Deck 10: Christianity

Question 1

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" is a line from

A) the parables.
B) the Beatitudes.
C) Jesus's speech at the Last Supper.
D) Luke's Gospel.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Little to nothing is known about what part of Jesus's life?

A) birth
B) young adulthood/teen years
C) adulthood
D) death

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What are the earliest writings in the New Testament?

A) Gospels
B) Apocrypha
C) Letters
D) Hymns

Answer 3

C

Question 4

This thirteenth-century theologian attempted to Christianize the philosophy of Aristotle.

A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Augustine
C) Martin Luther
D) John Calvin

Question 5

As a teaching device, Jesus used a short, easily recognized story about very human characters and events called a

A) parable.
B) psalm.
C) proverb.
D) sermon.

Question 6

Our knowledge of the earliest period of Church history comes from the biblical book

A) Acts of the Apostles.
B) Paul's Letter to the Romans.
C) the Gospel of Mark.
D) Revelation.

Question 7

Jesus was born during the rule of the Roman emperor

A) Augustus Caesar.
B) Herod.
C) Paul.
D) Dionysus.

Question 8

Opposition to Jesus and the responsibility for his death came mainly from within the body of Jewish leadership, especially from the party of the

A) Pharisees.
B) Sadducees.
C) Philistines.
D) Zealots.

Question 9

Jesus was arrested by temple guards in the Garden of Gethsemane and tried on charges of

A) treason.
B) murder.
C) blasphemy.
D) heresy.

Question 10

Which of the following authored one of the Gospels found in the New Testament?

A) Timothy
B) Paul
C) Luke
D) Titus

Question 11

The communion meal, probably modeled on the Jewish Seder meal, is also called the

A) meal of remembrance.
B) Eucharist.
C) common meal.
D) fellowship meal.

Question 12

Who is sometimes called the "Second Founder of Christianity" for his role in the development of early Christianity?

A) Tacitus
B) Luke
C) John
D) Paul

Question 13

In the early days of Christianity, which city exercised leadership over the church?

A) Bethlehem
B) Antioch
C) Rome
D) Jerusalem

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the Gospels?

A) They chronicle the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
B) They give their attention to the establishment of a new religion in Christ's name.
C) They contain detailed physical descriptions of Jesus.
D) The exact details of Jesus's last few months differ among the four Gospels.

Question 15

The first Roman emperor to support Christianity was

A) Augustine.
B) Augustus Caesar.
C) Constantine.
D) Ambrose.

Question 16

What was Jesus's first public act?

A) declaring himself the messiah
B) baptism by John the Baptist
C) preaching to the poor
D) working a miracle

Question 17

To whom did Jesus say "and on this rock I will build my church" and "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven"?

A) Stephen
B) Simon Peter
C) Judas
D) Paul

Question 18

The exact length of Jesus's public ministry

A) was thirty years.
B) was twelve years.
C) was fifteen years.
D) is not known.

Question 19

In the first century C.E., much of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East were under the rule of the

A) Romans.
B) Israelis.
C) French.
D) Greeks.

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Roman Empire in the first century?

A) combined elements of Greek and Roman philosophy and religion
B) political instability
C) wars between empires
D) freedom from slavery

Question 21

What is one problem facing the Catholic Church in the twenty-first century?

A) low church attendance
B) difficulty finding priests to serve the lay communities
C) large, diverse parishes
D) declining enrollment

Question 22

What factors helped cause the Protestant Reformation? What have been some of the long-term consequences of the Reformation for Western society?

Question 23

Which of the following was a result of the Council of Trent in 1545?

A) a reaffirmation of the traditional seven sacraments
B) a reaffirmation of only baptism and communion
C) an advocating for infant baptism
D) reforms that would bring reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics

Question 24

Discuss the growth of Christianity in the modern era, detailing the various Protestant denominations and how they came into being.

Question 25

Is Jesus a historical or spiritual figure? Explain your answer.

Question 26

To remember the wise men who came to Bethlehem to find the infant Jesus, Western Christianity celebrates

A) Advent.
B) Christmas.
C) Pentecost.
D) Epiphany.

Question 27

Which of the following was true of Eastern Christians between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of modern European nations?

A) Most of the early councils that established Christian doctrine were held in the East.
B) Eastern Christians tended to be more practical and concerned with survival.
C) Eastern Christians were more interested in sola scriptura.
D) Eastern theologians emphasized the humanity of Jesus.

Question 28

The most revolutionary council since the Council of Trent, was John XXIII's

A) First Vatican Council.
B) Second Vatican Council.
C) Council of Nicaea.
D) Council of Pisa.

Question 29

The New Testament mentions several kinds of leaders in the early church; one such leader's title means "shepherd" in Greek.

A) elder
B) deacon
C) priest
D) bishop

Question 30

To what extent does Christianity owe its theological debts to Judaism? To what extent is it different from Judaism?

Question 31

This type of Christianity appeals to Americans who live in complex and often alienating environments.

A) Pentecostalism
B) Mormonism
C) Evangelicalism
D) Methodism

Question 32

In 1378, the Avignon cardinals elected this new pope who restored the papacy to Rome.

A) Innocent
B) Urban VI
C) Leo
D) John XXIII

Question 33

Which of the following was a major impetus for Luther to post his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg?

A) the sale of holy statues
B) the promise of heaven to believers
C) the sale of indulgences
D) the suppression of all other religions in Germany

Question 34

This Reformation-era group attempted to discard all of the elements of the Catholic Church not expressly found in the New Testament, such as infant baptism.

A) Monastics
B) Lutherans
C) Anabaptists
D) Pentecostals

Question 35

During the late 300s C.E., Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire while all other religions were suppressed under the rule of

A) Theodosius.
B) Ambrose.
C) Hippo.
D) Diocletian.

Question 36

What challenges and issues face the various denominations of Christianity today? Give examples to support your answer.

Question 37

What is one of the reasons for the Reformation in the sixteenth century?

A) corruption and abuse of authority in the priesthood
B) the existence of two popes
C) doctrinal differences over the divinity of Jesus
D) the ordination of women to the priesthood

Question 38

This contemporary of Luther was influenced by his writings and led the reform movement in Switzerland.

A) John Calvin
B) Ulrich Zwingli
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) John Wycliffe