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WorksheetsChurch History
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which year did Jesus die on the cross?
33 BC
3 BC
3 AD
33 AD
Book of the Bible that tells about the early days of the Church
Book of Revelation
Books of the Maccabees
Acts of the Apostles
Book of Romans
Person Jesus selected to lead the Church.
Stephen
Peter
Paul
John
The first martyr of the church.
Paul
Peter
Stephen
Philip
Letters in the Bible that were written to early Christian churches and individuals
Testaments
Epistles
Bible Letters
Church Letters
All the Apostles were martyred except him.
Peter
Thomas
John
James
What is a heresy?
A false prophet.
Biblical apocrypha.
A false teaching contrary to a truth revealed by God and taught by the Church.
What an heir receives as an inheritance.
Almost all of the first followers of Jesus were Jewish.
True
False
The Roman Empire persecuted the Christians because ___________.
had a different lifestyle to the Romans
stopped praying at the shrines to the Roman gods
they were thought to be cannibals
treated wealthy people better than poor people
Which apostle preached to the Ethiopian Eunuch Official?
Paul
Philip
James
John
Which apostle preached the Gospel and was Martyred in India?
Andrew
Peter
Thomas
Mark
The last book of the Bible (revelation) was finished about which year?
1 AD
10 AD
100 AD
1000 AD
This period in the Church ended with the death of the apostle John.
Persecution years
Gospel times
Apostolic era
Martyrs period
At Pentecost, what filled the apostles gathered together?
a sense of fear
the Holy Spirit
a great feast
the Magisterium
The descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles, 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ.
Pentecost
Holy Spirit
Holy Fire
Gifts of the Spirit
Pentecost is the __________ of the church
fire
Holy Spirit
5th year
birthday
Acts 2:42 Members of the early Church devoted themselves to:
the teaching of the apostles
fellowship, prayer
sharing with each other what they had
celebrating Holy Communion together
all of the above
Define: Gentile
a Jewish person
a non-Jewish person
a gentle person
an episode from Genesis
Church leaders held this meeting to make decisions about Gentile converts.
Council of Rome
First Vatican Council
Council of Jerusalem
Council of Trent
At the Council of Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit helped the apostles decide that
all Christians had to be Jews
someone could be a Christian without becoming a Jew
all Jews had to be Christians
Who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?
Constantine
Nero
Claudius
Augustus
The Crusades
Expeditions, or holy wars to fight the Muslims and regain the Holy Land.
Trails during the Middle Ages to find and punish heretics.
The French Revolution against the government and the Catholic church.
The Roman persecutions to crucify the followers of Christ
The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages was as powerful as the monarchy?
True
False
The Great Schism
The split between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther
The separation of the Eastern Orthodox Churches from the Western Church -A.D. 1054
The separation of the Jewish and Christian faith.
The Division of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel.
Who started the protestant reformation in the 1500s?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Paul
Matthew Henry
Martin Luther's main complaints against the Roman Catholic Church.
The Bible is the only source of religious authority, and not the Pope
Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible.
Selling of 'indulgences' - paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins
All of the above
