Chapter 8

Question 1

Emperor Decius

Answer 1

wanted people to worship him as a god

Question 2

Emperor Diocletian

Answer 2

wanted to be worshiped as a god, issued “Great Persecution” (killed 1000s of Christians, confiscated church property, burned Christian books)

Question 3

Emperor Constantine

Answer 3

Became emperor after winning the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, granted Edict of Milan

Question 4

Edict of Milan

Answer 4

Granted religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire and giving Christians the freedom to worship openly

Question 5

What did Emperor Constantine do for the people of Rome?

Answer 5

• Made Rome a Christian city
• Built a great basilica over the tomb of St. Peter
• Made Sunday a gov’t holiday and Easter and Christmas
• Gave buildings back and restored them to Christians
• Banned Pagan worship

Question 6

Emperor Theodosius I

Answer 6

made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire

Question 7

Old Testament

Answer 7

the books that recall the relationship of God with the people of Israel, covers from creation to the covenant, contains writings of Prophets and history of Israel

Question 8

Marcion

Answer 8

Scholar who tried to exclude the Old Testament from the Church (Church said No)

Question 9

Testament

Answer 9

covenant

Question 10

Origen

Answer 10

studied and explained Scripture

Question 11

Tertullian

Answer 11

developed a vocabulary of terms with which to describe the faith

Question 12

St. John Chrysosotom

Answer 12

great preacher whose name means “golden mouth”

Question 13

Saint Jerome

Answer 13

translated the Bible into Latin from Greek and Hebrew

Question 14

Heresy

Answer 14

a belief or collection of beliefs that rejects one or more of the revealed truths of faith

Question 15

Gnostics

Answer 15

claimed that God’s real revelation was available only as secret knowledge to a select few

Question 16

Arians

Answer 16

claimed that Jesus was less than DIVINE

Question 17

Why were important works of the Fathers written?

Answer 17

to defend the truths of the faith against heretics

Question 18

Ecumenical

Answer 18

Greek and means the “whole world”

Question 19

What did Emperor Constantine do in 325?

Answer 19

He summoned all Bishops of the Church to a council in Nicaea (modern day Turkey)

Question 20

Council at Chalcedon

Answer 20

451, considered greatest of first 4 ecumenical councils, Bishops affirmed the teachings of Pope Leo the great

Question 21

What did Pope Leo teach?

Answer 21

He said that Jesus was one person with two different natures (human and divine) and that the two natures did not interfere with or compromise each other.

Question 21

Who was Emperor Constantine’s mother?

Answer 21

Helena

Question 22

How many books are in the New Testament?

Answer 22

27

Question 23

Canon

Answer 23

The Church’s official list of sacred scripture

Question 24

How many books are in the Bible?

Answer 24

73

Question 25

What happened in Nicaea?

Answer 25

A priest from Alexandria named Arius was preaching that Jesus was a little more than human but not fully divine. His teachings became very popular and his followers were called “Arians.” Emperor Constantine summoned all the bishops of the Church to a council in Nicaea (Turkey). This was the first ecumenical council. The Arian heresy was condemned and the council set down a creed.

Question 26

Why was the Council at Chalcedon considered the greatest?

Answer 26

It was considered the greatest because had the Church affirmed the teachings of Pope Leo, the Church could have been formed entirely differently.

Question 27

Creed

Answer 27

A statement of Christian beliefs