5.15.F - Lesson: The Birth of Christianity Review

Question 1

The Romans were concerned about Jesus because:
They thought He would encourage the Jews to rebel.
Jesus encouraged citizens to not pay taxes.
Romans were not concerned.
None of these are correct.

Answer 1

They thought He would encourage the Jews to rebel.

Question 2

The approximate date of Jesus’s birth is what?
2 AD
1 AD
2 BC
4 BC

Answer 2

4 BC

Question 3

Jesus Christ was probably crucified in what year?
39 AD
1 AD
30 AD
25 AD

Answer 3

30 AD

Question 4

Jewish leaders considered Him a blasphemer because:
Christ claimed there were many gods.
Christ said He was the Son of God.
Christ was accepted.
Christ rejected the Law.

Answer 4

Christ said He was the Son of God.

Question 5

Which Jewish sect was interested in preserving the scribal tradition of interpretation?
Pharisees
Diaspora
Zealots
Essenes

Answer 5

Pharisees

Question 6

Of the three Hellenistic influences, which one supported the idea that the goal in life was purification of the body and union with “the One”?
Stoicism
Neo-Platonism
Platonism
Epicureanism

Answer 6

Neo-Platonism

Question 7

The “magi” visited Jerusalem to find the new king of the Jews because:
They thought a king would be in Jerusalem.
They were lost.
None of these are correct.
They never visited Jerusalem.

Answer 7

They thought a king would be in Jerusalem.

Question 8

Which Jewish sect was more open to Christianity?
Diaspora
Pharisees
Zealots
Hellenized

Answer 8

Hellenized

Question 9

Which Jewish sect was more aristocratic?
Diaspora
Sadducees
Essenes
Pharisees

Answer 9

Sadducees

Question 10

Why do some believe Christianity spread to India?
India was never exposed to the Gospel.
Some believe Christ went to India.
Some believe Thomas went to India.
None of these are correct.

Answer 10

Some believe Thomas went to India.

Question 11

Why did the “magi” care so much about the new King of the Jews?
None of these are correct.
They wanted to find Him for King Herod.
They were possible descendants of Abraham.
They just wanted to see Him.

Answer 11

They were possible descendants of Abraham.

Question 12

Which book of the Bible describes when the Holy Spirit descended on Christ’s apostles?
Acts
Luke
Matthew
1st Corinthians

Answer 12

Acts

Question 13

How old was Jesus when he conversed with the teachers in the Temple?
12
15
13
8

Answer 13

12

Question 14

Which ancient religious tradition focused on obtaining secret knowledge of human destiny?
Neo-Platonism
Stoicism
Manichaeism
Gnosticism

Answer 14

Gnosticism

Question 15

Of the Jewish divisions, which one best fits the statement: “They rejected the priesthood and worship in the Temple. They probably wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
Diaspora
Essenes
Pharisees
Zealots

Answer 15

Essenes

Question 16

What are 2 things the Apostle Paul used to impact the first-century church?

Answer 16

Your Answer:
Two things Paul did that impacted the first-century churches was how he established many churches. He also wrote letters of advice to those churches when they started having trouble.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is considered to be the most inaccurate?
Jesus probably worked as a carpenter from 12 years old to 30 years old.
Jesus grew up in Egypt.
There are highly reliable sources claiming to know about Jesus’s life from 12 years old to 30 years old.
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist around age thirty.

Answer 17

There are highly reliable sources claiming to know about Jesus’s life from 12 years old to 30 years old.

Question 18

Where was it that the term “Christian” was first used to denote a follower of Christ?
Jerusalem
Antioch
Asia Minor
India

Answer 18

Antioch

Question 19

Before Paul converted to Christianity, what did he do?
farm
seek shelter for Christians
sailed to Antioch
persecute Christians

Answer 19

persecute Christians

Question 20

Of the Roman influences, which deity was considered to be the one represented with light?
Isis
Mithras
Attis
Cybele

Answer 20

Mithras

Question 21

Which Roman historian mentions Christ in his accounts of Christians uprising?
Thucydides
Suetonius
Livy
Herodotus

Answer 21

Suetonius

Question 22

Which of the following statements is inaccurate in regard to the development of Christianity in the ancient Roman world?
Christianity did not form in a vacuum.
Many faiths existed.
Romans were led astray by many faiths.
Christianity was the only religion that existed.

Answer 22

Christianity was the only religion that existed.