Question 1

The earliest surviving Christian writing(s) is/are

Accepted Answer

A)  the synoptic gospels. 
B)  Acts of the Apostles. 
C)  Saint Paul's Epistles. 
D)  Revelation. 
E)  the gospel of Saint John. 
A)  the synoptic gospels. 
B)  Acts of the Apostles. 
C)  Saint Paul's Epistles. 
D)  Revelation. 
E)  the gospel of Saint John.

Question 2

Who issued the Edict of Milan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diocletian 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Valerian 
D)  Decius 
E)  Alexius 
A)  Diocletian 
B)  Constantine 
C)  Valerian 
D)  Decius 
E)  Alexius

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Koine is a term used to describe the com

Question 4

____ urged clerics not to pursue wealth but to practice humility and avoid favoring the rich over the poor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Origen 
B)  Jerome 
C)  Ambrose 
D)  Philo 
E)  Augustine 
A)  Origen 
B)  Jerome 
C)  Ambrose 
D)  Philo 
E)  Augustine

Question 5

Which of the following is not accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity inherited the Hebrew view that God is both lawgiver and judge. 
B)  All Christians rejected Greek philosophy as erroneous. 
C)  The Greek conception of God was different from the conception of God held by Christianity and the Hebrews. 
D)  The Greeks held that God was a logical abstraction, a principle of order, and a prime mover. 
E)  The Greeks approached God through the intellect, not the heart. 
A)  Christianity inherited the Hebrew view that God is both lawgiver and judge. 
B)  All Christians rejected Greek philosophy as erroneous. 
C)  The Greek conception of God was different from the conception of God held by Christianity and the Hebrews. 
D)  The Greeks held that God was a logical abstraction, a principle of order, and a prime mover. 
E)  The Greeks approached God through the intellect, not the heart.

Question 6

Around the time of Jesus

Accepted Answer

A)  Gentiles in the Near East reviled the Jews. 
B)  some Gentiles endorsed Hebrew monotheism but did not strictly follow the Mosaic Law. 
C)  the Pharisees were leading a drive to convert Gentiles. 
D)  nearly all Jews rejected Greek culture. 
E)  the Essenes refused to pay taxes to the Romans. 
A)  Gentiles in the Near East reviled the Jews. 
B)  some Gentiles endorsed Hebrew monotheism but did not strictly follow the Mosaic Law. 
C)  the Pharisees were leading a drive to convert Gentiles. 
D)  nearly all Jews rejected Greek culture. 
E)  the Essenes refused to pay taxes to the Romans.

Question 7

Which of the following translated the Old and New Testament from Hebrew and Greek into Latin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerome 
B)  Ambrose 
C)  Augustine 
D)  Pachomus 
E)  Patrick 
A)  Jerome 
B)  Ambrose 
C)  Augustine 
D)  Pachomus 
E)  Patrick

Question 8

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Was it possible for Romans to believe that the outlook of Christians and the Romans was compatible? What problem could Christian teaching pose for the Roman state? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Romans and Christians had very diffe

Question 9

Saint Paul

Accepted Answer

A)  had little facility with the Greek language. 
B)  was parochial rather than cosmopolitan in outlook. 
C)  was revered as the first hermit. 
D)  was responsible for the dogmatic break of Christianity with Judaism. 
E)  preached only to the Jews in the Diaspora. 
A)  had little facility with the Greek language. 
B)  was parochial rather than cosmopolitan in outlook. 
C)  was revered as the first hermit. 
D)  was responsible for the dogmatic break of Christianity with Judaism. 
E)  preached only to the Jews in the Diaspora.

Question 10

Christianity and Stoicism shared similar concerns except​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​brotherhood of man 
B)  ​suppressing wild passions 
C)  ​expressing concern for others 
D)  ​listening to our inner conscience 
E)  ​the primacy of reason 
A)  ​brotherhood of man 
B)  ​suppressing wild passions 
C)  ​expressing concern for others 
D)  ​listening to our inner conscience 
E)  ​the primacy of reason

Question 11

Some Romans viewed Christians as disloyal for all of these reasons except​

Accepted Answer

A)  they were foreigners​ 
B)  ​they refused to engage in sacrifices to Roman Gods​ 
C)  ​their scorning of Gladiatorial contests and public baths​ 
D)  ​they glorified non-violence​ 
E)  ​they attacked state gods 
A)  they were foreigners​ 
B)  ​they refused to engage in sacrifices to Roman Gods​ 
C)  ​their scorning of Gladiatorial contests and public baths​ 
D)  ​they glorified non-violence​ 
E)  ​they attacked state gods

Question 12

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain ways in which the Jewish community might have been able to accept Jesus as a prophet.

Accepted Answer

The Jewish community might have been abl

Question 13

Jesus has been referred to as "Christ" because he

Accepted Answer

A)  multiplied the loaves and fishes. 
B)  made the dead rise. 
C)  was the anointed one. 
D)  successfully endured temptation by the Devil. 
E)  healed the sick. 
A)  multiplied the loaves and fishes. 
B)  made the dead rise. 
C)  was the anointed one. 
D)  successfully endured temptation by the Devil. 
E)  healed the sick.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The Essenes were a Jewish sect that exis

Question 15

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the significance of two of the following as Church fathers: Saint Jerome, Saint Ambrose, and Saint Augustine.

Accepted Answer

Saint Jerome, also known as Hieronymus,

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Saint Augustine, also known as Augustine

Question 17

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Describe the Jewish society into which Jesus was born.

Accepted Answer

The Jewish society into which Jesus was

Question 18

The term Gentiles derives from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin word for nation. 
B)  Hebrew word for other. 
C)  Greek word for followers. 
D)  Aramaic word for heretics. 
E)  English word for foreigners. 
A)  Latin word for nation. 
B)  Hebrew word for other. 
C)  Greek word for followers. 
D)  Aramaic word for heretics. 
E)  English word for foreigners.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Milan was a proclamation is

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Pharisees were a Jewish sect during

Exam 5: Early Christianity: a World Religion

The earliest surviving Christian writing(s) is/are

Who issued the Edict of Milan?

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

____ urged clerics not to pursue wealth but to practice humility and avoid favoring the rich over the poor.

Which of the following is not accurate?

Around the time of Jesus

Which of the following translated the Old and New Testament from Hebrew and Greek into Latin?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Was it possible for Romans to believe that the outlook of Christians and the Romans was compatible? What problem could Christian teaching pose for the Roman state? Explain.

Saint Paul

Christianity and Stoicism shared similar concerns except​

Some Romans viewed Christians as disloyal for all of these reasons except​

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain ways in which the Jewish community might have been able to accept Jesus as a prophet.

Jesus has been referred to as "Christ" because he

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

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain the significance of two of the following as Church fathers: Saint Jerome, Saint Ambrose, and Saint Augustine.

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

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Describe the Jewish society into which Jesus was born.

The term Gentiles derives from the

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

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

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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