Summative Test (Christianity)

The largest religion in the world, with about 2.4 billion followers.

• Christianity

• Christians

• Holy Trinity

• Magisterium

The belief system centered on the life, teachings, and works of Jesus Christ.

• Christians

• Christianity

• Creed Nicene Creed

• Tradition

The title was first used in Antioch to describe followers of Jesus.

• Christians

• Apostles’

• Paul (Saint Paul)

• Peter (Saint Peter)

The Jewish patriarch whose descendants were promised a Savior according to Christian belief.

• Abraham

• Peter (Saint Peter)

• Emperor Constantine

• Blessed Virgin Mary

The apostle recognized as the leader of the early Church, who spread Christianity in Rome.

• Paul (Saint Paul)

• Peter (Saint Peter)

• Pope Leo the Great

• St. Thomas Aquinas

The apostle known for his missionary journeys and letters that helped spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

• Paul (Saint Paul)

• Peter (Saint Peter)

• Apostles’

• Christians

The Roman emperor who blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE.

• Emperor Diocletian

• Emperor Nero

• Emperor Constantine

• Pope Leo the Great

The emperor who carried out one of the harshest persecutions of Christians in 303 CE.

• Emperor Nero

• Emperor Diocletian

• Emperor Constantine

• Council of Nicaea

The decree issued in 313 CE that granted freedom of religion and legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.

• Council of Nicaea

• Edict of Milan

• The Great Schism

• Tradition

The Roman emperor who saw a cross of light in the sky with the words “In hoc signo vinces” (“In this sign, you will conquer”).

• Emperor Diocletian

• Emperor Nero

• Emperor Constantine

• Pope Leo the Great