Early Church Test

What illustration did Perpetua use to explain why she could not deny Christ?

• She used a vase.

• She used incense.

• She used her journal.

• She the fact that she is a mother.

Where was Perpetua martyred?

• Rome
• Carthage
• Alexandria
• Jerusalem

What was the church meetings like for perpetua and the other Christians?

• They focused primarily on political discussions and debates.
• The church meetings were held openly in public spaces.
• The gatherings were mostly social events with no religious significance.
• The church meetings were secretive gatherings focused on prayer, worship, fellowship, and mutual encouragement.

Who tried to keep Perpetua from being arrested?

• Perpetua's brother
• The local magistrate
• A fellow Christian
• Perpetua's father

What did perpetua ask the guard to continue after her death?

• To abandon her duties entirely.
• To forget the rituals she performed.
• To pass her responsibilities to another guard.
• To continue her journal.

Who was taken from perpetua?

• Her infant son
• Her father
• Her husband
• Her brother

Shown by the language used on Jesus' cross by pilot what three cultures were prominent in the place where Christianity began?

• Egyptian, Persian, Greek
• Celtic, Viking, Byzantine
• African, Asian, Native American
• Jewish, Hellenistic, Roman

What question did Tertullian ask about Greek philosophy?

• Tertullian asked, 'What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?'
• What did Tertullian think of Plato's ideas?
• How did Greek philosophy influence early Christianity?
• What is the relationship between Rome and Athens?

What did Tertullian mean when he said, "The blood of the martyrs became the seed of the church?"

• The church grew from the wealth of its leaders.
• The martyrs' blood was a curse to the church.
• Martyrs were forgotten in the history of the church.
• The blood of the martyrs stimulated the growth of the church.

Name one early martyr during the period of Roman persecution

• Saint Peter
• Paul

• Saint John
• Perpetua