Question 1

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 2

The Roman procurator that sentenced Jesus to death was

Accepted Answer

A)  Trajan. 
B)  Pontius Pilate. 
C)  Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  Claudius. 
E)  Herod. 
A)  Trajan. 
B)  Pontius Pilate. 
C)  Marcus Aurelius. 
D)  Claudius. 
E)  Herod.

Question 3

The early Christian view of women was rooted in the patriarchal tradition of ____ society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman 
B)  Jewish 
C)  Greek 
D)  German 
E)  Syrian 
A)  Roman 
B)  Jewish 
C)  Greek 
D)  German 
E)  Syrian

Question 4

As a consequence of the Edict of Milan

Accepted Answer

A)  the Romans attacked the Manichaeans. 
B)  Roman religious conformity was strictly enforced. 
C)  Romans crushed the Christian religion. 
D)  Roman officials were ordered to seek out and destroy mystery religions. 
E)  Christianity was recognized in the Roman Empire. 
A)  the Romans attacked the Manichaeans. 
B)  Roman religious conformity was strictly enforced. 
C)  Romans crushed the Christian religion. 
D)  Roman officials were ordered to seek out and destroy mystery religions. 
E)  Christianity was recognized in the Roman Empire.

Question 5

What was the basis for the Bishop of Rome's claims to superior authority in Christendom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire 
B)  The existence of the catacombs in Rome 
C)  Jesus' statement that his followers should "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's" 
D)  Jesus' statement to the disciple Peter that "you are Peter and on this rock I shall build my church" 
E)  The fact that Rome is where Paul was crucified. 
A)  The fact that Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire 
B)  The existence of the catacombs in Rome 
C)  Jesus' statement that his followers should "give unto Caesar what is Caesar's" 
D)  Jesus' statement to the disciple Peter that "you are Peter and on this rock I shall build my church" 
E)  The fact that Rome is where Paul was crucified.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Mosaic Law refers to the laws given

Question 7

Early Christian theologians stated about Judaism all of the following except​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the blood of Christ is upon all generations 
B)  ​children of the Devil 
C)  ​murders, criminals, and impure 
D)  ​that the Christian ethic of love did not extend to Jews 
E)  ​belonged as slaves to righteous 
A)  ​the blood of Christ is upon all generations 
B)  ​children of the Devil 
C)  ​murders, criminals, and impure 
D)  ​that the Christian ethic of love did not extend to Jews 
E)  ​belonged as slaves to righteous

Question 8

One may correctly say of the Sadducees that they

Accepted Answer

A)  claimed to be descendants of Sadok. 
B)  rejected the Torah. 
C)  expected reward or punishment in an afterlife. 
D)  were considered radicals in their day. 
E)  were the followers of the "Teacher of Righteousness." 
A)  claimed to be descendants of Sadok. 
B)  rejected the Torah. 
C)  expected reward or punishment in an afterlife. 
D)  were considered radicals in their day. 
E)  were the followers of the "Teacher of Righteousness."

Question 9

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 10

Which Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcus Aurelius 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Septimius Severus 
D)  Theodosius I 
E)  Nerva 
A)  Marcus Aurelius 
B)  Diocletian 
C)  Septimius Severus 
D)  Theodosius I 
E)  Nerva

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Zealots" refers to a Jewish po

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of

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

In order to study Jesus,modern historians rely on

Accepted Answer

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 16

Jewish scribes and priest viewed Jesus as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a potential ally against Roman tyranny 
B)  ​a threat to Roman rule 
C)  ​a valuable prophet 
D)  ​the creator of a new dangerous religion 
E)  ​a troublemaker that challenged Jewish traditions 
A)  ​a potential ally against Roman tyranny 
B)  ​a threat to Roman rule 
C)  ​a valuable prophet 
D)  ​the creator of a new dangerous religion 
E)  ​a troublemaker that challenged Jewish traditions

Question 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Pharisees were a Jewish sect during

Question 19

Paul and the Apostles found receptive listeners from

Accepted Answer

A)  Gentiles and non Palestinian Jews. 
B)  Mongolian Huns. 
C)  Germanic tribes in Gaul. 
D)  Zealots. 
E)  Jewish leaders 
A)  Gentiles and non Palestinian Jews. 
B)  Mongolian Huns. 
C)  Germanic tribes in Gaul. 
D)  Zealots. 
E)  Jewish leaders

Question 20

Which of the following Jewish sects demanded that the Jews neither pay taxes to Rome nor acknowledge the Roman emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Zealots 
D)  Essenes 
E)  Rabbis 
A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Zealots 
D)  Essenes 
E)  Rabbis

Exam 5: Early Christianity: a World Religion

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

The Roman procurator that sentenced Jesus to death was

The early Christian view of women was rooted in the patriarchal tradition of ____ society.

As a consequence of the Edict of Milan

What was the basis for the Bishop of Rome's claims to superior authority in Christendom?

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

Early Christian theologians stated about Judaism all of the following except​

One may correctly say of the Sadducees that they

Which of the following is not accurate?

Which Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

Saint Paul

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

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

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

In order to study Jesus,modern historians rely on

Jewish scribes and priest viewed Jesus as​

In the view of Saint Paul

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

Paul and the Apostles found receptive listeners from

Which of the following Jewish sects demanded that the Jews neither pay taxes to Rome nor acknowledge the Roman emperor?

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 II: Western Civilization in the Balance

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

The Troubled Present

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