 988, Prince Vladimir sent ambassadors to Constantinople. On entering the church of the Hagia Sophia, what was their experience?

Antony was a desert father in Eastern Syria.

According to the author, who is the greatest saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

According to the author, how was Benedict's Rule different from what one reads in Cassian?

Which ecumenical council declared icons acceptable?

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

Filters