Deck 4: The Flowering of Religion

Question 1

The term "gospel" is translated to mean

A) good news.
B) angel.
C) figure.
D) evangelize.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which ruler was responsible for granting religious freedom to all Romans?

A) Constantine
B) Justinian
C) Leo III
D) Theodoric

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following identifies the Jewish philosophical sect that,according to Josephus,included priests and high priests associated with the aristocracy?

A) Essenes
B) Sadducees
C) Pharisees
D) Sanhedrin

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is the English translation of Hagia Sophia?

A) Holy Water
B) Holy Wisdom
C) Holy Family
D) Holy Peace

Question 5

The Latin cross basilica church plan includes architectural elements such as a nave,an apse,and

A) a large central dome.
B) an ambulatory.
C) an expansive mosaic.
D) a narthex.

Question 6

Who translated the Hebrew Bible and the Greek books of the New Testament into Latin to form the Vulgate?

A) Ambrose
B) Jerome
C) Augustine
D) Boethius

Question 7

Who served as bishop of Milan during the fourth century and wrote hymns to be sung by the congregation?

A) Ambrose
B) Jerome
C) Augustine
D) Boethius

Question 8

In the typical early Christian church,by what name was the entrance hall known?

A) apse
B) nave
C) narthex
D) clerestory

Question 9

Which of the following identifies the Jewish philosophical sect that included a group of Jews who lived at Qumran and are associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls?

A) Essenes
B) Sadducees
C) Pharisees
D) Sanhedrin

Question 10

In what meter were the early Christian hymns written?

A) dactylic hexameter
B) iambic pentameter
C) blank verse
D) iambic tetrameter

Question 11

The Judaic Torah consists of

A) the five books of Moses.
B) the collective Judaic followers at Qumran.
C) the caliphs.
D) the Maccabees.

Question 12

After the Hagia Sophia burned to the ground in 532 CE,which of the following included a giant new Hagia Sophia in his massive campaign to rebuild Constantinople?

A) Theodosius I
B) Constantius II
C) Theodoric
D) Justinian

Question 13

Who served as bishop of Hippo and wrote Confessions and The City of God?

A) Ambrose
B) Jerome
C) Augustine
D) Boethius

Question 14

Where did the cult of Mithras originate?

A) Persia
B) Egypt
C) China
D) Britain

Question 15

What is the modern name for Constantinople?

A) Split
B) Damascus
C) Istanbul
D) Nicaea

Question 16

Which feature in the Christian church housed the altar?

A) nave
B) narthex
C) clerestory
D) apse

Question 17

What were Emperor Leo III's motivations for instituting a program of iconoclasm?

A) He argued that the Ten Commandments prohibited the use of icons and that the use of such images encouraged idolatry.
B) Byzantine traditions preferred sculpture over mosaic images.
C) The limited materials within the region meant that there would not be enough to make more icons.
D) The early Church wanted to use liturgical music instead of visual art.

Question 18

Which of the following terms refers to the practice of destroying religious images?

A) tesserae
B) minaret
C) pendentive
D) iconoclasm

Question 19

Which Christian symbol is derived from the Greek word ichthys?

A) anchor
B) fish
C) alpha and omega
D) good shepherd

Question 20

Which Jewish historian wrote Jewish War,outlining Jewish history?

A) Josephus
B) Pompey
C) Maccabean
D) Flavius Silva

Question 21

Which of the following is the Arab word for God?

A) Islam
B) Allah
C) shahadah
D) hajj

Question 22

Explain the significance of the ecumenical council held at Nicaea,noting in particular the intended effect of the Nicene Creed on laypeople.

Question 23

A seated Buddha from Ungang,Shaanxi,China,exhibits the Dhyana mudra.This mudra represents

A) a gesture of meditation and balance.
B) the bodhisattva.
C) the emperor Ashoka.
D) Confucius.

Question 24

Describe the political circumstances that led to the spread of Buddhism from India to China.

Question 25

Discuss the impact of Paul on the spread of Christianity.

Question 26

Buddha is shown symbolically through a wheel,footprints,and

A) elephants.
B) a fish.
C) Chi Rho.
D) Alpha and Omega.

Question 27

Summarize the issues involved in the iconoclast controversy,citing specific reasons why iconoclasts considered their position justified.

Question 28

Discuss Rome's attitude toward the Jewish faith and practice.

Question 29

Which of the following terms refers to Muhammad's series of successors who assumed political and religious authority following the death of the Prophet?

A) madrasas
B) caliphs
C) muqarnas
D) minarets

Question 30

Which of the following archangels delivered the recitations from God to Muhammad,later forming the scriptures of Islam?

A) Michael
B) Raphael
C) Uriel
D) Gabriel

Question 31

Discuss how the "union of the political and spiritual spheres" is demonstrated in the two San Vitale mosaics-one depicting Justinian,the other depicting Theodora.

Question 32

Which of the following is translated as "surrender" or "submission"?

A) Islam
B) Allah
C) shahadah
D) hajj

Question 33

Where did the Umayyads establish the School of Translation,which was responsible for spreading translations of classical Greek literature and philosophy throughout the West?

A) Seville
B) Córdoba
C) Granada
D) Toledo

Question 34

Discuss the artistic results of the early Christian practice known as syncretism.

Question 35

Explain how the mosque-and the sense of community that it inspired-played a central role in the spread of Islam.