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From Martyrdom to Monasticism

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did martyrdom affect the early christians?

a)

They loved reading

b)

They hated Romans

c)

They felt they needed to suffer

d)

They looked for ways to deny Christ

2.

What year did the persecutions of the christians end?

a)

313 AD

b)

60 AD

c)

123 AD

d)

880 AD

3.

Who was the emperor who became a Christian?

a)

Nero

b)

Hadrian

c)

Tiberius

d)

Constantine

4.

What is asceticism?

a)

Embracing pleasure

b)

wearing sandals and socks

c)

Denying oneself pleasure

d)

A horse harness

5.

What are the two ways that Christians lived after the persecutions?

a)

English

Greek

b)

Ordinary

Special

c)

Roman

Jewish

d)

Unwashed

washed

6.

____________is a religious way of life

where devotes oneself to prayer and spiritual work.

a)

Martyrdom

b)

Charisma

c)

Monasticism

d)

Fasting

7.

Males pursuing a monastic life

are usually called monks or ______,

and females nuns or _______.

a)

punks

Nunks

b)

brothers

sisters

c)

Moons

Suns

d)

Fathers

Mothers

8.

Monasticism developed between which years?

a)

1st and 2nd Centuries

b)

3rd and 12th Centuries

c)

Renaissance and Enlightenment

d)

12th and 15th Centuries

9.

Who was the first desert father?

a)

St John

b)

St Sebastian

c)

 St Anthony

d)

St Benedict

10.

Where did the early ascetics move to?

a)

The temple

b)

The park

c)

The forests

d)

The desert

11.

Self denial means:

a)

enjoying ice-cream

b)

caring for the sick

c)

giving up nice things

d)

keeping lions in a den

12.

St Anthony of the Desert lived in which years?

a)

650-722 AD

b)

251–356 AD

c)

402-501 AD

d)

155-225 AD

13.

What age did St Anthony become a monk?

a)

16

b)

20

c)

25

d)

32

14.

What did St Anthony wear?

a)

sackcloth

b)

plastic bags

c)

grass skirt

d)

dress