Deck 9: Christianity

Question 1

Which of these would Jesus have felt was true?

A) People should let others know how much they pray.
B) Elaborate prayer rituals are a necessary part of life.
C) An inner spirit that motivates good deeds is noticed more than an extravagant ceremony.
D) Your neighbors are your judge before God is your judge.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Christianity teaches that

A) only people born Christians can be saved.
B) it is unacceptable to tithe.
C) those who believe in Christ will be resurrected from death.
D) Jews and Muslims should not be converted to Christianity.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which Roman emperor ended persecution of Christians and made their religion legal?

A) Constantine
B) Charlemagne
C) Domitian
D) Diocletian

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The stoning of St. Stephen was a sign of

A) how members of "the Way" would be persecuted.
B) Pentecost.
C) people's belief in Jesus.
D) a person's willingness to become an apostle.

Question 5

Which Roman emperor began the persecution of Christians by accusing them of burning Rome?

A) Domitian
B) Julius Caesar
C) Caesar Augustus
D) Nero

Question 6

Epistles are

A) Book One of the Bible.
B) the oldest literature in the New Testament.
C) letters from Peter.
D) the books written by Luke.

Question 7

What was of utmost importance to Jewish officials regarding Jesus' teachings?

A) the source of his authority
B) his message of salvation
C) the baptisms he performed
D) their role in his parables

Question 8

The first ecumenical council at Nicaea was called to debate the question of

A) the authority of the gospels.
B) circumcision of gentile converts.
C) whether Jesus was made or begotten of God.
D) which church was superior - Rome or Constantinople.

Question 9

John the Baptist used water as a symbol of

A) preparation for prayer.
B) washing away sins.
C) rebirth.
D) bodily resurrection.

Question 10

Jesus most concerned himself with

A) the Scribes and Pharisees.
B) the people in power.
C) the pagan gentiles.
D) the last, the least, and the lost.

Question 11

The filioque added to the Nicene Creed by the Roman Catholic Church stated that

A) the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the Son.
B) the Father and the Son are of one substance.
C) Jesus Christ was born of a virgin.
D) there is no God.

Question 12

The most important day of the Christian calendar is

A) Easter.
B) Christmas.
C) Ash Wednesday.
D) Pentecost.

Question 13

Vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience are typical in Christian

A) baptisms.
B) mystery religions.
C) monasticism.
D) monophysites.

Question 14

Jesus emphasized which type of a relationship with God?

A) ruler/subject
B) employer/employee
C) master/servant
D) father/child

Question 15

Which of Jesus' early disciples first identified him as the Messiah?

A) Simon Peter
B) James
C) John
D) Paul

Question 16

Paul negotiated with the Jewish Christians to allow Gentiles acceptance into the church by which sacrament alone?

A) circumcision
B) holy orders
C) confirmation
D) baptism

Question 17

The Christian doctrine of one God in three persons is known as

A) polytheism.
B) the Trinity.
C) the Triplet.
D) the Trident.

Question 18

According to Christians, the world was created by God as a

A) place of punishment for humans.
B) good place for humans.
C) place ruled by serpents.
D) place where nature would rule humans.

Question 19

The charge brought against Jesus by the high priest, Caiaphas, was

A) idolatry.
B) adultery.
C) blasphemy.
D) covetousness.

Question 20

The Roman Catholic church cherishes the tradition that ____ became the first bishop of Rome.

A) Paul
B) Peter
C) John
D) James

Question 21

The teachings of which saint were required reading for contemporary Roman Catholic priests?

A) Augustine of Hippo
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) Ambrose of Milan
D) John Chrysostom

Question 22

St. Augustine believed that ____ saved him from sin and damnation.

A) dedicated self effort
B) daily prayer and ritual
C) reading the Bible
D) the grace of God

Question 23

To Christians, the problem for humans is

A) original sin.
B) ignorance.
C) suffering.
D) selfishness.

Question 24

Christians believe that their covenant with God replaces the covenant He made with the Jews.

Question 25

Joseph Smith published

A) Science in the Scriptures.
B) the Book of Mormon.
C) the laws for Quakers.
D) the first American bible.

Question 26

In the Crusades, Christians and Jews joined forces to invade Muslim lands.

Question 27

Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox leaders agreed on everything until 1950.

Question 28

During what century did Protestantism become distinct from Catholic Christianity?

A) 13th
B) 19th
C) 16th
D) 10th

Question 29

Why did the Jesuits succeed in introducing Christianity to China?

A) They stated that Christianity was the only religion.
B) They noted that Japan had converted to Christianity.
C) They combined it with the study of Chinese classics.
D) They operated as "hidden Christians."

Question 30

Who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion ?

A) Martin Luther
B) John Calvin
C) John Knox
D) John Wesley

Question 31

St. Francis helped serve the poor and ill of society.

