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Christianity in the Roman Empire

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Like most of ancient religious world, Rome was ............

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polythiestic

c)

Jewish

d)

Isis worshippers

2.

Rome borrowed many of its deities (gods) from

a)

The Far East

b)

Greece

c)

Tolkien

d)

Mordor

3.

Since the time of Abraham, these people were monotheistic.

a)

Hivites

b)

Egyptians

c)

Greeks

d)

Jews

4.

Monotheism is...

a)

The belief in many gods.

b)

The belief in few gods.

c)

The belief in only one god.

d)

A word that means one way.

5.

This set of religious writings were the first MORAL code in history. Hamurabbi was the first know laws, these had to do with morals, one of which was to worship only one god, the one who gave these to Moses. They were written on stone.

a)

Book of the Dead

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Law of the One

d)

Necronomicon

6.

Jesus of Nazareth was born around 2000 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

According tot he Bible, Jesus was a descendant of Abraham and....

a)

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon

b)

King David of Israel

c)

King Aragorn of Gondor

d)

Vladimir Putin

8.

Jesus taught what?

a)

A- a Kingdom to come

b)

B- Love your neighbor as yourself

c)

C- Love your enemies

d)

D-None of these

e)

A,B and C

9.

According to the Bible, in addition to teaching, Jesus....

a)

performed many miracles.

b)

led an insurrection against Rome.

c)

was loved by most of the Jewish religious leaders.

d)

retired at a ripe old age near the Sea of Galilee.

10.

Jesus was turned over to the Roman authorities because...

a)

The Jewish leaders claimed Jesus was trying to start an insurrection.

b)

He had committed many crimes against Rome.

c)

He never obeyed Roman law.

d)

Truancy at school.

11.

Jesus of Nazareth was executed by being...

a)

Hung around the neck from a tree.

b)

Pierced with swords.

c)

Beaten to death.

d)

Nailed to a cross and crucified.

12.

Christanity was immediately at odds with Rome because.

a)

It is polytheistic.

b)

It is Monotheistic.

13.

As Christianity began to spread, the Emperor______________began to persecute them.

a)

Hadrian

b)

Nero

c)

Octavian

d)

Meriadoc Brandybuck

14.

Under Nero, Christians were...

a)

Crusified

b)

Burned alive

c)

Fed to lions in the Colosseum.

d)

All the above.

15.

These two religions trace their origins to Abraham.

a)

Christianity

b)

Polytheism

c)

Judaism

d)

Thorism

e)

Taoism

16.

This emperor legalized Christianity..

a)

Constantine in 313 AD with the Edict of Milan

b)

Nero in 313 AD at the Council of Trent

c)

Constantine in 325 AD The Council of Nicaea

d)

Eusiebus in 1944 AD

17.

The Edict of Milan in 313 AD gave Christians ..

a)

New free churches

b)

The right to persecute pagans

c)

Milanian Marshmellow Pie for life

d)

Freedom to worship

18.

Constantine's mother was a ___________, while his father worshiped Zeus (Jupiter). This fact influenced Constantine to proclaim the Edict of Milan in 313.

a)

worshiper of Isis

b)

Christian

c)

Atheist

d)

Polytheistic

19.

Until five days before his death, Constantine worshiped "Sol Invictus." That is, the "invincible sun."

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Hermes

d)

Jesus

20.

The Council of Nicaea in 325 AD....

a)

Unified pagan and Christian doctrine.

b)

Proclaimed that the Jews of the Empire would be, "allowed to live, but would suffer."

c)

Both

d)

Neither

21.

Constantine was the first ______________Emperor of Rome. Even though he didn't get baptized until_____________before his death. [PICK TWO]

a)

pagan

b)

Christian

c)

days

d)

years

22.

Calling someone a pagan in Rome by the year 400 was like calling them a ....

a)

Sophisticated person

b)

Still worshiped the old gods like Zeus and Apollo

c)

Hillbilly from the woods

d)

Were devout Christians

23.

This was the Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire by 395 AD.

a)

Theodosius the not so Great

b)

Theodosius the Great

c)

Hank Pym

d)

Nero

24.

After Christianity became the official Religion of Rome, things got much better for Christians.

a)

Ha, what a joke. If you belonged to a group of Christians who weren't part of the "State Religion," you were persecuted worse than before.

b)

Bam! What? Of course things were better. They were in charge.

25.

Since "Christians" were persecuting other Christians...

a)

They had obviously lived up to, "love your enemies" as Jesus actually taught.

b)

It was clear that Jesus' message of do unto others as you would have them do unto you was well received.

c)

The beatitude of, "blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" was vigorously practiced by the Christians in power.

d)

Obviously, the blended form of Christianity valued power over actually doing what Jesus taught.