CSTU 101 QUIZ 5

  

Question 1 

1. Which country dispersed the Ten      Tribes of Israel in 722BC?

  

Rome

 

Babylonians

 

Egyptians

 

Assyrians

3 points   

Question 2 

1. If the early Christians had      worshiped Jesus and Caesar, they would have gone unharmed, but they      rejected all forms of __________________.

  

Pantheism

 

Atheism

 

Syncretism

 

Agnosticism

3 points   

Question 3 

1. Old Testament prophet of faith,      who preached on abiding trust in the providence of God around 740–700 BC.

  

Amos

 

Isaiah

 

Daniel

 

Malachi

3 points   

Question 4 

1. Who was the Latin-speaking      Christian who mastered Greek and Hebrew, and produced a translation of the      whole Bible known as the Vulgate?

  

Ambrose

 

Jerome

 

Augustine

 

Aristotle

3 points   

Question 5 

1. Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?

  

Luther

 

Calvin

 

Smith

 

Zwingli

3 points   

Question 6 

1. One event not depicted in the      catacombs was:

  

The good Shepard

 

Jonah

 

Moses parting the   Red Sea

 

The crucifixion

3 points   

Question 7 

1. This Scripture used by modern      Christianity is remarkably consistent. It was written over a period of      1,500 years, by at least ______ different writers and yet remains true to      one theme and has a unified viewpoint on both philosophy and facts.

  

50

 

40

 

60

 

20

3 points   

Question 8 

1. During the time of Nero, there was      the first recorded persecution of Christians that took place after a      terrible destruction in the city of Rome in what year?

  

50 AD

 

70 AD

 

64 AD

 

30 AD

3 points   

Question 9 

1. In the Sarcophagus of Junius      Bassus, which two figures are standing on either side of Jesus?

  

Peter and Paul

 

Moses and Elijah

 

James and John

 

Peter and John

3 points   

Question 10 

1. His interpretation of history      quickly replaced those of classical thinkers and has remained influential      to the present day.  Lived (354-430).

  

Arian

 

Donatus

 

Augustine

 

Phillip

3 points   

Question 11 

1. What would be a chief mark      describing the Roman Empire, even after Constantine.

  

Excitement

 

Apathy

 

Focused

 

Motivated

3 points   

Question 12 

1. Who was the Bishop in (339-397)      who successfully challenged and limited imperial authority over the      church?

  

Constantine

 

Augustine

 

Ambrose

 

Jerome

3 points   

Question 13 

1. The rise of Rome caused a shift      from the Greek view of the individual as the ultimate reality to one in      which reality was the 

  

State

 

City

3 points   

Question 14 

1. Meeting in small groups in private      homes, early Christians conducted simple services centered on      the____________: the consecrated bread and wine commemorating Christ’s      sacrifice on the cross.

  

Oran

 

Eucharist

 

Penance

 

Chrismation

3 points   

Question 15 

1. Constantine played an influential      role in the proclamation of the _____________, which decreed tolerance for      Christianity in the empire.

  

Edict of Rome

 

Edict of   Constantine

 

Edict of Milan

 

Proclamation of   Peace

3 points   

Question 16 

1. According to your textbook, what      was the basic strength of the Jews? It gave them a will to resist and to      survive.

  

High Priest

 

The people

 

Their religion

 

The location of   their land

3 points   

Question 17 

1. Early Christian art was more      _________ and less materialistic, than Roman art because it was hard to      depict topics like the Trinity or Salvation.

  

Pragmatic

 

Symbolic

 

Realistic

 

Imperialistic

3 points   

Question 18 

1. The Torah consists of the      first five books of the Bible called the Pentateuch,      which is also known as 

  

Books of David

 

Books of Abraham

 

Books of Moses

 

Both a and b

3 points   

Question 19 

1. What word could be used in      association with Christian Coptic Art?

  

Exact

 

Nimbus

 

Modern

 

Classical

3 points   

Question 20 

1. Approximately what year did      Constantine declare Christianity a legal religion of Rome?

  

285 AD

 

452 AD

 

313 AD

 

230 AD

3 points   

Question 21 

1. The prohibition of graven images      separated Judaism from all other religions, which represented their gods      in a variety of ways.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 22 

1. In the early Christian church,      when a person became a Christian and accepted baptism, he was welcomed      into the Roman Culture because of his strong moral character.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 23 

1. For centuries the Romans had      constructed basilicas that served as meeting halls, mercantile centers,      and halls of justice. The basilica was a prototype of the large, dignified      structure Christians needed for worship services.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 24 

1. Life in the later years of the      Roman Empire was marked by increasing optimism about the future.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 25 

1. As we learned in the presentation      "Introduction to Rome and Christianity," the National Gallery of      Art Museum resembles the Parthenon in Greece.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 26 

1. By the 5th century the      Bishop of Rome was calling himself the Pope (Lat., papa, "father")      Christ’s vicar on earth. 

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 27 

1. Christianity was not equalitarian      and certain restrictions were put on slaves and Greeks.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 28 

1. The New Testament is silent on the      philosophies of the Roman world.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 29 

1. Pompeii was one of the only      provinces of Rome that did not get caught up in all of the sexual      representation.

True 

False 

2 points   

Question 30 

1. Paul’s prologue on the Logos has      been very beneficial to the growth of Christianity?

True 

False