Question 1

The most shocking Muslim conquest to the Christian imagination was the loss of Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Did early Islam understand itself as superseding Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theoretically, it was supposed to be a companion religion 
B)  Yes, assuredly 
C)  Not initially, but it came to believe this several centuries after Muhammad 
D)  Yes, but supposedly only in the Arabian Peninsula 
A)  Theoretically, it was supposed to be a companion religion 
B)  Yes, assuredly 
C)  Not initially, but it came to believe this several centuries after Muhammad 
D)  Yes, but supposedly only in the Arabian Peninsula

Question 3

According to the author:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Church of the East was responsible for Christianity across the Middle East 
B)  The Church of the East became the most feared form of Christianity 
C)  The Church of the East created the form of Christianity most aligned to Zoroastrianism 
D)  The Church of the East eventually faded by the late Middle Ages 
A)  The Church of the East was responsible for Christianity across the Middle East 
B)  The Church of the East became the most feared form of Christianity 
C)  The Church of the East created the form of Christianity most aligned to Zoroastrianism 
D)  The Church of the East eventually faded by the late Middle Ages

Question 4

Did Christianity last in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, it was suppressed in the ninth century and disappeared in the tenth 
B)  No, it collapsed in the Chinese revolution of 1249 
C)  Yes, it retained a small following that remains today 
D)  Yes, but only in its monastic forms until the nineteenth century 
A)  No, it was suppressed in the ninth century and disappeared in the tenth 
B)  No, it collapsed in the Chinese revolution of 1249 
C)  Yes, it retained a small following that remains today 
D)  Yes, but only in its monastic forms until the nineteenth century

Question 5

The Egyptian church rejected Chalcedon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Arian Christianity continued to challenge orthodox Christianity until the Protestant Reformation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the Jesus Messiah Sutra?

Accepted Answer

A)  An Indian text that contains the basic teachings of Christianity 
B)  An Indian text that tried to unite Christianity with Hinduism 
C)  A Chinese text that contains the basic teachings of Christianity 
D)  A Chinese text that tried to unite Christianity with Confucianism 
A)  An Indian text that contains the basic teachings of Christianity 
B)  An Indian text that tried to unite Christianity with Hinduism 
C)  A Chinese text that contains the basic teachings of Christianity 
D)  A Chinese text that tried to unite Christianity with Confucianism

Question 8

Was the link between Alexandria and Ethiopia strong?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, Ethiopians resisted anything aligned with the Byzantine Empire 
B)  No, Alexandrians distrusted the Ethiopians ever since the Red Sea incident 
C)  Yes, They depended on each other for trade 
D)  Yes, the Alexandrian patriarch would appoint its leading bishop well into the modern period 
A)  No, Ethiopians resisted anything aligned with the Byzantine Empire 
B)  No, Alexandrians distrusted the Ethiopians ever since the Red Sea incident 
C)  Yes, They depended on each other for trade 
D)  Yes, the Alexandrian patriarch would appoint its leading bishop well into the modern period

Question 9

When did Christianity arrive in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifth century 
B)  Sixth century 
C)  Eighth century 
D)  Tenth century 
A)  Fifth century 
B)  Sixth century 
C)  Eighth century 
D)  Tenth century

Question 10

When did Christianity fundamentally die out in Nubia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixth century 
B)  Tenth century 
C)  Fifteenth century 
D)  It never did as Christianity is Nubia's state religion 
A)  Sixth century 
B)  Tenth century 
C)  Fifteenth century 
D)  It never did as Christianity is Nubia's state religion

The most shocking Muslim conquest to the Christian imagination was the loss of Jerusalem.

Did early Islam understand itself as superseding Christianity?

According to the author:

Did Christianity last in China?

The Egyptian church rejected Chalcedon.

Arian Christianity continued to challenge orthodox Christianity until the Protestant Reformation.

What was the Jesus Messiah Sutra?

Was the link between Alexandria and Ethiopia strong?

When did Christianity arrive in China?

When did Christianity fundamentally die out in Nubia?

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

Christianitys Spiritual Life

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 10: Expansion and Change in the East and North

The most shocking Muslim conquest to the Christian imagination was the loss of Jerusalem.

Did early Islam understand itself as superseding Christianity?

According to the author:

Did Christianity last in China?

The Egyptian church rejected Chalcedon.

Arian Christianity continued to challenge orthodox Christianity until the Protestant Reformation.

What was the Jesus Messiah Sutra?

Was the link between Alexandria and Ethiopia strong?

When did Christianity arrive in China?

When did Christianity fundamentally die out in Nubia?

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

Christianitys Spiritual Life

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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