Question 1

In the view of Saint Paul

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus' teachings were primarily for the Jews. 
B)  the Christian community was an oikoumene. 
C)  Mosaic Law could never be superseded. 
D)  Hebraic rituals should be followed, at least by those who were Jews. 
E)  circumcision and dietary regulations must be followed by all who accept Christ. 
A)  Jesus' teachings were primarily for the Jews. 
B)  the Christian community was an oikoumene. 
C)  Mosaic Law could never be superseded. 
D)  Hebraic rituals should be followed, at least by those who were Jews. 
E)  circumcision and dietary regulations must be followed by all who accept Christ.

Question 2

Arius taught that

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A)  Christ was the reincarnation of Abraham. 
B)  members of the Trinity were equal. 
C)  the Father alone was fully divine. 
D)  Jesus was sent by the Demiurge to deceive mankind. 
E)  Jesus is God. 
A)  Christ was the reincarnation of Abraham. 
B)  members of the Trinity were equal. 
C)  the Father alone was fully divine. 
D)  Jesus was sent by the Demiurge to deceive mankind. 
E)  Jesus is God.

Question 3

In order to study Jesus, modern historians rely on

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A)  ​Roman historians accounts of his teaching 
B)  ​Jewish records of his life 
C)  ​Jesus' own writings from the first century A.D. 
D)  ​the New Testament 
E)  ​writing of his followers written during Jesus' life 
A)  ​Roman historians accounts of his teaching 
B)  ​Jewish records of his life 
C)  ​Jesus' own writings from the first century A.D. 
D)  ​the New Testament 
E)  ​writing of his followers written during Jesus' life

Question 4

The New Testament includes each of the following except

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A)  twenty-one Epistles. 
B)  the Gospel written by Saint John. 
C)  The City of God. 
D)  the Acts of the Apostles. 
E)  the synoptic gospels. 
A)  twenty-one Epistles. 
B)  the Gospel written by Saint John. 
C)  The City of God. 
D)  the Acts of the Apostles. 
E)  the synoptic gospels.

Question 5

What accounts for the appeal of early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman law that forbade all foreign gods. 
B)  The era of Diocletian 
C)  The appeal of a personal relationship between the individual and god. 
D)  It was especially attractive to the middle classes. 
E)  The evolution of the pope. 
A)  Roman law that forbade all foreign gods. 
B)  The era of Diocletian 
C)  The appeal of a personal relationship between the individual and god. 
D)  It was especially attractive to the middle classes. 
E)  The evolution of the pope.

Question 6

The Pharisees differed from the Sadducees by

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A)  their religiously conservative position on the Torah. 
B)  following "the Teacher of Righteousness." 
C)  their withdrawal from the world. 
D)  their expectation of the Messiah's imminent arrival. 
E)  having a more liberal interpretation of the Torah and an acceptance of oral tradition. 
A)  their religiously conservative position on the Torah. 
B)  following "the Teacher of Righteousness." 
C)  their withdrawal from the world. 
D)  their expectation of the Messiah's imminent arrival. 
E)  having a more liberal interpretation of the Torah and an acceptance of oral tradition.

Question 7

​The person most responsible for Christianity's spreading to Gentiles is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Paul 
B)  ​Jesus 
C)  ​Pontius Pilate​ 
D)  ​Peter 
E)  ​Alexander 
A)  ​Paul 
B)  ​Jesus 
C)  ​Pontius Pilate​ 
D)  ​Peter 
E)  ​Alexander

Question 8

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Twelve Disciples

Accepted Answer

The Twelve Disciples were a group of men

Question 9

​In the first century BC, Palestinian Jews consisted of four principal sects including all except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Sadducees 
B)  ​Pharisees 
C)  ​Syranees 
D)  ​Essenes 
E)  ​Zealots 
A)  ​Sadducees 
B)  ​Pharisees 
C)  ​Syranees 
D)  ​Essenes 
E)  ​Zealots

Question 10

​The Council of Nicaea settled what dispute

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the primacy of the Bishop of Rome 
B)  ​Arianism 
C)  ​the possibility of the conversion of gentiles 
D)  ​Zorastrianism 
E)  ​monasticism 
A)  ​the primacy of the Bishop of Rome 
B)  ​Arianism 
C)  ​the possibility of the conversion of gentiles 
D)  ​Zorastrianism 
E)  ​monasticism

