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WorksheetsEarly Church
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
What resolution resulted from the Council of Jerusalem?
Gentiles can join community without keeping the whole Jewish law
Gentiles must become Jewish before joining the community
Jerusalem is the most important city for the Church
Jews and Gentiles should forget the Jewish law.
Persecution involves conducting legal proceedings against someone in a criminal charge.
True
False
Who is referred to as the "rock" or foundation of the Church?
John
Paul
Stephen
Peter
The early Church maintained the values and ideals of the broader society in which it formed.
True
False
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2
This is an example of St. Paul calling early Christians to be...
Hellenized
Jewish
orthodox
counter-cultural
We cannot know about Jesus and the early Church unless we know about...
St. John Baptiste de la Salle
Jewish religion and culture
all major religions of the world
ancient civilizations
Hellenization is
Religious Freedom in the Roman Empire
The spread of Greek culture
The denial that God exists
A doctrine that is consistent with revealed truth
The bodily rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his death on the cross.
Paschal Mystery
Resurrection
Ascension
Redemption
What are the Marks of the Church?
many
holy
catholic
apostolic
Jesus' suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
Acts of the Apostles
Passover
Babylonian Captivity
Paschal Mystery
"one who is sent"; refers both to missionaries in the New Testament period and the 12 companions chosen by Jesus
Martyr
Priest
Apostle
Presbyter
In what city were followers of Jesus first called Christians?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Rome
Antioch
Why were Christians persecuted by the Roman Empire?
Christianity could spread quickly throughout the Empire
Christians rejected emperor worship
Christianity became distinct from Judaism
Romans thought Christians believed in more than one God.
What was the impact of the Edict of Milan?
Religious Freedom in the Roman Empire
Christianity became the official religion of the Empire
Christianity was outlawed in the Roman Empire
Gentiles did not need to follow the whole of the Jewish law.
Who was the first Roman Emperor to become Christian?
Constantine
Nero
Herod
Justinian
What did apologists do in the early Church?
Apologize for the sins of the community
Apologize for rejecting the emperor
Defend and Explain Christian beliefs
Offer reconciliation to members
This includes right, accurate statements about religious beliefs.
Orthodoxy
Heresy
Secular
Heterodox
Which are sources that the Church uses to determine Christian teachings?
Scripture
Sermons
Laws
Tradition
What does "setting the canon" mean?
Preparing for war
determining which writings are accepted as official Scriptures
Telling people which are the best books
Preparing an important argument
Define orthodoxy.
Right teaching
Right practice
Wrong Teaching
Teeth Straightening
Who was Perpetua's servant and companion?
Felicity
Lydia
Phoebe
Lawrence
Which are criticisms addressed by early Christian apologists?
Christians are atheists
Christians are cannibals
Christians are too wealthy
Christians need to care for the poor
The ______ of the martyrs is the _____ of the Church.
death, end
blood, seed
faith, strength
end, growth
How did the persecution and martyrdom of early Christians impact the Church?
The number of Christians shrunk
The number of Christians grew
Christians no longer preached within the Roman Empire
Christianity was not able to spread to new places
How did St. Paul die?
crucifixion's
crucified upside down
natural death
beheaded
This council declared that Jesus and the Father are one (homoousious).
Nicaea
Constantinople
Ephesus
Chalcedon
This council declared Mary the Mother of God (Theotokos).
Nicaea
Constantinople
Ephesus
Chalcedon
Arius taught that
The Pope is not Peter's successor
Jesus is not human
Jesus is not truly God
The Holy Spirit does not exist
This heresy taught that Jesus had only one nature.
Arianism
Pelagianism
Nestorianism
Monophysitism
The Creed that Catholics still pray today was first written in
Nicaea
Chalcedon
Ephesus
Jerusalem
A person who engages in prayer, meditation and solitude
apostle
martyr
priest
monk
Father of the Church who taught against Pelagianism in the Council of Ephesus.
St. Paul
St. Augustine
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. Athanasius
The residence of religious women who are bound together by vows.
house
convent
desert
parish
She set St. Augustine on the path of holiness through her faithful witness as a Christian mother
St. Perpetua
St. Felicity
St. Helena
St. Monica
Which is not one of Dulles' Models of the Church?
Community
Institution
Garden
School of Discipleship
