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WorksheetsFrom Martyrdom to Monasticism
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How did martyrdom affect the early christians?
They loved reading
They hated Romans
They felt they needed to suffer
They looked for ways to deny Christ
What year did the persecutions of the christians end?
313 AD
60 AD
123 AD
880 AD
Who was the emperor who became a Christian?
Nero
Hadrian
Tiberius
Constantine
What is asceticism?
Embracing pleasure
wearing sandals and socks
Denying oneself pleasure
A horse harness
What are the two ways that Christians lived after the persecutions?
English
Greek
Ordinary
Special
Roman
Jewish
Unwashed
washed
____________is a religious way of life
where devotes oneself to prayer and spiritual work.
Martyrdom
Charisma
Monasticism
Fasting
Males pursuing a monastic life
are usually called monks or ______,
and females nuns or _______.
punks
Nunks
brothers
sisters
Moons
Suns
Fathers
Mothers
Monasticism developed between which years?
1st and 2nd Centuries
3rd and 12th Centuries
Renaissance and Enlightenment
12th and 15th Centuries
Who was the first desert father?
St John
St Sebastian
St Anthony
St Benedict
Where did the early ascetics move to?
The temple
The park
The forests
The desert
Self denial means:
enjoying ice-cream
caring for the sick
giving up nice things
keeping lions in a den
St Anthony of the Desert lived in which years?
650-722 AD
251–356 AD
402-501 AD
155-225 AD
What age did St Anthony become a monk?
16
20
25
32
What did St Anthony wear?
sackcloth
plastic bags
grass skirt
dress
