Question 1

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Messiah

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Who: In Christianity, the Messiah is bel

Question 2

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 the above 
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 the above

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What ideas and practices comprise the Christian worldview created by Saint Augustine?

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Saint Augustine, also known as Augustine

Question 4

In his understanding of Christianity, Saint Paul taught all the following EXCEPT

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A) all people, both Jews and non-Jews, had inherited sin from Adam and Eve. 
B) Jesus had come to earth to save all people from sin and death. 
C) Jesus' suffering and death on the cross was atonement for people's sin; he is the resurrected redeemer. 
D) by believing in Jesus as savior, people can gain salvation. 
E) God was Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 
A) all people, both Jews and non-Jews, had inherited sin from Adam and Eve. 
B) Jesus had come to earth to save all people from sin and death. 
C) Jesus' suffering and death on the cross was atonement for people's sin; he is the resurrected redeemer. 
D) by believing in Jesus as savior, people can gain salvation. 
E) God was Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Question 5

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

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

Question 6

All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT

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A) the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel. 
B) a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas. 
C) the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility. 
D) the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity. 
E) Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause. 
A) the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel. 
B) a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas. 
C) the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility. 
D) the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity. 
E) Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause.

Question 7

According to the text, 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. 
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 8

For Saint Augustine, the true significance of rational knowledge was

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A) its power to let each person fulfill his own unique potential. 
B) in its use to make the world a better place. 
C) in the freedom it gave each person to construct his own set of ethics. 
D) its role as a tool to comprehend God's will. 
E) that it proved man's sinfulness. 
A) its power to let each person fulfill his own unique potential. 
B) in its use to make the world a better place. 
C) in the freedom it gave each person to construct his own set of ethics. 
D) its role as a tool to comprehend God's will. 
E) that it proved man's sinfulness.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Christianity's remarkable success as a faith can be attributed to its Jewish heritage, its connections to the Roman Empire, and its interactions with Greek culture. Which of these factors do you think was most important, and why? Provide specific evidence to support your assessment.

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There are several factors that have cont

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major teachings of Jesus, and why did they represent a threat to contemporary religious and political realities in the Roman world?

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The major teachings of Jesus can be summ

Question 11

According to the text , 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. 
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 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 synoptic gospels

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The synoptic gospels refer to the first

Question 13

The Essene community of Qumran

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A) referred to themselves as the "sons of light." 
B) considered themselves the true Israel. 
C) anticipated a messianic age. 
D) had similar teachings to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 
E) all of the above 
A) referred to themselves as the "sons of light." 
B) considered themselves the true Israel. 
C) anticipated a messianic age. 
D) had similar teachings to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 
E) all of the above

Question 14

The monastic rules, which became standard for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, were created by

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

Question 15

The Visigoths' attack on Rome in 410 prompted

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A) Saint Jerome's translation of the Bible. 
B) Saint Augustine's The C ity of God . 
C) Saint Benedict's monastic rule. 
D) Saint Ambrose's condemnation of the power of the state. 
E) John Chrysostom's attack on the Jews. 
A) Saint Jerome's translation of the Bible. 
B) Saint Augustine's The C ity of God . 
C) Saint Benedict's monastic rule. 
D) Saint Ambrose's condemnation of the power of the state. 
E) John Chrysostom's attack on the Jews.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about Jesus is INCORRECT ?

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A) Jesus practiced his ministry as a rejection of Jewish religious-national expectations. 
B) Very little is known about his childhood. 
C) Jesus did not intend to lead his followers away from their ancestral religion. 
D) Jesus was charged with trying to incite a revolt against the Romans and was executed. 
E) Jesus wrote nothing and very little was written about him decades after his death. 
A) Jesus practiced his ministry as a rejection of Jewish religious-national expectations. 
B) Very little is known about his childhood. 
C) Jesus did not intend to lead his followers away from their ancestral religion. 
D) Jesus was charged with trying to incite a revolt against the Romans and was executed. 
E) Jesus wrote nothing and very little was written about him decades after his death.

Question 17

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, the first Roman emperor to be baptized, made Christianity the state religion. 
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, the first Roman emperor to be baptized, made Christianity the state religion.

Question 18

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Apostles

Accepted Answer

Who: The Apostles were the twelve chosen

Question 19

Key Terms Instructions: 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 20

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Sadducees

Accepted Answer

The Sadducees were a Jewish sect that ex

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Messiah

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. What ideas and practices comprise the Christian worldview created by Saint Augustine?

In his understanding of Christianity, Saint Paul taught all the following EXCEPT

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT

According to the text, the New Testament

For Saint Augustine, the true significance of rational knowledge was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major teachings of Jesus, and why did they represent a threat to contemporary religious and political realities in the Roman world?

According to the text , Jesus

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? synoptic gospels

The Essene community of Qumran

The monastic rules, which became standard for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, were created by

The Visigoths' attack on Rome in 410 prompted

Which of the following statements about Jesus is INCORRECT ?

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Apostles

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Essenes

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Sadducees

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 8: Early Christianity: a World Religion

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Messiah

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. What ideas and practices comprise the Christian worldview created by Saint Augustine?

In his understanding of Christianity, Saint Paul taught all the following EXCEPT

Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of

All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT

According to the text, the New Testament

For Saint Augustine, the true significance of rational knowledge was

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What were the major teachings of Jesus, and why did they represent a threat to contemporary religious and political realities in the Roman world?

According to the text , Jesus

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? synoptic gospels

The Essene community of Qumran

The monastic rules, which became standard for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, were created by

The Visigoths' attack on Rome in 410 prompted

Which of the following statements about Jesus is INCORRECT ?

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Apostles

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Essenes

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Sadducees

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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