Bible Test 1

Question 1

4 things that caused the Romans to persecute the church

Answer 1

1. They converted pagans
2. Rejected all the roman pagan gods
3. Rejected emperor worship
4. Monotheic

Question 2

Factors that led to the change from the sabbath to the Sunday as the day of worship

Answer 2

1. Break from Judaism
2. Sunday began to be kept as a supplement to the Jews
3. increase in Gentiles converts

Question 3

Pagan holidays that Celt into the early church

Answer 3

Halloween, all saints day, Christmas , and Easter

Question 4

What’s the priesthood of all believer?

Answer 4

Everyone can go directly to God for forgiveness

Question 5

What did the Catholic Church required instead

Answer 5

Confessionals - only priest / meditators can forgive sins

Question 6

Name the three types of ascetic

Answer 6

Monks, nuns, and hermits

Question 7

Six levels of church hierarchy

Answer 7

1. Pope
2. Patriarch
3. Archbishop
4. Bishops
5. Priest
6. Laity

Question 8

What questions has to be answers about “the nature of Christ”

Answer 8

1. Was Jesus fully God ?
2. Godhead?
3. Can humans save themselves by doing good works?
4. does the church have authority to change scripture

Question 9

Why were these Questions Important

Answer 9

If Jesus was human then he couldn’t have died for our sins

Question 10

Church

Answer 10

Called out

Question 11

Bishop

Answer 11

Pastors

Question 12

Pilgrimage

Answer 12

Religious journeys to landmarks that are required

Question 13

Basilica

Answer 13

Roman cathedral

Question 14

Polemicist

Answer 14

Were those who spoke out against the blending of paganism with Christianity

Question 15

Heresy/ heretic

Answer 15

A belief / person who believes different than the accepted belief of the church

Question 16

Edict of Milan

Answer 16

Tolerance of all religions

Question 17

Constantinople

Answer 17

Became the new center of Christianity after Rome

Question 18

Antioch

Answer 18

First called Christmas

Question 19

Apostles

Answer 19

Disciples or leaders of the church

Question 20

Christians

Answer 20

Followers of Christ

Question 21

Catholic

Answer 21

Worldwide or universal

Question 22

Greek

Answer 22

Unifying language

Question 23

Pax Romana

Answer 23

300yr of peace and prosperity

Question 24

Diaspora

Answer 24

Beliebers scattered

Question 25

Proselytize

Answer 25

To convert

Question 26

Third race

Answer 26

Christians

Question 27

Gentiles

Answer 27

Non Jews

Question 28

Trinity

Answer 28

“Godhead “ - god the father son and Holy Spirit

Question 29

Jerusalem

Answer 29

Center of Christianity

Question 30

Clergy

Answer 30

Church leaders

Question 31

Laity

Answer 31

Common people

Question 32

Relics

Answer 32

Bones or garments of the saints thought to have healing powers

Question 33

Monasticism

Answer 33

The act of living apart from the world

Question 34

Catacombs

Answer 34

Where Christians met during the time of persecution

Question 35

Ichthus

Answer 35

Earliest Christian symbol

Question 36

Creed

Answer 36

The decision of a council put in the form of a summary statement

Question 37

Pentecost

Answer 37

Birth of the Christian church

Question 38

Rome

Answer 38

New center of Christianity 100AD

Question 39

Christ

Answer 39

Son of God / savior

Question 40

Franciscans

Answer 40

One of the largest order of ascetics

Question 41

Latin

Answer 41

Replaces Greek as the language of the church

Question 42

Jews

Answer 42

Rejected Christ as savior

Question 43

Martyr

Answer 43

Willing to die for a regions cause

Question 44

Elders

Answer 44

Overseer or shepherd

Question 45

Deacon

Answer 45

Servant

Question 46

reasons why the Christian church grew ?

Answer 46

1. Unify the Greek language
2. Diaspora
3. The Pax Romana
4. people grew tired of the pagan religion
5. Destruction of the Jerusalem