Question 1

Who established a monastic rule calling for both work and prayer?

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A) Saint Benedict 
B) Saint Basil 
C) Saint Pachomius 
D) Saint Dmitrius 
E) Saint Simeon Stylites

Question 2

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

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A) Augustus. 
B) Tiberius. 
C) Claudius. 
D) Trajan. 
E) Marcus Aurelius.

Question 3

As Christianity came to be accepted in the Roman Empire, all of the following occurred except

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A) Christianity became officially tolerated in A.D.313 by the Edict of Milan. 
B) favorable legislation accelerated the growth of the Christian Church. 
C) worship of pagan gods was banned. 
D) believing they had a monopoly on the truth, Christians burned pagan writings, suppressed non-Christian rites and festivals, destroyed pagan altars, and regarded non-believers as enemies of God deserving punishment. 
E) Constantine made Christianity the state religion.

Question 4

According to the author, the New Testament

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A) was written by historians of the caliber of Thucydides and Polybius. 
B) contains discrepancies, some non-historical legends, and polemics. 
C) was written between twenty-five and thirty-five years after the death of Jesus. 
D) was interpreted identically by all Christians. 
E) was written too early to be influenced by Greek philosophy.

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Compare Christianity with its main competitors in the Mediterranean region during the first centuries of the Common Era.

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Question 6

All of the following are true statements about the Essenes except they

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A) believed themselves to be descendents of Sadok, the high priest of Solomon. 
B) believed in the physical resurrection of the body. 
C) clearly identified Jesus as their leader. 
D) believed that they were the first generation of God's people. 
E) seemed to have preserved the Wady Qumran Manuscripts for posterity.

Question 7

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

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Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Discuss the impact of the message of Augustine to the Christian community.

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Question 9

Saint Augustine's City of God stated all the following except

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A) what really mattered in history was an individual's spiritual destiny, not the fate of cities and empires. 
B) the misfortune of Rome should not distress a Christian unduly. 
C) through hard work and faith, the City of Man can be transformed into the City of God. 
D) the church should guide the state to protect people from their own sinful nature. 
E) a true Christian is a citizen of a heavenly city.

Question 10

According to the author, Jesus

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A) denied the need for Jews to follow the Mosaic Law. 
B) called for the overthrow of the Sadducees' control of the Temple. 
C) associated himself more with the prophetic tradition than a strict following of the letter of the Mosaic Law. 
D) insisted on strict obedience to the Mosaic Law. 
E) refused to associated with social outcasts.

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Who was Paul of Tarsus and how did he create Christianity as a universal religion? How did his social position facilitate this transformation?

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Question 12

The author of the first Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek was

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A) Saint Paul. 
B) Tertullian. 
C) Saint Jerome. 
D) Saint Ambrose. 
E) Saint Augustine.

Question 13

Blandina was

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A) Marcus Aurelius' daughter who tried to restrain Commodus. 
B) probably the author of the apocryphal Gospel of Mary Magdalene. 
C) one of St.Augustine's mistresses. 
D) a Christian martyr from Gaul, whose bravery impressed those who tortured and killed her. 
E) a pagan actress/prostitute who converted to Christianity and became wife to a Christian Emperor.

Question 14

Arius taught that

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A) Christ was God incarnate. 
B) members of the Trinity were equal. 
C) the Father alone was fully divine. 
D) the Holy Spirit came from both God the Father and God the Son. 
E) Jesus was sent by the Demi-urge to deceive mankind.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians.Did the persecutors achieve their goals? Why?

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Question 16

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-Explain the life of Jesus and present his basic teachings.

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Question 17

Jesus preached that God's kingdom was at hand.Therefore, each person had to

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A) radically change his behavior. 
B) eliminate base, lustful, hostile, and selfish feelings. 
C) stop pursuing wealth and power. 
D) show love for their fellow man and for God. 
E) All of these

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-How did Benedict change the nature of Christian monasticism, at least in the West?

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Question 19

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the author's summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

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A) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." 
B) "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." 
C) "Blessed are the ambitious for their toil will be rewarded." 
D) "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy." 
E) "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God."

Question 20

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

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Exam 8: Early Christianity: a World Religion

Who established a monastic rule calling for both work and prayer?

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

As Christianity came to be accepted in the Roman Empire, all of the following occurred except

According to the author, the New Testament

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Compare Christianity with its main competitors in the Mediterranean region during the first centuries of the Common Era.

All of the following are true statements about the Essenes except they

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Discuss the impact of the message of Augustine to the Christian community.

Saint Augustine's City of God stated all the following except

According to the author, Jesus

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Who was Paul of Tarsus and how did he create Christianity as a universal religion? How did his social position facilitate this transformation?

The author of the first Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek was

Blandina was

Arius taught that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain why persecutions erupted against the Christians.Did the persecutors achieve their goals? Why?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the life of Jesus and present his basic teachings.

Jesus preached that God's kingdom was at hand.Therefore, each person had to

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -How did Benedict change the nature of Christian monasticism, at least in the West?

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the author's summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

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