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Rise of Christianity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In AD Romans destroyed the Jewish temple except for one wall. What is the wall referred to as today?

a)

Wall of Atonement

b)

The Stones of Judea

c)

Cyrus the Great's Wall

d)

The Western Wall or the Wailing Wall.

2.

The father or head of the Christian church.

a)

Priest

b)

Pope

c)

Bishop

d)

Patriarch

3.

A document written by church leaders under the direction of Constantine that defines the basic beliefs of the Christian Church. The document is named after the Council .

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Epistles of Paul

c)

The Nicene Creed

d)

The Edict of Constantine

4.

Who was the founder of Christianity

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Buddha

d)

Muhammad

5.

How was Jesus put to death?

a)

Killed in the Colosseum

b)

Crucifixion

c)

Beheaded

d)

Burned alive

6.

What did Jesus teach?

a)

Loving God and loving others

b)

Encouraging people to convert to Christianity

c)

Convincing authorities not to persecute christians

d)

Eliminating all other religion

7.

The four books that tell of Jesus's life are called the?

a)

Parables

b)

Revelation

c)

Laws

d)

Gospels

8.

Which emperor made as safe to be a Christian and was the First Christian emperor?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

9.

What did Jesus call his follwers ?

a)

Children

b)

Prople

c)

Disciples

d)

Followers

10.
What religion did Christianity
come from?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
11.
Early Christians who were persecuted and died for their beliefs were called...
a)
Saviors
b)
Saints
c)
Migrants
d)
Martyrs
12.

Why was Christianity so attractive to people?

a)

it offered an opportunity to become a Roman of high social class

b)

it offered many gods to choose from

c)

it offered the poor and weak a reward in heaven

d)

it offered riches on earth

13.

What is the central or main idea of Christianity?

a)

moral righteousness (being good) and social justice (kindness to others)

b)

being rich and powerful is most important

c)

conquering the largest territory in the world

d)

following Roman laws and customs

14.

How are the fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity related?

a)

It was a frightening time and people turned to Christianity for comfort

b)

The fall of Rome started the persecution of Christianity

c)

The fall of Rome meant the rise of a Christian kingdom

d)

The fall of Rome actually almost destroyed Christianity

15.

What is the act of rising from the dead?

a)

excommunication

b)

shism

c)

resurrection

d)

icon

16.

The gospels are part of ...

a)

the New testament

b)

The Edict of Milan

c)

The writings of Paul

d)

The City of God

17.
Which term best describes the treatment of early christians in the Roman Empire?
a)
Persecution
b)
Neutral
c)
Friendly
18.

What is a 'messiah'?

a)

Saviour

b)

Enlightened one

c)

Everyone's favourite person

d)

Richest man in the world

19.

Jewish scholars (teachers) who interpreted scripture became leaders of the jewish congregation

a)

Bishop

b)

Pope

c)

Priest

d)

Rabbi

20.

Roman Emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

a)

Hadrian

b)

Theodosius

c)

Constantine

d)

Moses

21.

When Jesus left the earth and went to heaven - this is known as?

a)
Resurrection
b)
Transfiguration
c)

Disappearance

d)
Ascension
22.

The Christian the belief of 3 in 1 the Father, Son, Holy Spirit is known as

a)
Benediction
b)
Apostleship
c)
Trinity
d)
Sacrament
23.

Which best describes the reason Jesus was arrested ?

a)
Jesus was arrested for performing miracles.
b)

Jesus was arrested for stealing fish and bread

c)
Jesus was arrested due to the threat he posed to the religious authorities.
d)
Jesus was arrested for violating Roman law.