chapter 4 - heroic witnesses of faith

Question 1

obstacle jews places in the spread of christianity

Answer 1

made false charges against apostles
set traps for them so rulers would punish them

Question 2

first martyr

Answer 2

st stephen

Question 3

which apostles became martyrs

Answer 3

all except john

Question 4

jacob, brother of john

Answer 4

put to the sword by king herod

Question 5

peter

Answer 5

crucified head down

Question 6

thomas

Answer 6

speared in chinnamala, mylapoor

Question 7

andrew

Answer 7

died on cross

Question 8

john

Answer 8

exiled to island patmos as a result of witnessing word of god in time of persecution
died of old age

Question 9

period of persecution

Answer 9

pentacost to 313AD

Question 10

in rome

Answer 10

emperor was worshipped as god

Question 11

belief in body and blood of jesus

Answer 11

accusations of cannibalism and murder

Question 12

nero

Answer 12

tortured christians
accused them of fire in city of rome (he set the fire)

Question 13

domitian

Answer 13

killed relatives

Question 14

septimus severius

Answer 14

tortured baptised and those preparing for it
those who gave up faith were set free

Question 15

persia

Answer 15

emperors tortured christians

Question 16

st thomas moore

Answer 16

opposed king who wanted to give up wife and marry her maid
accepted death sentence

Question 17

john britto

Answer 17

came to india as jesuit priest
beheaded for proclaiming gospel and spreading faith

Question 18

devasahayam pilla

Answer 18

minister of maharaja
king imprisoned him as he accepted christian faith