Question 1

Who did the author identify as the first influential writer in Coptic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antony 
B)  Pachomius 
C)  Marcian 
D)  Shenoute 
A)  Antony 
B)  Pachomius 
C)  Marcian 
D)  Shenoute

Question 2

Theodore of Mopsuestia was one of the great articulators of the Alexandrian School.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was distinctive about Ethiopian Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing, it resisted Christianity 
B)  It was highly influenced by Zoroastrianism 
C)  It had distinctly Judaic qualities 
D)  It was far from any Roman influence 
A)  Nothing, it resisted Christianity 
B)  It was highly influenced by Zoroastrianism 
C)  It had distinctly Judaic qualities 
D)  It was far from any Roman influence

Question 4

Ethiopia had a Semitic language and was influenced by Judaism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

After Bohemia became a Christian nation, Poland did as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who is credited as converting the eastern part of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave woman Nino 
B)  The deacon Jacobius 
C)  Arian Christians of Cappadocia 
D)  The Byzantine emperor himself 
A)  The slave woman Nino 
B)  The deacon Jacobius 
C)  Arian Christians of Cappadocia 
D)  The Byzantine emperor himself

Question 7

Did the Russian ruler Vladimir fully embrace Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, he worked energetically to bring the faith to his people 
B)  Yes, but not until the Byzantine emperor made him Czar 
C)  No, the author says that it was fraudulent and superficial 
D)  No, he renounced the faith as soon as he gained full political control 
A)  Yes, he worked energetically to bring the faith to his people 
B)  Yes, but not until the Byzantine emperor made him Czar 
C)  No, the author says that it was fraudulent and superficial 
D)  No, he renounced the faith as soon as he gained full political control

Question 8

Vladimir's decision to become Christian was originally tied to political and economic factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does the author mean by conversions from the top down?

Accepted Answer

A)  When rulers were converted, they expected their subjects to take on the new faith 
B)  Conversions became conditioned on that of the head of the household (father or grandfather) 
C)  Conversions came at the request of patriarchs or local bishops 
D)  Conversions always started with the preaching of bishops and only then priests 
A)  When rulers were converted, they expected their subjects to take on the new faith 
B)  Conversions became conditioned on that of the head of the household (father or grandfather) 
C)  Conversions came at the request of patriarchs or local bishops 
D)  Conversions always started with the preaching of bishops and only then priests

Question 10

Who were the two great missionaries to the Slavs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antony and Pachomius 
B)  Petrus and Patronius 
C)  Cyril and Methodius 
D)  Theodore and Nestorius 
A)  Antony and Pachomius 
B)  Petrus and Patronius 
C)  Cyril and Methodius 
D)  Theodore and Nestorius

Question 11

What did the Christians of Alexandria do with their patriarch Proterius?

Accepted Answer

A)  They elevated him to become the universal patriarch of the whole church 
B)  They killed him in church 
C)  They demanded that he resign, which he did 
D)  They had the emperor depose him 
A)  They elevated him to become the universal patriarch of the whole church 
B)  They killed him in church 
C)  They demanded that he resign, which he did 
D)  They had the emperor depose him

Question 12

Persian Christians remained loyal to Byzantium until they were persecuted by the Zoroastrians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Read the box with some of the text of the Nestorian Stele. Christianity is depicted in a way that looks foreign to its usual expression. Do you think it represented the authentic Christian tradition or deviated from it? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Nestorian Stele, also known as the N

Question 14

Ethiopian Christianity:

Accepted Answer

A)  Understood itself as the new Israel, even politically and biologically 
B)  Produced the first Bible 
C)  Demanded religious tribute 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Understood itself as the new Israel, even politically and biologically 
B)  Produced the first Bible 
C)  Demanded religious tribute 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

The patriarchate of the Rus, was centered in Kiev until the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Early Islam spread:

Accepted Answer

A)  Slowly but systematically 
B)  Slowly and haphazardly 
C)  Very rapidly 
D)  With the support of the Persian Empire 
A)  Slowly but systematically 
B)  Slowly and haphazardly 
C)  Very rapidly 
D)  With the support of the Persian Empire

Question 17

What is your reaction to the story of Thomas's journey to convert India? Which parts do you think are historically factual and which parts mythic? Do these matter and why?

Accepted Answer

My reaction to the story of Thomas's jou

Question 18

What form of Christianity was responsible for the development of the faith in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantine Orthodox 
B)  Roman Catholic 
C)  The Church of the East 
D)  The author says no form, as it created its own 
A)  Byzantine Orthodox 
B)  Roman Catholic 
C)  The Church of the East 
D)  The author says no form, as it created its own

Question 19

Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History places Christianity as becoming a bona fide religion only in the fourth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 489, what did the emperor Zeno do?

Accepted Answer

A)  He tried to reverse the Roman Empire to its pagan origins 
B)  He deposed every patriarch in order to start over 
C)  He demanded that all Christians pay a devotion tax 
D)  He demanded all Christians embrace Chalcedon's decision 
A)  He tried to reverse the Roman Empire to its pagan origins 
B)  He deposed every patriarch in order to start over 
C)  He demanded that all Christians pay a devotion tax 
D)  He demanded all Christians embrace Chalcedon's decision

Exam 10: Expansion and Change in the East and North

Who did the author identify as the first influential writer in Coptic?

Theodore of Mopsuestia was one of the great articulators of the Alexandrian School.

What was distinctive about Ethiopian Christianity?

Ethiopia had a Semitic language and was influenced by Judaism.

After Bohemia became a Christian nation, Poland did as well.

Who is credited as converting the eastern part of Georgia?

Did the Russian ruler Vladimir fully embrace Christianity?

Vladimir's decision to become Christian was originally tied to political and economic factors.

What does the author mean by conversions from the top down?

Who were the two great missionaries to the Slavs?

What did the Christians of Alexandria do with their patriarch Proterius?

Persian Christians remained loyal to Byzantium until they were persecuted by the Zoroastrians.

Read the box with some of the text of the Nestorian Stele. Christianity is depicted in a way that looks foreign to its usual expression. Do you think it represented the authentic Christian tradition or deviated from it? Explain.

Ethiopian Christianity:

The patriarchate of the Rus, was centered in Kiev until the late nineteenth century.

Early Islam spread:

What is your reaction to the story of Thomas's journey to convert India? Which parts do you think are historically factual and which parts mythic? Do these matter and why?

What form of Christianity was responsible for the development of the faith in India?

Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History places Christianity as becoming a bona fide religion only in the fourth century.

In 489, what did the emperor Zeno do?

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