1.4 The Early Church

Match the item with the correct statement. laity

• a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• the official church teaching

• leaders of the church

• regular church members

• the organization of different levels of authority

Match the item with the correct statement. clergy

• a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• the official church teaching

• leaders of the church

• regular church members

• the organization of different levels of authority

Match the item with the correct statement. martyr

• a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• the official church teaching

• leaders of the church

• regular church members

• the organization of different levels of authority

Match the item with the correct statement. hierarchy

• a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• the official church teaching

• leaders of the church

• regular church members

• the organization of different levels of authority

Match the item with the correct statement. doctrine

• a person willing to die for his or her beliefs

• the official church teaching

• leaders of the church

• regular church members

• the organization of different levels of authority

Which group of people did the Romans view as a threat to the empire?

• Christians

• Jews

• martyrs

• patriarchs

Which of the following Roman emperors accepted Christianity in 312 C.E.?

• Augustine

• Constantine

• Nero

• Theodosius

The Gospels, which are written accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus, together form part of

• the Edict of Milan

• the writing of Paul

• The City of God

• the New Testament

Which group is found at the top of the early Christian church hierarchy?

• archbishops

• bishops

• priest

• patriarchs

Christian could communicate the message of Jesus because most people in the Roman Empire spoke

• English and Spanish

• Greek and Hebrew

• Hebrew and Latin

• Latin and Greek