THE PERSECUTED CHURCH

Question 1

The followers of Jesus Christ went to different places outside Jerusalem and preach Christ’s Gospel to the Jews.

They reached as far as _________, where the followers were first called ______

Answer 1

Antioch; Christians

Question 2

There had already been local persecution of Christians because of their _____________.

Answer 2

refusal to worship the Roman gods and the emperor as god

Question 3

was the official religion of the empire. It is the belief that that the sun, moon, nature and their emperor as a god.

Answer 3

PANTHEISM

Question 4

In the 1st century of the Christian era, the infant Church was subject to the hostile pressures by the _____________.

Answer 4

Roman authority

Question 5

When ___________ was preached in Rome, many converted into the New Faith.

Answer 5

Christianity

Question 6

The Christians were almost drowned and the church nearly got dissolved.

Answer 6

The start of Roman Persecution

Question 7

The more they were _______, the more they felt zealous desire to proclaim Jesus’ message.

Answer 7

persecuted

Question 8

Oftentimes, the ________ were also held accountable for disasters and calamities that struck the Roman empire.

Answer 8

Christians

Question 9

The persecution of Christians actually started during the time of ________ ( 37-4 B.C. ).

Answer 9

King Herod I

Question 10

And the first Christian martyr was - __________ - He was a deacon and one of the seven leaders of the Jews of Diaspora

Answer 10

St . Stephen

Question 11

– refers to those Jews who resided outside Jerusalem and adopted the Greek language and culture.

Answer 11

Jews of Diaspora

Question 12

There was a growing notion among the Jews that Christianity was exclusively for them.

Answer 12

Council of Jerusalem

Question 13

There also arose some disputes among the apostles themselves on how to welcome the ________ into the Christian community.

Answer 13

Gentiles

Question 14

In order to settle the disputes a meeting was called at _________ in 50 AD.

Answer 14

Jerusalem

Question 15

After a long debate, ___________ agreed that the only requirement for Christian membership is faith in Jesus, not observance of the laws of Moses.

Answer 15

Paul and Peter

Question 16

Christianity then, has opened its doors to all people. It has always been ______________.

Answer 16

Universal or Catholic

Question 17

In 54 AD., ________ started his reign and began the systematic persecution of Christians.

Answer 17

Emperor Nero

Question 18

He became a cruel man when he knew that he was fast losing his power. It is believed that he caused of the great fire which broke out in Rome in 64 AD, to give him source of rebuilding plans.

Answer 18

Emperor Nero

Question 19

To begin the persecutions, Nero had Peter _______, while Paul was __________.

Answer 19

crucified; beheaded

Question 20

__________ were thrown to the Lions in arena or placed inside skins of wild beasts to be attacked by dogs.

Answer 20

Christians

Question 21

Four years later, frightened, hated by people, hunted by his own soldiers, Nero committed ________.

Answer 21

suicide

Question 22

The Christians also held their Eucharist in the __________, using a tomb as a Holy Altar.

Answer 22

Catacombs

Question 23

To guard against Roman spies, they used secret signs like the fish. To the Christians, the Greek word for fish,
__________ – stood for what they believed about Jesus:

Answer 23

ICHTHUS

Question 24

ICHTHUS

Answer 24

I - Jesus
CH - Christ
TH - Theos ( God )
U - Uious
S - Soter ( Savior )

Question 25

_________, thus meant Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Savior.

Answer 25

Ichthus

Question 26

Other signs used were a ______, as symbol of peace; an ______ for hope a __________ for the resurrection and the _______ symbol ( P and X ).

Answer 26

dove; anchor; phoenix; Chi-Rho

Question 27

The Course of Persecution

Answer 27

3 Stages or Periods: 1- First Period, (54-60 A.D.) Emperor Nero 2- Second Period (100-250 A.D.) Emperor Trajan Emperor Hadrian Emperor Antoninus Pius Emperor Marcus Aurelius 3. Third Period (249-251 A.D.) Emperor Decius Emperor Valerian Emperor Diocletian

Question 28

he blamed Christians for the 6 days of fire that destroyed ¾ of the city of Rome.

Answer 28

Emperor Nero

Question 29

The Christians were persecuted and turned into living torches in the garden of ______.

Answer 29

Nero

Question 30

Among the victims during Emperor Nero were __________

Answer 30

Peter and Paul.

Question 31

________ a tyrant emperor.

Answer 31

Emperor Domitian

Question 32

According to the oldest tradition, the _______ was exiled during the role Emperor Domitian when he wrote the ___________.

Answer 32

Apostle John; Apocalypse

Question 33

He decreed that simply to be a Christian is punishable by death.

Answer 33

Emperor Trajan

Question 34

Famous martyr during Emperor Trajan is ____________.

