Set 2

Constantine’s Edict of Milan, in 313 CE, instituted:

• Toleration of all polytheistic religions

• Toleration of all religions, including Christianity

• Toleration of all religions except some heretical Christian sects

After Muhammad’s death, who became the first Caliph

• Ali

• Uthman

• Abubakr

Gregory I’s Regula Pastoralis was written as a rule for

• Bishops

• Kings

• Monks

According to the Arian position, the status of Jesus can be described as

• An exalted human, akin to a sage or a prophet

• A quasi-divine being, somewhere between God and man

• God-incarnate

According to Peter Brown, after the Arabs came in possession of an empire, Arab cultural and religious elites set about forging a common public ideology by inventing a social memory of Muhammad’s life and times. They achieved this through:

• New interpretations of the Quran

• Compilation of the Hadith canon

• Collections of Arabic poetry and oral histories

St. Benedict lived in

• Sixth Century CE

• Ninth Century CE

• Fourth Century CE

Augustine’s “City of God” refers to

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• None of the above

Ali’s relation to Muhammad

• Cousin

• Son-in-law

• Both

The official language of the Byzantine Empire was

• Latin

• Greek

• Aramaic

Judah ha-Nasi was a:

• Jewish king

• Priest

• Rabbi