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History and Development of Christianity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the years after Jesus died, Christianity spread during the time of

a)

The Greeks

b)

The British

c)

The Romans

d)

The Belgians

2.

The early Christians were often....

a)

Praised

b)

Persecuted

3.

Things changed for the better for Christianity in the

a)

1st century

b)

2nd Century

c)

3rd Century

d)

4th Century

4.

in the 4th Century the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to

a)

Islam

b)

Paganism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

5.

When Constantine converted to Christianity it allowed the religion to.....

a)

Spread and become more organized

b)

Become chaotic and disorganized

6.

The first spilt in Christianity came in

a)

1034

b)

1044

c)

1054

d)

1064

7.

This spilt (in 1054) is known as

a)

The Great Spilt

b)

The Great Schism

c)

The Great Division

d)

The Reformation

8.

The Great Schism split Christianity into

a)

North and South

b)

East & West

9.

The Christian church in the East was the

a)

Eastern Orthodox Church

b)

Eastern Catholic Church

c)

Eastern Protestant Church

d)

Eastern Anglican Church

10.

The centre for the Orthodox Church was

a)

Rome

b)

Israel

c)

Russia

d)

Constantinople/Istanbul

11.

The Head of the Orthodox Church was

a)

The Pope

b)

The Imam

c)

The Patriarch of Constantinople

d)

The Patriarch of Rome

12.

The Orthodox Church (at that time) spoke mainly

a)

Latin

b)

Arabic

c)

Greek

d)

Hebrew

13.

The head of the Christian (Western Church) was

a)

The Pope in Rome

b)

The Pope in Istanbul

c)

The Patriarch in Rome

d)

The Patriarch in Istanbul

14.

The next big split in the Christian Church came in

a)

The 14th Century

b)

The 15th Century

c)

The 16th Century

d)

The 17th Century

15.

This split came about as Martin Luther wanted to..

a)

Keep the church as it was

b)

Reform/change the church

16.

Martin Luther disagreed with the church on the selling of indulgences which were....

a)

Special Prayers

b)

A way of 'absolving' sins and shortening a persons time in purgatory

c)

A way of increasing a persons time in purgatory

d)

Special intentions

17.

Martin Luther also disagreed with the Church on

a)

Leadership, the bible & the language of the church

b)

Leadership, sacraments & the bible

c)

Leadership, sacraments & transubstantiation

d)

Transubstantiation, sacraments & the bible.

18.

Transubstantiation means that the bread and wine....

a)

Remain bread & wine during the eucharist

b)

Turn into the body & blood of Christ.

19.

This event in 1517 where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses is called...

a)

The great schism

b)

The great division

c)

The ressurection

d)

The reformation

20.

Protestant is another name for

a)

Catholic churches

b)

Orthodox churches

c)

Reformed churches

d)

Christian churches

21.

Protestant churches...

a)

Do not accept the leadership of the Pope

b)

Accept the leadership of the Pope

22.

Today the three main branches of Christianity are

a)

Catholic, Orthodox, Purgatory

b)

Christian, Orthodox, Protestant

c)

Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant

d)

Christian, Orthodox, Purgatory

23.

The word persecution means

a)

Praise

b)

Punishment

c)

Prayer

d)

Purpose

24.

The word Eucharist means

a)

Meditation

b)

Christianity

c)

Prayer

d)

Mass

25.

The word for split in the context of religion (division in Christianity) is

a)

Division

b)

Divide

c)

Schism

d)

Slit