L37: Learning About World Religions: Christianity

What do Chrisans around the world have in common?

• A. the form of worship

• B. the teachings of Jesus

• C. the style of church building

• D. the Book of Common Prayer

What do Chrisans mean by “the Holy Trinity”?

• A. the period leading up to Easter

• B. Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus

• C. the church on different continents

• D. three beings that make up one God

Christian art oten uses a dove as a symbol for God’s power at work in the world today. What do Christians call this power?

• A. the Bible

• B. Jesus Christ

• C. the Holy Spirit

• D. God the Father

Salvation means “saving.” Christians believe that faith in Jesus can save them from

• A. sin.

• B. pain.

• C. sorrow.

• D. poverty.

A schism is a division or separaon. Who were divided by the Great Schism of 1054?

• A. Greece and Russia

• B. Catholics and Protestants

• C. the pope and the emperor

• D. eastern and western churches

What is the job of a patriarch?

• A. to assist the pope in Rome

• B. to plan the Christian calendar

• C. to head an Eastern Orthodox church

• D. to start a new Protestant denomination

Why did Martin Luther get in trouble with the Roman Catholic Church?

• A. He refused to stop calling for reforms.

• B. He studied the religions of Africa and Asia.

• C. He insisted that Earth travels around the sun.

• D. He asked Church leaders to move to Germany.

Which of these is an example of a Christian denomination?

• A. Jews

• B. Hindus

• C. Baptists

• D. Buddhists

On which point about baptism do Christian churches differ?

• A. the idea that it is a sacrament

• B. the age when it should happen

• C. whether it should involve water

• D. whether it makes one a Christian

Which event in the life of Jesus is remembered in Holy Communion?

• A. the Last Supper

• B. the Resurrection

• C. his baptism

• D. his birth in a stable