Chapter 3 Quiz

The parable of the Prodigal Son reveals God’s unconditional, infinite love.

• True

• False

Humans are capable of expressing the perfect and unconditional love that Jesus embodied as the Son of God.

• False

• True

The religious practices and beliefs of the Greco-Roman world were very similar to the teachings of Jesus.

• True

• False

One of the controversies in the early Church was the question of whether Gentiles should convert to Judaism before becoming Christians.

• True

• False

The Pharisee Saul traveled to Damascus with the intention of supporting those who believed in the risen Lord.

• True

• False

Christianity teaches that there is one God who is incapable of _______.

• unconditional love

• total forgiveness

• conversion

• evil

• None of the above.

At the spiritual conversion of _______ the Holy Spirit descended on all those who were present, even the Gentiles.

• Adam

• Stephen

• Cornelius

• James

• Joshua

Jesus commissioned _______ and the other apostles to preach and teach that God’s love extends to all people, no matter their culture, race, religion, gender, economic status or age.

• St. Peter

• St. Joseph

• Elijah

• St. Christopher

• A and D only

Some members of the early Church struggled with allowing the Gentiles to join the community of Jesus’ disciples because _______.

• the Gentiles were not of the Jewish faith and following the laws of Moses

• the Gentiles did not speak the same language as the Jews

• Jesus had asked all new believers to be practicing members of the Jewish faith

• the Jews and Gentiles were at war with one another and would not agree to sit together at the Last Supper with Jesus

• as the wealthy class, the Gentiles would never be able to become ‘poor in spirit’

On the road to Damascus Saul _______.

• was knocked to the ground

• was temporarily blinded

• heard the voice of the risen Lord

• All of the above.

• A and B only.