Deck 9: Christianity

Question 1

The field of theological study that attempts to interpret scripture is __________.

Answer 1

hermeneutics

Question 2

The four books of the New Testament that tell about the life of Jesus are called the gospels, meaning __________.

Answer 2

good news

Question 3

The Christian doctrine that Jesus is the divine Son of God is called the __________.

Answer 3

Incarnation

Question 4

Jesus' two great commandments were to love __________ and __________.

Question 5

The title Christ literally means __________.

Question 6

Christians believe in the __________, the doctrine that Jesus is risen from the dead.

Question 7

The belief that God is three equal persons in one divine being is called the doctrine of the __________.

Question 8

The __________ Reformation was a reform movement in the 16^th century in which many Christians broke away from Roman Catholic authority and doctrine.

Question 9

A Christian ritual of public worship is called __________.

Question 10

Some Protestant Christians anticipate the __________, a time when Christians will be transported up to heaven to live with Jesus in immortal bodies.

Question 11

Jesus taught spiritual lessons by telling stories called __________.

A) gospels
B) Beatitudes
C) sermons
D) parables

Question 12

Jesus died by __________.

A) incarnation
B) transfiguration
C) crucifixion
D) annunciation

Question 13

Missionaries who spread the Christian faith in the first century were called __________.

A) Christians
B) Gentiles
C) Apostles
D) Sadducees

Question 14

In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year in which __________.

A) Constantine was born
B) the first pope was made bishop of Rome
C) the Western and Eastern churches excommunicated each other
D) the last Crusade took place

Question 15

In 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the __________ for the express purposes of updating and energizing the Church.

A) First Vatican Council
B) Second Vatican Council
C) Council of Nicaea
D) Council of Trent

Question 16

A distinctive feature of Orthodox Christianity is the veneration of __________.

A) icons
B) relics
C) churches
D) Patriarchates

Question 17

Which of the following is not an alternate name for Eucharist?

A) Communion
B) Penance
C) Mass
D) Lord's Supper

Question 18

Jesus wrote his teachings in a book called the New Testament.

Question 19

There is substantial historical evidence concerning the life of Jesus in sources other than the gospels.

Question 20

During the life of Jesus, many Jewish people were expecting a messiah who would save them from foreign oppression.

Question 21

In the gospel stories, Jesus baptizes John when he is about thirty years old.

Question 22

The Transfiguration was when Jesus climbed a mountain and Moses and Elijah appeared.

Question 23

The first witnesses at Jesus' empty tomb were James and Peter.

Question 24

Paul insisted that all male converts to Christianity must be circumcised.

Question 25

The pope is the Bishop of Rome.

Question 26

Lent is the name for the Christian celebration of Jesus' Resurrection.

Question 27

Relics are body parts or clothes of saints that are felt to radiate the holiness of the saints' communion with God.

Question 28

Evangelicals place great emphasis on the experience of being "born again."

Question 29

The majority of the world's Christians today are found in Europe and North America.

Question 30

Liberation theology stresses the need for concrete political action to help the poor.

Question 31

During the Protestant Reformation, many new Christian denominations were formed. Select three different Christian communions and compare them on salient aspects of belief and practice.

Question 32

Contemporary feminist scholarship has undertaken the task of investigating how women are regarded in the Christian tradition. Although the historical tradition has been dominated by men, strong evidence suggests that women were very active with Jesus and in the early years of church development. How does or should this new evidence reshape women's roles in Christianity today?

Question 33

One of the central themes of Jesus' teaching was love. Today, this teaching finds concrete expression in Christian charities and social justice initiatives. Citing specific examples from the reading, please describe some of these initiatives today. How do your examples illustrate the contemporary Christian effort to live practically Jesus' teachings?