Question 1
Which country dispersed the Ten Tribes of Israel in 722BC?
Rome
Babylonians
Egyptians
Assyrians
3 points
Question 2
If the early Christians had worshiped Jesus and Caesar, they would have gone unharmed, but they rejected all forms of __________________.
Pantheism
Atheism
Syncretism
Agnosticism
3 points
Question 3
Old Testament prophet of faith, who preached on abiding trust in the providence of God around 740700 BC.
Amos
Isaiah
Daniel
Malachi
3 points
Question 4
Who was the Latin-speaking Christian who mastered Greek and Hebrew, and produced a translation of the whole Bible known as the Vulgate?
Ambrose
Jerome
Augustine
Aristotle
3 points
Question 5
Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?
Luther
Calvin
Smith
Zwingli
3 points
Question 6
One event not depicted in the catacombs was:
The good Shepard
Jonah
Moses parting the Red Sea
The crucifixion
3 points
Question 7
This Scripture used by modern Christianity is remarkably consistent. It was written over a period of 1,500 years, by at least ______ different writers and yet remains true to one theme and has a unified viewpoint on both philosophy and facts.
50
40
60
20
3 points
Question 8
During the time of Nero, there was the first recorded persecution of Christians that took place after a terrible destruction in the city of Rome in what year?
50 AD
70 AD
64 AD
30 AD
3 points
Question 9
In the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, which two figures are standing on either side of Jesus?
Peter and Paul
Moses and Elijah
James and John
Peter and John
3 points
Question 10
His interpretation of history quickly replaced those of classical thinkers and has remained influential to the present day. Lived (354-430).
Arian
Donatus
Augustine
Phillip
3 points
Question 11
What would be a chief mark describing the Roman Empire, even after Constantine.
Excitement
Apathy
Focused
Motivated
3 points
Question 12
Who was the Bishop in (339-397) who successfully challenged and limited imperial authority over the church?
Constantine
Augustine
Ambrose
Jerome
3 points
Question 13
The rise of Rome caused a shift from the Greek view of the individual as the ultimate reality to one in which reality was the
State
City
3 points
Question 14
Meeting in small groups in private homes, early Christians conducted simple services centered on the____________: the consecrated bread and wine commemorating Christs sacrifice on the cross.
Oran
Eucharist
Penance
Chrismation
3 points
Question 15
Constantine played an influential role in the proclamation of the _____________, which decreed tolerance for Christianity in the empire.
Edict of Rome
Edict of Constantine
Edict of Milan
Proclamation of Peace
3 points
Question 16
According to your textbook, what was the basic strength of the Jews? It gave them a will to resist and to survive.
High Priest
The people
Their religion
The location of their land
3 points
Question 17
Early Christian art was more _________ and less materialistic, than Roman art because it was hard to depict topics like the Trinity or Salvation.
Pragmatic
Symbolic
Realistic
Imperialistic
3 points
Question 18
The Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible called the Pentateuch, which is also known as
Books of David
Books of Abraham
Books of Moses
Both a and b
3 points
Question 19
What word could be used in association with Christian Coptic Art?
Exact
Nimbus
Modern
Classical
3 points
Question 20
Approximately what year did Constantine declare Christianity a legal religion of Rome?
285 AD
452 AD
313 AD
230 AD
3 points
Question 21
The prohibition of graven images separated Judaism from all other religions, which represented their gods in a variety of ways.
True
False
2 points
Question 22
In the early Christian church, when a person became a Christian and accepted baptism, he was welcomed into the Roman Culture because of his strong moral character.
True
False
2 points
Question 23
For centuries the Romans had constructed basilicas that served as meeting halls, mercantile centers, and halls of justice. The basilica was a prototype of the large, dignified structure Christians needed for worship services.
True
False
2 points
Question 24
Life in the later years of the Roman Empire was marked by increasing optimism about the future.
True
False
2 points
Question 25
As we learned in the presentation “Introduction to Rome and Christianity,” the National Gallery of Art Museum resembles the Parthenon in Greece.
True
False
2 points
Question 26
By the 5th century the Bishop of Rome was calling himself the Pope (Lat., papa, “father”) Christs vicar on earth.
True
False
2 points
Question 27
Christianity was not equalitarian and certain restrictions were put on slaves and Greeks.
True
False
2 points
Question 28
The New Testament is silent on the philosophies of the Roman world.
True
False
2 points
Question 29
Pompeii was one of the only provinces of Rome that did not get caught up in all of the sexual representation.
True
False
2 points
Question 30
Pauls prologue on the Logos has been very beneficial to the growth of Christianity?
True
False
