Question 1
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According to “Rise of Christianity,” which of the following forms the roots of the Christian religion?
· Question 2
According to “Rise of Christianity,” what was the main appeal of Christianity?
· Question 3
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While the decline and fall of Rome was gradual, according to “Roman Empire,” which of the following dates is given by historians for the actual fall of Rome?
· Question 4
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According to “Roman Empire,” which of the following items IS NOT a lasting legacy of Rome?
· Question 5
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According to “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following heresy brought about the writing of the Nicene Creed?
· Question 6
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According to “Roman Empire,” which of the following was NOT given as part of the seeds of instability being sown during the Pax Romana?
· Question 7
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True or False: According to “Roman Empire,” the regimental rule of Diocletian and then Constantine, held off disaster, but only precariously.
· Question 8
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According to “Rise of Christianity,” under which Roman emperor did the first state sponsored persecution of Christians take place, in AD 64?
· Question 9
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According to “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following cities was NOT one of the locations of the five leading churches?
· Question 10
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According to “Early Doctrines of the Church,” a contrast is made between the ancient Near East and post-476 Europe. Which of the following best describes that contrast?
Question
1. According to “Rise of Christianity,” Romans began to view Christians as subversive for which of
the following reasons?
2. According to your textbook, the term Pax Romana refers to the comparatively
uncomplicated politics of the old Roman Republic.
3. According to your textbook, some educated Christians argued that the fundamental
principles of Greek philosophy were established by God.
4. According to your textbook, Christians could credit the Jewish tradition for the pattern of
monastic rules.
5. The significance of Octavian’s willingness to abandon his power in 27 B.C. is that
6. According to your textbook, Jesus set out to destroy Judaism during his lifetime.
7. According to your textbook, Christianity and classical humanism were similar in that both
placed great stress on the individual.
8. According to your textbook, all early Christian thinkers rejected Greek philosophy and
taught that rational inquiry cannot coexist with the quest for personal salvation.
9. Who established a monastic rule calling for both work and prayer?
10. According to your textbook, Jesus himself left no writings for his followers.
Question Set 2
1. According to your textbook, expressing the Roman yearning for order and justice, law was
Rome’s greatest legacy to Western civilization.
2. According to the author of your text, the main impact of the imperial cult was that it
strengthened ties between subjects and emperor.
3. In general, the relationship between Christians and Rome was characterized by
4. According to the lecture, “Early Doctrines of the Church,” a contrast is made between the
ancient Near East and post-476 Europe. Which of the following best describes that contrast?
5. According to the lecture, “Rise of Christianity,” which of the following were most effective
in spreading Christianity through the empire?
6. According to the lecture, “Roman Empire,” during which of the following periods did the
majority of the Roman expansion occur?
7. According to the lecture, “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following, writer
of Confessions and City of God, was possibly the most influential church father for the
West?
8. According to the lecture, “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following cities
was NOT one of the locations of the five leading churches?
9. According to the website, ”Friends, Romans, or Countrymen,” many of the great Roman
emperors were not Roman, but rather from other ethnic origins, such as Spaniard, African,
or Illyrian.
10. According to the website, ”Visigoths Sack Rome,” Rome had never been conquered by a
foreign enemy in the entire imperial period.
Question Set 3
1. According to the website, ”Roman Roads,” the bulk of the road building was done by
2. According to “Rise of Christianity,” which two things did the Pax Romana provide to help Christianity spread through the empire?
3. According to “Early Doctrines of the Church,” Clement of Alexandria advocated study and knowledge as virtuous pursuits, claiming that:
4. According to “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following men wrote Church History ,
showing that Christianity is the ultimate goal of human history?
5. According to “Roman Empire,” during which of the following periods did the majority of the Romanexpansion occur?
6. According to the textbook, there are similarities between Christianity and the mystery cults,
7. Virgil wrote his epic Aeneid because
8. According to your textbook, one important reason why Paul’s mission was so successful is that he
separated Christianity from Judaism.
9. According to your textbook, In City of God, Augustine stated that Christianity would survive the
collapse and fall of Rome.
10. Augustus carried out all of the following policies EXCEPT
Question Set 4
1. According to your textbook, Augustus rejected the idea of emperor worship because it was
identified too closely with eastern monarchs.
2. True or False: According to your textbook, expressing the Roman yearning for order and justice, law was Rome’s greatest legacy to Western civilization.
3. Who established a monastic rule calling for both work and prayer?
4. According to your textbook, Jesus himself left no writings for his followers.
5. According to the lecture, “Early Doctrines of the Church,” Clement of Alexandria advocated studyand knowledge as virtuous pursuits, claiming that…
6. According to the lecture, “Early Doctrines of the Church,” which of the following men wrote Church History, showing that Christianity is the ultimate goal of human history?
7. According to the website, ”Friends, Romans, or Countrymen,” which of the following was NOT listed as a reason for barbarian immigration into Rome?
8. According to the website, ”Roman Roads,” the bulk of the road building was done by
9. According to the website, ”Friends, Romans, or Countrymen,” the Roman empire considered what characteristic in a person above all else?
10. According to the website, ”Summary of Vandal Legacy,” the vandals, and their destruction, served as a surviving memory of
11. According to the website, “Summary of Vandal Legacy,” their legacy was
