Question 1

​Saint Augustine believed that the highest good was

Accepted Answer

A)  ​supporting the civil needs of the community. 
B)  ​fulfilling our potential on Earth. 
C)  ​not of this world, but eternal life. 
D)  ​depended upon individuals ability to live a moral life. 
E)  ​serving others in ease the pain of the suffering. 
A)  ​supporting the civil needs of the community. 
B)  ​fulfilling our potential on Earth. 
C)  ​not of this world, but eternal life. 
D)  ​depended upon individuals ability to live a moral life. 
E)  ​serving others in ease the pain of the suffering.

Question 2

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 3

____ 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 4

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

Accepted Answer

The Synoptic Gospels refer to the first

Question 5

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 6

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 7

​While persecution of Christians did occur,explain how the Roman Empire actually encouraged the spread of Christianity?

Accepted Answer

While persecution of Christians did occu

Question 8

The New Testament includes each of the following except

Accepted Answer

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 9

Arius taught that

Accepted Answer

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 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

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Teacher of Righteousness is a key fi

Question 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

Arius was a Christian priest and theolog

Question 15

It is generally recognized that the synoptic Gospels

Accepted Answer

A)  contain very different parables. 
B)  focus on the apocalypse. 
C)  are clever forgeries. 
D)  treat Jesus' life in a similar manner. 
E)  focus on the end times. 
A)  contain very different parables. 
B)  focus on the apocalypse. 
C)  are clever forgeries. 
D)  treat Jesus' life in a similar manner. 
E)  focus on the end times.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Messiah" refers to a savior or

Question 17

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 18

The creation of Christian monasticism is most associated with ​​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Saint Benedict​ 
B)  ​Saint Ambrose​ 
C)  ​Saint Augustine​ 
D)  ​Saint Jerome​ 
E)  ​Saint Peter​ 
A)  ​Saint Benedict​ 
B)  ​Saint Ambrose​ 
C)  ​Saint Augustine​ 
D)  ​Saint Jerome​ 
E)  ​Saint Peter​

Question 19

​How is Christianity an outgrowth of Judaism? Cite religious and historical evidence to explain the connection between the two religions.

Accepted Answer

Christianity is considered an outgrowth

Exam 5: Early Christianity: a World Religion

​Saint Augustine believed that the highest good was

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

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

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

The writer of the book City of God was​

The sack of Rome was the occasion for

​While persecution of Christians did occur,explain how the Roman Empire actually encouraged the spread of Christianity?

The New Testament includes each of the following except

Arius taught that

​The Council of Nicaea settled what dispute

Jesus has been referred to as "Christ" because he

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

What accounts for the appeal of early Christianity?

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

It is generally recognized that the synoptic Gospels

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

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

The creation of Christian monasticism is most associated with ​​

​How is Christianity an outgrowth of Judaism? Cite religious and historical evidence to explain the connection between the two religions.

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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While persecution of Christians did occur,explain how the Roman Empire actually encouraged the spread of Christianity?

The Council of Nicaea settled what dispute

The creation of Christian monasticism is most associated with

How is Christianity an outgrowth of Judaism? Cite religious and historical evidence to explain the connection between the two religions.