Answer 34

Ignatius of Antioch

Question 35

He accused the Christians of being atheists for not worshipping the emperor.

Answer 35

Emperor Antoninus Pius

Question 36

He decreed the legalization of persecution.

Answer 36

Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Question 37

Famous martyrs during Emperor Marcus were ____________ and the martyrs of _________

Answer 37

Polycarp of Smyrna; Loyns

Question 38

Ordered the cruel persecution of Christians. Christians were fed to lions whenever there was a disaster.

Answer 38

Septimus Severus

Question 39

He saw Christianity as a terrible poison. He ordered Christians to make public homage to the Roman gods.

Answer 39

Emperor Decius

Question 40

He decreed that bishop, priest and deacon to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods.

Answer 40

Emperor Valerian

Question 41

He ordered the execution of Christians who participated in secret meetings in cemeteries and catacombs.

Answer 41

Emperor Valerian

Question 42

He moved his capital from Rome to Nicomedia. Dividing his empire into two.

Answer 42

Emperor Diocletian

Question 43

He ruled over the eastern half himself and appointed two sub-rulers over the western half. It was this division of the empire that created the East and the West. He was determined to subdue the Christians.

Answer 43

Emperor Diocletian

Question 44

In 303 , he issued a decree to level the churches to the ground and destroy the scripture by fire.

Answer 44

Emperor Diocletian

Question 45

He also ordered that Christians who were of honorable rank should be degraded and that those of the imperial household, if they stuck to Christianity, would be reduced to slavery.

Answer 45

Emperor Diocletian

Question 46

Imprisonment of Church leaders Forcing the Christians to make cultic sacrifice. Veneration of the emperor as a god. However, women were excused from this decree because his wife and daughter were Christians. Despite the persecution, therefore Christianity spread quickly like fire.

Answer 46

Emperor Diocletian

Question 47

_________,was considered as the center of Christianity were the top leaders resided from the time of St. Peter , hence the name Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 47

Rome

Question 48

If we were to reckon the population of Christians, there were about ________ at the end of the first century, _________ in the second, and the and five ________ in the third century.

Answer 48

500,000; two (2) million; (5) million

Question 49

This means that a bulk of the population of the _______ were Christians.

Answer 49

Roman Empire

Question 50

By the end of the first century, the church had formulated sound _________ (Official Church teachings ).

Answer 50

Doctrines

Question 51

Three types of leaders in the Church

Answer 51

The bishops, the elders/priests and the deacons.

Question 52

were the presider over small communities

Answer 52

Priests

Question 53

were overseers , The Pope being the Bishop of Rome, was the highest rank and responsible for the whole church.

Answer 53

Bishops

Question 54

was in charge of the distribution of goods and directly reported to the bishop.

Answer 54

Deacon

Question 55

The Sacrament of Baptism, for one, required a long period of preparation called the ____________ before an adult candidate was baptized.

Answer 55

Catechumenate

Question 56

was formally celebrated on Sunday morning.

Answer 56

Holy Eucharist

Question 57

was practiced and administered through the laying of hands.

Answer 57

Confirmation

Question 58

they confessed their sins in public. The penitent underwent- public penance.

Answer 58

Reconciliation

Question 59

Since the start of persecution, three kinds of Christians emerged.

Answer 59

Martyrs, confessors, and apostates

Question 60

those who fought and depended their faith until death.

Answer 60

Martyrs

Question 61

those who confessed their faith no matter what the consequences might be.

Answer 61

confessors

Question 62

those who betrayed their faith and turned to the roman gods.

Answer 62

Apostates

Question 63

For a while, persecution went on in the Eastern part but in the west, it had ceased. This was because the new emperor, _________ was friendly towards the Christian faith.

Answer 63

Constantine

Question 64

attributed his victory to the help of the Christian God, issued the Edict of Milan.

Answer 64

Emperor Constantine

Question 65

was recognized as legal or lawful religion, to take its place alongside other religions like the worship of the Roman gods.

Answer 65

Christianity

Question 66

He gave his sons a Christian education but did not himself become a Christian until he was on his death-bed.

Answer 66

Constantine

Question 67

Constantine set up a new capital at _______. This was a Christian city were no heathen worship was allowed.

Answer 67

Byzantium

Question 68

In time, the city was renamed after him and became known as __________ ( today called Istanbul. )

Answer 68

Constantinople

Question 69

He had the CHI- RHO symbol mounted on his standard which was called _____ at that time.

Answer 69

labarum

Question 70

The newly gained freedom ensuring the Christians safety allowed them to devote more time to meaning and interpretation of the truths of their faith.

Answer 70

Arianism

Question 71

were subjected to questioning , especially by philosophically trained Christian converts.

Answer 71

Faith

Question 72

These questions bombarded the Church that gave contradictory answers, resulting in false teachings called ____________.

