Question 1

_______________________ Wall painting on moist plaster

Accepted Answer

Fresco

Question 2

How have events in the Book of Exodus been used to symbolize the plight and aims of later generations?

Accepted Answer

The events in the Book of Exodus have been used to symbolize the plight and aims of persecuted people in modern times, including the pilgrims fleeing religious persecution, the American colonialists seeking independence from Britain, and African-American slaves fighting for freedom.

Question 3

What are the four most important sources of information about the life of Jesus?

Accepted Answer

A) Revelation, Leviticus, and the Psalms 
B) The Dead Sea Scrolls, Lamentations, and Proverbs 
C) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John 
D) Acts of the Apostles, Song of Solomon, and the Pauline Letters 
A) Revelation, Leviticus, and the Psalms 
B) The Dead Sea Scrolls, Lamentations, and Proverbs 
C) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John 
D) Acts of the Apostles, Song of Solomon, and the Pauline Letters C

Question 4

_______________________ An underground cemetery

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ An underground cemetery...

Question 5

What was the "Babylonian Captivity"?

Accepted Answer

A) The period immediately before the coming of Christ 
B) The enslavement of the Babylonian people 
C) The imprisonment of the Babylonian people 
D) A period of Hebrew exile 
A) The period immediately before the coming of Christ 
B) The enslavement of the Babylonian people 
C) The imprisonment of the Babylonian people 
D) A period of Hebrew exile

Question 6

What did the Chi-Rho monogram refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Commonly-cited Biblical proverbs 
B) Psalms used during Christian worship services 
C) Early Christian beliefs about the afterlife 
D) The first two letters of the Greek word for "Christ" 
A) Commonly-cited Biblical proverbs 
B) Psalms used during Christian worship services 
C) Early Christian beliefs about the afterlife 
D) The first two letters of the Greek word for "Christ"

Question 7

_______________________ Common form of Greek spoken throughout Roman empire

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Common form of Greek spoken throughout...

Question 8

The English word "Bible" comes from the Greek name of what ancient city?

Accepted Answer

A) Babel 
B) Byblos 
C) Athens 
D) Byzantium 
A) Babel 
B) Byblos 
C) Athens 
D) Byzantium

Question 9

What was a common symbol of early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A) An anchor 
B) A crucifix 
C) A lion and a lamb 
D) A fountain in a garden 
A) An anchor 
B) A crucifix 
C) A lion and a lamb 
D) A fountain in a garden

Question 10

_______________________ Hebrew word for "the anointed one"

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Hebrew word for "the anointed one"...

Question 11

Who were the apologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who acknowledged their sins and expressed the desire to repent 
B) Those who wrote in defense of Christianity 
C) Those critical of Christian worship practices 
D) Those who lamented the expulsion of mankind from the Garden of Eden 
A) Those who acknowledged their sins and expressed the desire to repent 
B) Those who wrote in defense of Christianity 
C) Those critical of Christian worship practices 
D) Those who lamented the expulsion of mankind from the Garden of Eden

Question 12

_______________________ Belief in many gods

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Belief in many gods...

Question 13

How is the Hebrew Bible divided?

Accepted Answer

A) The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings 
B) The Psalms, the Tenets, and the Epistles 
C) The Gospel, The Babylonian Letters, and the Writings 
D) The Creation Story, The Pauline Letters, and the Book of Revelation 
A) The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings 
B) The Psalms, the Tenets, and the Epistles 
C) The Gospel, The Babylonian Letters, and the Writings 
D) The Creation Story, The Pauline Letters, and the Book of Revelation

Question 14

What did excavators of Dura-Europus find? What does this tell us about religious life in the third century?

Accepted Answer

Excavators of Dura-Europos revealed that

Question 15

Which grouping of Hebrew texts contains the Torah?