Question 32

A sacrament is a rite instituted by Jesus to bestow the grace of God.

Question 33

Most Christians deny the existence of evil.

Question 34

In his Summa Theologica , St. Thomas Aquinas argues that what two things alone lead to truth?

A) church and state
B) grace and forgiveness
C) justice and mercy
D) faith and reason

Question 35

The Anglicans who settled in Jamestown, VA in 1606 were the forerunners of what contemporary American church?

A) Protestant Episcopal
B) American Baptist
C) Presbyterian
D) Methodist

Question 36

In the Roman Catholic church, the pope is the successor of

A) Paul.
B) James.
C) Peter.
D) Jesus.

Question 37

What was the final act that permanently separated the Eastern and Western Catholic churches?

A) the sack of Constantinople by crusaders
B) the sack of Rome by Alaric
C) excommunication of a papal legate
D) excommunication of Patriarch Cerularius

Question 38

Jesus' teachings emphasized that piety is an inner spirit that motivates good deeds.

Question 39

What fourth century Christian monk modeled his order as a garrison of Christ's soldiers?

A) Benedict
B) Ambrose
C) Dominic
D) Francis

Question 40

What Christian mystic had a vision of the wounded Christ?

A) Clare of Assisi
B) Catherine of Siena
C) Ignatius of Loyola
D) Teresa of Avila

Question 41

Christianity teaches that through the suffering of some innocent people other people have been saved.

Question 42

Jesus taught that people do not have to practice forgiveness themselves for God to be forgiving of them.

Question 43

Christians accepted persecution for a period of time as an inevitable testing by God.

Question 44

Both Augustine and John Chrysostom supported Christians placing harsh burdens on Jews to induce their conversion to Christianity.

Question 45

Early Christian teachers incorporated Greek philosophy into their theology to attract converts from among intellectual leaders of the time.

Question 46

Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus because the Jewish leaders told him to do so.

Question 47

Followers of "The Way" emphasized the message of Jesus as God's preferred path for human conduct.

Question 48

Jesus taught that he and God were the only ones who knew when the Kingdom of God would come.

Question 49

Points of passage in a Christian's life are marked by vestments.

Question 50

Mormonism teaches that God and Christ are separate beings with physical bodies.

Question 51

Christians developed their own interpretation of religious persecution based on the Jewish Book of Daniel.

Question 52

All Christian churches ultimately agree that the Holy Spirit is the head of the church.

Question 53

The early church regarded speaking in tongues as a sign of the gift of God's spirit in the person speaking.

Question 54

After Jesus' resurrection, the stories say he was only seen as a spirit -- never in an actual, physical body.

Question 55

The Orthodox church omits the fourth foundation of faith.

Question 56

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, was imprisoned and killed for his beliefs and lifestyle.

Question 57

Christians who seek to accommodate scriptures and science are called fundamentalists.

Question 58

Only Jesus' female disciples kept watch at the cross when he died.

Question 59

Pope John Paul II supported the ordination of women priests.

Question 60

Christians sought a holy war against Muslims for religious reasons only.

Question 61

Write a brief comparison/contrast of the three earliest Protestant leaders: Luther, Calvin, and Henry VIII.

Question 62

Describe Jesus' notion of piety -- what it is and what it is not.

Question 64

Briefly describe the differing focus found in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant church services.

Question 65

Describe the beliefs of the early Christians regarding the meaning of their suffering in persecution. What was God's role in their suffering, and what did they expect His eventual action(s) to be?

Question 66

Describe Jesus' method for making his teachings memorable, including at least two examples of his teaching style.

Question 67

Explain how Paul used his knowledge of Greek religions to convert the gentiles of Macedonia and Greece.

Question 68

Describe the political activities of Catherine of Siena (1347-1380).

Question 69

Describe the main differences in devotional practices of the early Eastern and Western Catholic churches.

Question 70

Describe the changes and challenges brought to the early church by the influx of gentile converts brought by Paul.

Question 71

Identify and describe the "major achievement" of the second Vatican Council (1963-1965). Include some of the changes instituted as a result of this council.

Question 72

Describe the two major traditions at work within the Roman Empire during the age of the church fathers. Identify specific differences between the two.

Question 73

Identify the goal of theological inquiry according to St. Thomas Aquinas.

Question 74

Identify and briefly describe at least two examples of Christian religious diversity in America.

Question 75

Describe the activities of the first Vatican Council (1869-1870) and its impact on contemporary Roman Catholicism.

Question 76

Describe how the person of Jesus is presented in the Gospel of John. What do the "I am..." statements signify?

Question 77

Describe the various interests and forces present in the 16th century that converged to inspire Christian Reformation.

Question 78

Identify and describe the three foundations of the Christian churches. What is the fourth foundation and why is it not generally included in the previous three?

Question 79

Describe the decision made by the Council at Chalcedon regarding the person of Christ.