Question 11

The writer of the book City of God was​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​St Augustine 
B)  ​St Benedict 
C)  ​St Ambrose 
D)  ​St Jerome 
E)  ​St Francis 
A)  ​St Augustine 
B)  ​St Benedict 
C)  ​St Ambrose 
D)  ​St Jerome 
E)  ​St Francis

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Theodosius

Accepted Answer

Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius t

Question 13

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Saint Benedict

Accepted Answer

Saint Benedict was a Christian saint and

Question 14

​How did Christianity reject classical humanism? What elements did Christianity retain?

Accepted Answer

Christianity emerged in a world where cl

Question 15

Saint Ambrose was renowned for each of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  his status as bishop of Milan. 
B)  defending church authority versus the state. 
C)  expressing concern for the poor and oppressed. 
D)  his dictum that "the emperor is within the church, not above it." 
E)  reminding the clergy that the rich should be courted since they would buttress church power. 
A)  his status as bishop of Milan. 
B)  defending church authority versus the state. 
C)  expressing concern for the poor and oppressed. 
D)  his dictum that "the emperor is within the church, not above it." 
E)  reminding the clergy that the rich should be courted since they would buttress church power.

Question 16

Of the following, which group developed a monastic-like community near the Dead Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Descendants of Sadok 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Zealots 
D)  Essenes 
E)  Pharisees 
A)  Descendants of Sadok 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Zealots 
D)  Essenes 
E)  Pharisees

Question 17

The sack of Rome was the occasion for

Accepted Answer

A)  the pope's flight to North Africa. 
B)  the writing of The City of God. 
C)  concessions to those believing in Gnosticism. 
D)  rethinking the hierarchy of the Roman Church. 
E)  the writing of the Confessions of Saint Augustine. 
A)  the pope's flight to North Africa. 
B)  the writing of The City of God. 
C)  concessions to those believing in Gnosticism. 
D)  rethinking the hierarchy of the Roman Church. 
E)  the writing of the Confessions of Saint Augustine.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Logos

Accepted Answer

Logos is a term that originates from Gre

Question 19

​Initially, the Roman Empire assisted in the spread of Christianity because

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Hebrew was a common dialect throughout the empire 
B)  ​Romans were eager to replace traditional Greek philosophy with a new religion 
C)  ​Christian missionaries safely traveled via Roman roads and boats 
D)  ​the immediate persecution made people feel sorry for Christian martyrs​ 
E)  ​oppressed citizens in the empire were eager for a way to reject Roman rule 
A)  ​Hebrew was a common dialect throughout the empire 
B)  ​Romans were eager to replace traditional Greek philosophy with a new religion 
C)  ​Christian missionaries safely traveled via Roman roads and boats 
D)  ​the immediate persecution made people feel sorry for Christian martyrs​ 
E)  ​oppressed citizens in the empire were eager for a way to reject Roman rule

Question 20

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians. Did the persecutors achieve their goals?

Accepted Answer

Persecutions against Christians erupted

Exam 5: Early Christianity: a World Religion

In the view of Saint Paul

Arius taught that

In order to study Jesus, modern historians rely on

The New Testament includes each of the following except

What accounts for the appeal of early Christianity?

The Pharisees differed from the Sadducees by

​The person most responsible for Christianity's spreading to Gentiles is

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Twelve Disciples

​In the first century BC, Palestinian Jews consisted of four principal sects including all except

​The Council of Nicaea settled what dispute

The writer of the book City of God was​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Theodosius

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Saint Benedict

​How did Christianity reject classical humanism? What elements did Christianity retain?

Saint Ambrose was renowned for each of the following except

Of the following, which group developed a monastic-like community near the Dead Sea?

The sack of Rome was the occasion for

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Logos

​Initially, the Roman Empire assisted in the spread of Christianity because

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians. Did the persecutors achieve their goals?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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The person most responsible for Christianity's spreading to Gentiles is

In the first century BC, Palestinian Jews consisted of four principal sects including all except

The Council of Nicaea settled what dispute

The writer of the book City of God was

How did Christianity reject classical humanism? What elements did Christianity retain?

Initially, the Roman Empire assisted in the spread of Christianity because