Accepted Answer

A) The Psalms 
B) The Gospel 
C) The New Testament 
D) The Law 
A) The Psalms 
B) The Gospel 
C) The New Testament 
D) The Law

Question 16

Who were the three most important kings of the United Monarchy of Canaan?

Accepted Answer

A) Saul, David, and Solomon 
B) Abraham, Isaac, and Saul 
C) Methuselah, Noah, and David 
D) Jobe, Jacob, and Solomon 
A) Saul, David, and Solomon 
B) Abraham, Isaac, and Saul 
C) Methuselah, Noah, and David 
D) Jobe, Jacob, and Solomon

Question 17

What is the meaning of the Greek word from which the term "prophet" is derived?

Accepted Answer

A) One who sees the future 
B) One who literally converses with God 
C) A shepherd 
D) One who speaks for another 
A) One who sees the future 
B) One who literally converses with God 
C) A shepherd 
D) One who speaks for another

Question 18

_______________________ Hallway that crosses the nave

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Hallway that crosses the nave...

Question 19

What is responsorial singing?

Accepted Answer

A) Singing in which the choir responds to the congregation's lines 
B) Singing in which two sections of the congregation alternate in chanting lines from psalms 
C) Singing in which the congregation chants beneath cantor's line 
D) Singing in which the congregation responds to cantor's lines 
A) Singing in which the choir responds to the congregation's lines 
B) Singing in which two sections of the congregation alternate in chanting lines from psalms 
C) Singing in which the congregation chants beneath cantor's line 
D) Singing in which the congregation responds to cantor's lines

Question 20

What is antiphonal singing?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissonant singing 
B) Singing in which two sections of the congregation alternate in chanting lines from psalms 
C) Singing in which the congregation and cantor sing simultaneously with one another, but to different texts 
D) Singing featuring the cantor alone
3 points each) 
A) Dissonant singing 
B) Singing in which two sections of the congregation alternate in chanting lines from psalms 
C) Singing in which the congregation and cantor sing simultaneously with one another, but to different texts 
D) Singing featuring the cantor alone
3 points each)

_______________________ Wall painting on moist plaster

How have events in the Book of Exodus been used to symbolize the plight and aims of later generations?

What are the four most important sources of information about the life of Jesus?

_______________________ An underground cemetery

What was the "Babylonian Captivity"?

What did the Chi-Rho monogram refer to?

_______________________ Common form of Greek spoken throughout Roman empire

The English word "Bible" comes from the Greek name of what ancient city?

What was a common symbol of early Christianity?

_______________________ Hebrew word for "the anointed one"

Who were the apologists?

_______________________ Belief in many gods

How is the Hebrew Bible divided?

What did excavators of Dura-Europus find? What does this tell us about religious life in the third century?

Which grouping of Hebrew texts contains the Torah?

Who were the three most important kings of the United Monarchy of Canaan?

What is the meaning of the Greek word from which the term "prophet" is derived?

_______________________ Hallway that crosses the nave

What is responsorial singing?

What is antiphonal singing?

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The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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_______________________ Wall painting on moist plaster

How have events in the Book of Exodus been used to symbolize the plight and aims of later generations?

What are the four most important sources of information about the life of Jesus?

_______________________ An underground cemetery

What was the "Babylonian Captivity"?

What did the Chi-Rho monogram refer to?

_______________________ Common form of Greek spoken throughout Roman empire

The English word "Bible" comes from the Greek name of what ancient city?

What was a common symbol of early Christianity?

_______________________ Hebrew word for "the anointed one"

Who were the apologists?

_______________________ Belief in many gods

How is the Hebrew Bible divided?

What did excavators of Dura-Europus find? What does this tell us about religious life in the third century?

Which grouping of Hebrew texts contains the Torah?

Who were the three most important kings of the United Monarchy of Canaan?

What is the meaning of the Greek word from which the term "prophet" is derived?

_______________________ Hallway that crosses the nave

What is responsorial singing?

What is antiphonal singing?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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