Question 1

In learning about the Christian religion, what did Augustine's mentor first make him do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Read the Bible, front to back 
B)  Take a retreat and pray for God's will 
C)  Study Platonic philosophy 
D)  Run the ancient marathon course as a symbolic gesture 
A)  Read the Bible, front to back 
B)  Take a retreat and pray for God's will 
C)  Study Platonic philosophy 
D)  Run the ancient marathon course as a symbolic gesture C

Question 2

Ambrose came to Milan to become its bishop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Origen's early life was highly devout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Who was the most important Neoplatonic philosopher of the third century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cornelius 
B)  Abagail 
C)  Plotinus 
D)  John the Thinker 
A)  Cornelius 
B)  Abagail 
C)  Plotinus 
D)  John the Thinker

Question 5

Origen believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Souls were eternal 
B)  God would save only Christians 
C)  Plato was a saint 
D)  Church leaders were corrupt 
A)  Souls were eternal 
B)  God would save only Christians 
C)  Plato was a saint 
D)  Church leaders were corrupt

Question 6

If God transcends a natural way of knowing, what did the church fathers, especially Gregory of Nyssa, claim about knowing God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans have a supernatural aptitude 
B)  Humans have spiritual senses 
C)  Humans have blind faith 
D)  Humans have a righteous perception 
A)  Humans have a supernatural aptitude 
B)  Humans have spiritual senses 
C)  Humans have blind faith 
D)  Humans have a righteous perception

Question 7

Origen thought that Christians should have a type of marriage relationship with God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What best characterizes Augustine's influence in the Western church?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is the most influential theologian since Paul 
B)  He rivals the influence of the popes throughout history 
C)  He went from being highly influential to being later dismissed in the Middle Ages 
D)  He has been compared to Boethius in importance 
A)  He is the most influential theologian since Paul 
B)  He rivals the influence of the popes throughout history 
C)  He went from being highly influential to being later dismissed in the Middle Ages 
D)  He has been compared to Boethius in importance

Question 9

How is Augustine's experience of God different from that of the Platonist philosophers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Augustine experienced God as the Trinity 
B)  Augustine experienced God as Absolute Divinity 
C)  Augustine experienced God as love 
D)  Augustine experienced God as the God of destiny 
A)  Augustine experienced God as the Trinity 
B)  Augustine experienced God as Absolute Divinity 
C)  Augustine experienced God as love 
D)  Augustine experienced God as the God of destiny

Question 10

The author claims that Christians simply could not align their own spiritual interests for union with God to Platonic interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Basil was born into a pagan family, but converted to become a great bishop and theologian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gregory of Nazianzus spent the last five years of his life in prayer and poetic writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did Pelagius charge Augustine with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denying free will 
B)  Having an affair with a married woman 
C)  Proclaiming that God's grace wasn't enough to be good 
D)  Seeking special favors from the bishop of Rome 
A)  Denying free will 
B)  Having an affair with a married woman 
C)  Proclaiming that God's grace wasn't enough to be good 
D)  Seeking special favors from the bishop of Rome

Question 14

Athanasius taught that the sacraments, other Christians, and the scriptures were good, but that one had to go beyond them for deep encounters with Christ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did Augustine write City of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  To infuse the church with greater zeal for God 
B)  To teach non-Christians about the faith 
C)  To teach Christians about their own faith 
D)  To respond to Roman pagans who thought the gods had abandoned them. 
A)  To infuse the church with greater zeal for God 
B)  To teach non-Christians about the faith 
C)  To teach Christians about their own faith 
D)  To respond to Roman pagans who thought the gods had abandoned them.

Question 16

Christian spiritual progress was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mortification, justification, and sanctification 
B)  Purgative; illuminative; and unitive 
C)  Repentance, justification, and unification 
D)  Meditatio, oratio, and contemplation 
A)  Mortification, justification, and sanctification 
B)  Purgative; illuminative; and unitive 
C)  Repentance, justification, and unification 
D)  Meditatio, oratio, and contemplation

Question 17

Why are Cappadocian fathers called this?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all from Cappadocia 
B)  They all studied under the great theologian Cappadocia 
C)  Theologians from the West believed (wrongly) that they all studied under the great theologian Cappadocia 
D)  They all became bishops of the patriarchal see of Cappadocia 
A)  They are all from Cappadocia 
B)  They all studied under the great theologian Cappadocia 
C)  Theologians from the West believed (wrongly) that they all studied under the great theologian Cappadocia 
D)  They all became bishops of the patriarchal see of Cappadocia

Question 18

Was Gregory of Nyssa optimistic or pessimistic about the human condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was optimistic: one had the image of the divine nature within one 
B)  He was optimistic: humans are utterly free beings 
C)  He was pessimistic: virtually no one would be saved 
D)  He was pessimistic: humans are literally immersed in sin 
A)  He was optimistic: one had the image of the divine nature within one 
B)  He was optimistic: humans are utterly free beings 
C)  He was pessimistic: virtually no one would be saved 
D)  He was pessimistic: humans are literally immersed in sin

Question 19

Why didn't Augustine stay in that religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It required that he quit his job 
B)  It demanded strict obedience 
C)  It was intellectually unsatisfying 
D)  It was impossible for him to have fellowship with the community 
A)  It required that he quit his job 
B)  It demanded strict obedience 
C)  It was intellectually unsatisfying 
D)  It was impossible for him to have fellowship with the community

Question 20

What was the political situation at the end of Augustine's life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Western section of the empire started becoming a democracy 
B)  The Western section of the empire was being invaded by Germanic tribes 
C)  The whole empire was being invaded by Muslims 
D)  The church became the government in the Western empire 
A)  The Western section of the empire started becoming a democracy 
B)  The Western section of the empire was being invaded by Germanic tribes 
C)  The whole empire was being invaded by Muslims 
D)  The church became the government in the Western empire

Exam 8: The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

In learning about the Christian religion, what did Augustine's mentor first make him do?

Ambrose came to Milan to become its bishop.

Origen's early life was highly devout.

Who was the most important Neoplatonic philosopher of the third century?

Origen believed that:

If God transcends a natural way of knowing, what did the church fathers, especially Gregory of Nyssa, claim about knowing God?

Origen thought that Christians should have a type of marriage relationship with God.

What best characterizes Augustine's influence in the Western church?

How is Augustine's experience of God different from that of the Platonist philosophers?

The author claims that Christians simply could not align their own spiritual interests for union with God to Platonic interests.

Basil was born into a pagan family, but converted to become a great bishop and theologian.

Gregory of Nazianzus spent the last five years of his life in prayer and poetic writing.

What did Pelagius charge Augustine with?

Athanasius taught that the sacraments, other Christians, and the scriptures were good, but that one had to go beyond them for deep encounters with Christ.

Why did Augustine write City of God?

Christian spiritual progress was known as:

Why are Cappadocian fathers called this?

Was Gregory of Nyssa optimistic or pessimistic about the human condition?

Why didn't Augustine stay in that religion?

What was the political situation at the end of Augustine's life?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

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