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1st Semester Church History Exam

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the book of Acts?

a)

John

b)

Luke

c)

Paul

d)

Mark

2.

To whom was the book of Acts written?

a)

Luke

b)

Theophilus

c)

Polycarp

d)

Mark

3.

Stephen was a ________________ in the early church.

a)

deacon

b)

bishop

c)

member

d)

missionary

4.

How did Stephen die?

a)

burned at the stake

b)

beheaded

c)

stoned

d)

natural death

5.

How did the apostle John die?

a)

burned at the stake

b)

stoned

c)

beheaded

d)

natural death

6.

On the road to Damascus, Paul ________________________.

a)

arrested Christians

b)

saw a bright light and heard Jesus' voice

c)

stopped at QT for a quick slushie

7.

Cornelius was a Roman ________________________.

a)

centurion

b)

emperor

c)

slave

d)

official

8.

Saul was struck blind during his conversion. __________________ was sent to heal him.

a)

Paul

b)

Mark

c)

Stephen

d)

Ananias

9.

Peter's visit to Cornelius was unusual because Cornelius __________.

a)

had not invited him

b)

was expecting Paul instead of Peter.

c)

was a Gentile

d)

was Jewish

10.

Peter's visit to Cornelius proved _________________________.

a)

the Gospel is only for Jews

b)

the Gospel is only for Gentiles

c)

the Gospel is for all people, including Gentiles

d)

only clean foods should be eaten according to God's word

11.

The Vulgate was written by ______________________.

a)

St. Augustine

b)

Polycarp

c)

Ambrose

d)

Jerome

12.

The Vulgate was a _________________ translation of the Bible.

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Italian

13.

Birthplace of Mohammed and holy city of Islam

a)

Medina

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Mecca

d)

Antioch

14.

"Away with the atheists!"

a)

Paul

b)

Polycarp

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Jerome

15.

Wrote "The City of God"

a)

Ambrose

b)

Jerome

c)

Mohammed

d)

Augustine

16.

He started the first major persecution of Christians.

a)

Domitian

b)

Herod

c)

Boniface

d)

Nero

17.

Apostle to Germany

a)

Patrick

b)

Boniface

c)

Clovis

d)

Charles Martel

18.

The first major church outside Judea was located in ______________.

a)

Antioch

b)

Damascus

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Mecca

19.

Apostle of Ireland

a)

Boniface

b)

Patrick

c)

Clovis

d)

Polycarp

20.

He claimed to have had revelations from the angel Gabriel.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Cornelius

c)

Paul

d)

Mohammed

21.

His army defeated the Muslim Arabs in the Battle of Tours.

a)

King Clovis

b)

Charles Martel

c)

St. Patrick

d)

Nero

22.

King of the Franks

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Clovis

c)

Patrick

d)

Boniface

23.

He wrote exactly 5 books in the New Testament.

a)

Peter

b)

Paul

c)

John

d)

Mark

24.

Fast from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan

a)

Hajj

b)

Salat

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

25.

Muslim tax required to benefit the poor

a)

Shahadah

b)

Hajj

c)

Zakat

d)

Salat

26.

Muslim journey to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.

a)

Hajj

b)

Salat

c)

Zakat

d)

Shahadah

27.

Muslim profession of faith

a)

Zakat

b)

Hajj

c)

Salat

d)

Shahadah

28.

Ritual prayer for Muslims

a)

Hajj

b)

Salat

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

29.

The Council of ___________________ affirmed Jesus is fully God.

a)

Chalcedon

b)

Nicaea

c)

Constantinople

d)

Ephesus

30.

The Council of ___________________ affirmed man is born/conceived sinful.

a)

Nicaea

b)

Chalcedon

c)

Ephesus

d)

Constantinople

31.

The Council of ________________________ affirmed the Holy Spirit is God.

a)

Constantinople

b)

Chalcedon

c)

Ephesus

d)

Nicaea

32.

The Latin Church Fathers were _____________________.

a)

Ambrose, Paul, and Jerome

b)

Ambrose, Augustine, and Polycarp

c)

Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine

d)

Ambrose, Jerome, and Patrick

33.

Islam says Jesus was not ______________.

a)

a real person

b)

crucified

c)

a prophet

d)

worthy of mentioning in the Koran

34.

Muslims believe the Bible is made up of __________________.

a)

the Gospels

b)

the Psalms

c)

the Torah

d)

the Old Testament

35.

Muslims believe the Bible was changed at the Council of ____________________.

a)

Chalcedon

b)

Constantinople

c)

Ephesus

d)

Nicaea

36.

Paul and Silas were sent off on their missionary journey from ________________.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Antioch

c)

Caesarea

d)

Corinth

37.

The only apostle to die a natural death

a)

James

b)

Peter

c)

John

d)

Matthew

38.

He blamed Christians for the fire in Rome in the early 60's AD.

a)

Mohammed

b)

Boniface

c)

Nero

d)

Herod

39.

Boniface did this to get the attention of the pagans where he was a missionary.

a)

burned down a church

b)

chopped down Thor's sacred tree

c)

became a slave to them

d)

used a loud speaker

40.

Savior of Christianity in Western Europe

a)

Charles Martel

b)

King Clovis

c)

St. Patrick

d)

Boniface

41.

The Koran is the sacred text of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Charles Martel was baptized with 3,000 of his warriors on Christmas Day in 396 AD.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

King Clovis started the trend of whole tribes becoming Christians when their leaders did.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Mohammed is the founder of the city of Mecca.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

For a book or letter to be included in the New Testament, it had to have been written by one of the 12 disciples.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

For a book or letter to be included in the New Testament canon, it had to be written in Greek.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

For a book or letter to be included in the New Testament canon, it had to have been used widespread in Christian worship.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Believers were first called Christians in Antioch.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Who was known as "The Hammer"?

a)

Clovis, King of the Franks

b)

Patrick

c)

Boniface

d)

Charles Martel

50.

Ritual prayer in Islam consists of 5 daily prayers facing Medina.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Rome helped pave the way for the spread of the Gospel by providing well paved, straight roads for the apostles to travel.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

"Pax Romana" means Roman peace.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The languages of the Roman Empire were Greek and Hebrew.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which council added to and completed the Nicene Creed?

a)

Chalcedon

b)

Constantinople

c)

Ephesus

d)

Antioch

55.

Who is said to have confronted and assaulted Arius at the Council of Nicaea?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Easter Bunny

c)

Tooth Fairy

d)

Punxsutawney Phil

56.

Monks helped preserve knowledge of the ancient world by hand-copying the Bible and other books.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Barbarians were considered stupid, but not ignorant.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The cure for ignorance is education.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

According to Scripture we should worship God in spirit and truth.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Fasting is a requirement in Islam, but an option in Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False