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8th Grade Religion: Chapter 8 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 granted religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire and allowed Christians to worship openly; issued in 313

a)

Edict of Milan

b)

Ecumenical Council

c)

Heresy

d)

Origen

2.

another word for covenant

(a)  

3.

the official collection of sacred scripture that we use today

a)

Old Testament

b)

New Testament

c)

The Bible

d)

the Canon

4.

Who were the Fathers of the Church?

a)

Jesus & God

b)

scholars and writers that contributed to the early Church

c)

the 12 Apostles

d)

the first popes

5.

Which of the following were Fathers of the Church? Select all that apply.

a)

Saint John the Baptist

b)

Origen

c)

Saint Jerome

d)

Saint Thomas Aquinas

e)

Saint John Chrysostom

6.

Which Father of the Church developed a vocabulary of terms with which to describe the faith?

a)

Origen

b)

Saint John Chrysostom

c)

Tertullian

d)

Saint Jerome

7.

a (a)   is a statement of belief

8.

brings together the bishops of the whole world, along with the pope, to guide the church in matters of faith and life in Jesus Christ

a)

the Magisterium

b)

Ecumenical Council

c)

Deposit of Faith

d)

House of Representatives meeting

9.

Through which year did the worst persecutions of Christians occur?

a)

113

b)

313

c)

311

d)

133

10.

Which is NOT a way that Christians were persecuted?

a)

they were made to shave their heads

b)

they were martyred

c)

Church property was confiscated

d)

Christian books were burned

11.

How many books are in the old testament?

a)

44

b)

45

c)

46

d)

47

12.

What is the Old Testament about? Select all that apply.

a)

Laws & beliefs of the Apostles

b)

Writings of the prophets

c)

The history of Israel

d)

God's relationship with the people of Israel

13.

Which of the following did Constantine do to make Rome a Christian city? Select all that apply.

a)

Made Sundays, Christmas, & Easter holidays

b)

Built St. Peter's basilica

c)

He displayed the cross in battle himself

d)

He restored holy places

e)

He let people who were not Christian worship false gods

14.

St. (a)   not only wrote the first list of New Testament books, but also had his argument accepted at the first Ecumenical Council.

15.

How many books are in the New Testament?

a)

25

b)

26

c)

27

d)

28

16.

What is the New Testament about? Select all that apply.

a)

Jesus' new promises

b)

Jesus' mission

c)

Jesus' first followers

d)

God's relationship with Moses

e)

The beginning of the Church

17.

The argument that Jesus was more than human, but not fully divine is called:

a)

the Edict of Milan

b)

a false idol

c)

a regular heresy

d)

Arius's heresy

18.

What did Arius's heresy eventually lead to?

a)

a war breaking out in Rome

b)

Constantine calling the first Ecumenical Council

c)

the Edict of Milan

d)

the creation of the Nicene Creed

19.

True or false: The Council proclaimed that Jesus is fully human AND fully divine, and they set down a creed that states this belief clearly.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What happened at Emperor Theodosius's council?

a)

they wrote a separate creed

b)

they added to the existing creed so that it included the latest translation of the Bible

c)

they added the Blessed Trinity to the creed, creating the Nicene Creed

d)

A fight over Arius's heresy broke out and threatened the peace