Quiz 3

How did Constantine change the status of Christianity?

• He made it illegal

• He promoted Christianity to a dominant status

• He destroyed Christian scriptures

• He built pagan temples

Eremitic monasticism involves withdrawing from society to live in solitude and constant prayer.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes cenobitic monasticism? (Multiple Answer)

• Monks living in a community

• Focused on spiritual life together

• Total withdrawal to the desert

• Lifestyle emphasizing love and service

Who was Basil of Caesarea?

• A. A Roman Emperor

• B. A monastic reformer

• C. A desert hermit

• D. A Pope

Basil’s monastic vision emphasized… (Multiple Answer)

• Strict asceticism over everything

• Love and community

• Service to others

• Complete isolation

Basil of Caesarea built a complex to serve the poor during a famine in 369.

• True

• False

Pope Gregory sent Augustine of Canterbury and monks to England to:

• Build temples for pagan gods

• Evangelize and convert the English

• Write theological books

• Lead military conquests

Who is known as the Apostle to the Germans.

• Saint Boniface

• Saint Patrick

• Saint Augustine

• Saint Francis of Assisi

True/False: St. Boniface’s initial mission work in Holland was unsuccessful and at the end of his life he would be martyred there while baptizing Frisian converts.

• True

• False

What was the significance of the Sacred Oak of Thor in St. Boniface’s mission?

• A. A place where monks lived

• B. A symbol of pagan worship

• C. A Christian monastery

• D. A Roman temple