Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of the "first table" of the Ten Commandments?

Accepted Answer

A) It calls on Christians to keep the Sabbath day, the day Jesus Christ died, holy. 
B) It calls on Christians to worship only God, not to worship images. 
C) It tells Christians to honor parents. 
D) It tells Christians to abstain from murder, adultery, and theft. 
A) It calls on Christians to keep the Sabbath day, the day Jesus Christ died, holy. 
B) It calls on Christians to worship only God, not to worship images. 
C) It tells Christians to honor parents. 
D) It tells Christians to abstain from murder, adultery, and theft.

Question 2

What term refers to the Son of God becoming human in the person of Jesus?

Accepted Answer

A) creed 
B) incarnation 
C) gnosticism 
D) virgin birth 
A) creed 
B) incarnation 
C) gnosticism 
D) virgin birth

Question 3

Christianity has an estimated nine thousand different church groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the church year, what short season marks the manifestation of Christ to the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Advent 
B) Epiphany 
C) Lent 
D) Easter 
A) Advent 
B) Epiphany 
C) Lent 
D) Easter

Question 5

When seen from the outside, Christianity appears to be quite diverse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term for Christian worship that translates into "work of the people" is:

Accepted Answer

A) lectionary. 
B) liturgy. 
C) atonement. 
D) communion. 
A) lectionary. 
B) liturgy. 
C) atonement. 
D) communion.

Question 7

The 16th century reformer, Martin Luther, advocated:

Accepted Answer

A) the sole authority of the Bible over the Church. 
B) the opposition of all secular authority. 
C) the power of saints to intercede with God for Christians on earth. 
D) the divine authority of the rulers. 
A) the sole authority of the Bible over the Church. 
B) the opposition of all secular authority. 
C) the power of saints to intercede with God for Christians on earth. 
D) the divine authority of the rulers.

Question 8

European Christianity was forced in the period 500-1500 to come grips with the rise of Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The liturgical year is also known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) holy year. 
B) perfect year. 
C) enlightened year. 
D) church year. 
A) holy year. 
B) perfect year. 
C) enlightened year. 
D) church year.

Question 10

Iconostasis refers to a screen or wall of icons between the people and the altar in Orthodox churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Second Vatican Council:

Accepted Answer

A) recognized the role of the laity as essential to the church. 
B) moved the altar to the front wall of the church. 
C) declared Catholic supremacy over Protestants. 
D) advocated the uprooting of non-Christian faiths. 
A) recognized the role of the laity as essential to the church. 
B) moved the altar to the front wall of the church. 
C) declared Catholic supremacy over Protestants. 
D) advocated the uprooting of non-Christian faiths.

Question 12

Which of the following is a sacrament of the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) ordination 
C) donation 
D) divorce 
A) annulment 
B) ordination 
C) donation 
D) divorce

Question 13

All Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine is formally rooted in creeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the Roman Catholic population in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States has the fourth-largest Catholic population in the world. 
B) At the time the United States was founded, Catholicism was the religion followed by majority of the population. 
C) The Catholic population in the United States has reduced dramatically in recent years. 
D) The Catholic population of the United States elects a primate or lead bishop every five years. 
A) The United States has the fourth-largest Catholic population in the world. 
B) At the time the United States was founded, Catholicism was the religion followed by majority of the population. 
C) The Catholic population in the United States has reduced dramatically in recent years. 
D) The Catholic population of the United States elects a primate or lead bishop every five years.

Question 15

How did the followers of the earliest church in Jerusalem view themselves?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The followe

Question 16

The term "gospel" is most often translated as:

Accepted Answer

A) "martyrdom." 
B) "good news." 
C) "the doctrine of the virgin birth." 
D) "cooperation among Christian churches." 
A) "martyrdom." 
B) "good news." 
C) "the doctrine of the virgin birth." 
D) "cooperation among Christian churches."

Question 17

Most internal organized opposition to the church was characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A) heresy. 
B) transubstantiation. 
C) iconoclasm. 
D) orthodoxy. 
A) heresy. 
B) transubstantiation. 
C) iconoclasm. 
D) orthodoxy.

Question 18

Which of the following is a reason why Christianity grew so rapidly in the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity made a broad appeal to people of all ethnicities, classes, and genders. 
B) Christianity did not have any official literature to weigh it down. 
C) Christianity did not offer a higher religious standing for women and slaves. 
D) Christianity spent a lot of money on advertising itself. 
A) Christianity made a broad appeal to people of all ethnicities, classes, and genders. 
B) Christianity did not have any official literature to weigh it down. 
C) Christianity did not offer a higher religious standing for women and slaves. 
D) Christianity spent a lot of money on advertising itself.

Question 19

The experience of conversion that evangelicals see as necessary for salvation is called being:

Accepted Answer

A) rescued. 
B) reprieved. 
C) born. 
D) born again. 
A) rescued. 
B) reprieved. 
C) born. 
D) born again.

Question 20

_________ is the belief that first-century Christianity is the purest form of the faith and it should be reestablished.

Accepted Answer

A) Gnosticism 
B) Mysticism 
C) Deism 
D) Restorationism 
A) Gnosticism 
B) Mysticism 
C) Deism 
D) Restorationism

Which of the following statements is true of the "first table" of the Ten Commandments?

What term refers to the Son of God becoming human in the person of Jesus?

Christianity has an estimated nine thousand different church groups.

According to the church year, what short season marks the manifestation of Christ to the world?

When seen from the outside, Christianity appears to be quite diverse.

The term for Christian worship that translates into "work of the people" is:

The 16th century reformer, Martin Luther, advocated:

European Christianity was forced in the period 500-1500 to come grips with the rise of Islam.

The liturgical year is also known as the:

Iconostasis refers to a screen or wall of icons between the people and the altar in Orthodox churches.

The Second Vatican Council:

Which of the following is a sacrament of the Catholic Church?

All Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine is formally rooted in creeds.

Which of the following statements is true of the Roman Catholic population in the United States?

How did the followers of the earliest church in Jerusalem view themselves?

The term "gospel" is most often translated as:

Most internal organized opposition to the church was characterized as:

Which of the following is a reason why Christianity grew so rapidly in the Roman Empire?

The experience of conversion that evangelicals see as necessary for salvation is called being:

_________ is the belief that first-century Christianity is the purest form of the faith and it should be reestablished.

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

Filters

Exam 11: Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Which of the following statements is true of the "first table" of the Ten Commandments?

What term refers to the Son of God becoming human in the person of Jesus?

Christianity has an estimated nine thousand different church groups.

According to the church year, what short season marks the manifestation of Christ to the world?

When seen from the outside, Christianity appears to be quite diverse.

The term for Christian worship that translates into "work of the people" is:

The 16th century reformer, Martin Luther, advocated:

European Christianity was forced in the period 500-1500 to come grips with the rise of Islam.

The liturgical year is also known as the:

Iconostasis refers to a screen or wall of icons between the people and the altar in Orthodox churches.

The Second Vatican Council:

Which of the following is a sacrament of the Catholic Church?

All Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine is formally rooted in creeds.

Which of the following statements is true of the Roman Catholic population in the United States?

How did the followers of the earliest church in Jerusalem view themselves?

The term "gospel" is most often translated as:

Most internal organized opposition to the church was characterized as:

Which of the following is a reason why Christianity grew so rapidly in the Roman Empire?

The experience of conversion that evangelicals see as necessary for salvation is called being:

_________ is the belief that first-century Christianity is the purest form of the faith and it should be reestablished.

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

Filters