Session 2: Christianity in the Nations (312-1049)

Question 1

Edict of religious toleration with special reference to Christianity; made by Constantine the Great in 312

Answer 1

The Edict of Milan

Question 2

Church council convened by Constantine to respond to the heresy of Arius

Answer 2

Council of Nicea

325

Question 3

Event that transformed the mother of Jesus into a sinless coredeemer and introduced pagan practices into worship

Answer 3

The formalization of worship

Question 4

People evangelized by the Benedictine abbot, Augustine, who was sent by Pope Gregory to evangelize

Answer 4

Anglo-Saxons

597

Question 5

“Prophet” who received messages from Angel Gabriel; Advocated fanatical monotheims that promised earthly rewards and eternal salvation to those who would participate in world conquest

Answer 5

Muhammad, father of Islam

570-632

Question 6

Pope that turned Papal Palace into a brothel; Beaten to death by angry husband who caught him sleeping with his wife

Answer 6

John XII

937-964

Question 7

The only man to be pope on 3 occasions; Held homosexual orgies and sold papal office

Answer 7

Benedict IX

1032-1048

Question 8

Wrote City of God and Confessions, did more to shape Christianity in his time

Answer 8

Augustine

354-430

Question 9

Apostle to the Irish

Answer 9

Patrick

387-462

Question 10

Established the bishopric of Rome as pinnacle of ecclesiastical authority; Should be considered the 1st pope

Answer 10

Leo the Great

400-461

Question 11

Apostle to Scotland, travelling from Ireland to Iona

Answer 11

Columba

521-597

Question 12

English monk denying the existence of original sin and emphasizing human free will as the decisive element in human perfectibility

Answer 12

Pelagius