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Church History

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year did Jesus die on the cross?

a)

33 BC

b)

3 BC

c)

3 AD

d)

33 AD

2.

Book of the Bible that tells about the early days of the Church

a)

Book of Revelation

b)

Books of the Maccabees

c)

Acts of the Apostles

d)

Book of Romans

3.

Person Jesus selected to lead the Church.

a)

Stephen

b)

Peter

c)

Paul

d)

John

4.

The first martyr of the church.

a)

Paul

b)

Peter

c)

Stephen

d)

Philip

5.

Letters in the Bible that were written to early Christian churches and individuals

a)

Testaments

b)

Epistles

c)

Bible Letters

d)

Church Letters

6.

All the Apostles were martyred except him.

a)

Peter

b)

Thomas

c)

John

d)

James

7.

What is a heresy?

a)

A false prophet.

b)

Biblical apocrypha.

c)

A false teaching contrary to a truth revealed by God and taught by the Church.

d)

What an heir receives as an inheritance.

8.

Almost all of the first followers of Jesus were Jewish.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Roman Empire persecuted the Christians because ___________.

a)

had a different lifestyle to the Romans

b)

stopped praying at the shrines to the Roman gods

c)

they were thought to be cannibals

d)

treated wealthy people better than poor people

10.

Which apostle preached to the Ethiopian Eunuch Official?

a)

Paul

b)

Philip

c)

James

d)

John

11.

Which apostle preached the Gospel and was Martyred in India?

a)

Andrew

b)

Peter

c)

Thomas

d)

Mark

12.

The last book of the Bible (revelation) was finished about which year?

a)

1 AD

b)

10 AD

c)

100 AD

d)

1000 AD

13.

This period in the Church ended with the death of the apostle John.

a)

Persecution years

b)

Gospel times

c)

Apostolic era

d)

Martyrs period

14.

At Pentecost, what filled the apostles gathered together?

a)

a sense of fear

b)

the Holy Spirit

c)

a great feast

d)

the Magisterium

15.

The descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles, 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ.

a)

Pentecost

b)

Holy Spirit

c)

Holy Fire

d)

Gifts of the Spirit

16.

Pentecost is the __________ of the church

a)

fire

b)

Holy Spirit

c)

5th year

d)

birthday

17.

Acts 2:42 Members of the early Church devoted themselves to:

a)

the teaching of the apostles

b)

fellowship, prayer

c)

sharing with each other what they had

d)

celebrating Holy Communion together

e)

all of the above

18.

Define: Gentile

a)

a Jewish person

b)

a non-Jewish person

c)

a gentle person

d)

an episode from Genesis

19.

Church leaders held this meeting to make decisions about Gentile converts.

a)

Council of Rome

b)

First Vatican Council

c)

Council of Jerusalem

d)

Council of Trent

20.

At the Council of Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit helped the apostles decide that

a)

all Christians had to be Jews

b)

someone could be a Christian without becoming a Jew

c)

all Jews had to be Christians

21.

Who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Nero

c)

Claudius

d)

Augustus

22.

The Crusades

a)

Expeditions, or holy wars to fight the Muslims and regain the Holy Land.

b)

Trails during the Middle Ages to find and punish heretics.

c)

The French Revolution against the government and the Catholic church.

d)

The Roman persecutions to crucify the followers of Christ

23.

The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages was as powerful as the monarchy?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Great Schism

a)

The split between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther

b)

The separation of the Eastern Orthodox Churches from the Western Church -A.D. 1054

c)

The separation of the Jewish and Christian faith.

d)

The Division of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel.

25.

Who started the protestant reformation in the 1500s?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

John Paul

d)

Matthew Henry

26.

Martin Luther's main complaints against the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

The Bible is the only source of religious authority, and not the Pope

b)

Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible.

c)

Selling of 'indulgences' - paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins

d)

All of the above