Answer 72

heresies

Question 73

arose at the beginning of the 4th century, 318 AD, as a response to the prevailing questions about Jesus’ humanity and divinity.

Answer 73

Arianism

Question 74

Of the many heresies that broke out, _______ proved to be the most powerful .

Answer 74

Arianism

Question 75

Who was a priest of Alexandria, this heresy maintained that Jesus was a mere human and not God

Answer 75

Arius

Question 76

His effort to provide explanations about Jesus, however created tensions within the Church, Many Christians followed him; this eventually caused the first major division in the Church.

Answer 76

Arius

Question 77

With the outbreak of Arianism and other schismatic groups in the 4th-5th centuries, the unity of the church was also threatened and the empire too. These also resulted the formation of different factions. During this period the Church acted as the prime mover of unity. Thus, the need to answer the Heretics and their teaching to safeguard the unity of the Church.

Answer 77

Ecumenical Council was convened in Nicea in 325 AD.

Question 78

This is a general meeting of all Church leaders to discuss matters concerning faith and morals.

Answer 78

Ecumenical Council

Question 79

is to unify the empire through the Church.

Answer 79

Constantine’s intention

Question 80

condemned Arius and his teachings.

Answer 80

The Council of Nicea

Question 81

Some Fathers of the Church

Answer 81

1. St. John Chrysostom 2. St Athanasius 3. St. Basil 4. St Jerome

Question 82

They stood as defenders of the Church against heresies. Through their writings and sermons, they explained and clarified the Church teachings.

Answer 82

Church Fathers 1. St. John Chrysostom 2. St Athanasius 3. St. Basil 4. St Jerome

Question 83

These men were teachers and great personalities who had a great part in molding the Church. They laid the foundations of Christian Theology, the study of God and of religious doctrines.

Answer 83

1.St. Basil 2. St. Ambrose 3. St. Augustine

Question 84

they are called Exegists, they specialized on the in-depth study of the Bible.

Answer 84

St. Chrysostom and St. Jerome

Question 85

It was St. Jerome who translated the Bible into its Latin version called-______ ( popular).

Answer 85

Vulgate

Question 86

Jesus is only human

Answer 86

Arius Council: Nicea 325

Question 87

Jesus’ two persons: One human, One Divine; Mary mother of the human person.

Answer 87

Nestorius council: Ephesus

Question 88

Christ as God more than man

Answer 88

Eutyches Council: Chalcedon 451

Question 89

The Holy Spirit is not God/Divine

Answer 89

Macedonius Council: Constantinople 381

Question 90

The divinity of Christ (identity of divine essence between God the Father and God the Son) as opposed to the teaching of Arius.

Answer 90

Council of Nicea

Question 91

The divine Motherhood of Mary as opposed to the teaching of Nestorius.

Answer 91

Council of Ephesus ( 431)

Question 92

Two natures (divine and human) in one (divine) person of Christ.

Answer 92

Council of Chalcedon

Question 93

The divining of the Holy Spirit as opposed to the teaching of Macedonius.

Answer 93

Constantinople (381)

Question 94

In 316, an order went out from Emperor Licinius that all soldiers were to burn incense at his statue.

Answer 94

Persecution in the Eastern Empire

Question 95

On February 28, 380 A.D – Christianity was declared the official religion of all people in the Roman Empire through the ____________.

Answer 95

Edict of Theodosius

Question 96

some of the British slaves were brought to Rome to be sold.

Answer 96

The Roman Church in England

Question 97

There, they were seen by __________ - great Christian who was to become one of the best known popes of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 97

Gregory

Question 98

He went to England, how surprised he was, he greeted with the king and queen and the queen was already a Christian.

Answer 98

St. Augustine

Question 99

St. Augustine choose _____________ for his center and in 597, he began to hold services in a little church built there in Roman times.

Answer 99

Canterbury

Question 100

Later, he became the first Archbishop of England

Answer 100

St. Augustine

Question 101

In 668 – he was sent by the Pope to set up the new organization.

Answer 101

Theodore of Tarsus

Question 102

He was made Archbishop of Canterbury, the first Archbishop whom all the English church obeyed.

Answer 102

Theodore of Tarsus

Question 103

means the bishop’s throne, so a diocese is sometimes called see.

Answer 103

see

Question 104

became the representative of their parishes at meetings called by the bishop.

Answer 104

priests

Question 105

He also brought with him from Europe, music, art, books and a knowledge of architecture which he introduced into English church.

Answer 105

Theodore of Tarsus

Question 106

set up a counter-reformation, a movement to restore the Pope to his former power.

Answer 106

Pope

Question 107

Some factors which caused the different divisions in the Church.

Answer 107

The heritage handed down by the Apostles was received differently and in different forms. People had different mentalities and ways of life. There lack of charity and mutual understanding.