HW 1.4 Dura Europos

Dura-Europos was built in what is now

• Syria

• Israel

• Italy

• Iraq

The word "Dura" translates to

• City

• Fortress

• Town

• Village

True or False: Dura-Europos was a completely Christian settlement

• True

• False

Dura-Europos is of particular interest to Christians because it

• is the earliest know Christian only settlement

• contains one of the earliest found house-churches

• was the site of a Christian military victory

• None of these

The earliest Christians worshipped in

• buildings dedicated to worship

• synagogues

• the houses of wealthy members on a rotating basis

• none of these

The house-church at Dura-Europos

• was discreetly, if not secretly, a house-Church

• was repurposed from an actual house

• was probably donated by a wealthy Christian to the community

• all of these

True or False: According to the reading, Baptism and the Eucharist were the most important sacraments in the Early Church

• True

• False

True or False: from the earliest days of the Church, art has been respected and used in places of worship

• True

• False