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Worksheets09-HIS Christian Councils
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What event is referred to as the "Great Schism"?
The split between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires
The division between Catholic and Orthodox Christianity
The Protestant Reformation
The Council of Nicaea
Which council took place in 451 and is significant in Christian history?
Council of Nicaea
Council of Trent
Council of Chalcedon
Council of Ephesus
What is the term used for the branch of Christianity that includes "Western Rites"?
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Catholic Church
Oriental Orthodox
What event in the 11th century led to a major division within Christianity?
Council of Ephesus
Great Schism
Reformation
Council of Chalcedon
Which council took place in 451 and is associated with Chalcedonian Christianity?
Council of Ephesus
Great Schism
Council of Chalcedon
Reformation
What major religious movement began in the 16th century?
Great Schism
Council of Ephesus
Reformation
Council of Chalcedon
What was the main purpose of the Council of Nicaea and its creed?
To create new religious texts
To unite Christians under one set of beliefs
To build new churches
To abolish religious practices
What happened soon after the unity created by the Nicene Creed?
The unity strengthened
The unity began to fracture
New creeds were written
The Church expanded rapidly
What was a significant issue with the Nicene Creed?
It was too long
It was not clear enough to resolve all arguments
It was written in multiple languages
It was only accepted by a few people
What did the Church face again after the old arguments returned?
Peace
Growth
Chaos
Prosperity
What was the main issue discussed in the background section?
The meaning of certain lines about Jesus Christ
The history of the Church
The role of the apostles
The creation of the Bible
What did all Christians believe about the lines mentioned?
They were false
They were true
They were irrelevant
They were outdated
What was the disagreement among Christians regarding the lines?
Whether they were written by Jesus
What the lines actually meant
If they should be included in the Bible
Who first spoke the lines
What was the Church's solution to address issues?
Call more Councils
Build more churches
Write more scriptures
Increase donations
What decisions did every council make?
What Christians could and could not believe
How to expand the Church
How to collect more funds
Where to build new churches
What was the result of every council's decision?
Forced a new group of Christians out of the Church
Increased the number of followers
Built new cathedrals
Improved relations with other religions
What was the approximate year when Jesus was killed?
33 A.D.
50 A.D.
100 A.D.
200 A.D.
What was one of the biggest religions in the Roman Empire by 400 years after Jesus' death?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
What is the name given to the unified church before the splits?
The Great Church
The Roman Church
The Holy Church
The United Church
When did the Council of Ephesus split occur?
451 A.D.
431 A.D.
500 A.D.
400 A.D.
What was the reason for the split at the Council of Ephesus?
The Great Church accepted dyophysitism.
The Great Church decided dyophysitism could not be right.
The Great Church wanted to merge with another church.
The Great Church changed its location.
What belief about Jesus did the Church of the East hold?
Jesus was only divine.
Jesus was only human.
Dyophysitism - Jesus was God and a human sharing the same body.
Jesus was a prophet.
When did the Council of Chalcedon split occur?
451 A.D.
1054 A.D.
500 A.D.
600 A.D.
What was the reason for the split at the Council of Chalcedon?
Disagreement over miaphysitism
Dispute over church leadership
Argument about the Holy Spirit
Debate on church bread
What is miaphysitism?
Jesus was a mixture of God and a human.
Jesus was fully God and fully human, but not mixed.
Jesus was only divine.
Jesus was only human.
When did the Great Schism occur?
451 A.D.
1054 A.D.
500 A.D.
600 A.D.
Which of the following was a reason for the Great Schism?
Dispute over church leadership
Disagreement over miaphysitism
Argument about the nature of Jesus
Debate on church architecture
What was the belief about Jesus in the Eastern Orthodox & Roman Catholic Church?
Jesus was a mixture of God and a human.
Jesus was fully God and fully human, but not mixed.
Jesus was only divine.
Jesus was only human.
By around 1,000 years after the Jerusalem Council, how far had Jesus' Church spread?
From Britain to China
From Rome to India
From Egypt to Japan
From Greece to Russia
Into how many separate organizations did Jesus' Church split?
Two
Three
Four
Five
What did each of the four separate organizations claim?
They were the "Old Church."
They were the "True Church."
They were the "New Church."
They were the "Only Church."
Have the four separate organizations of Jesus' Church ever re-united?
Yes, they re-united in the 1500s.
Yes, they re-united in the 1800s.
No, they have never re-united.
Yes, they re-united in the 2000s.
What major event in the 11th century led to a significant split within Christianity?
Council of Chalcedon
Great Schism
Reformation
Council of Ephesus
Which council took place in 451 and influenced the development of Chalcedonian Christianity?
Council of Ephesus
Great Schism
Council of Chalcedon
Reformation
Which branch of Christianity is associated with the term "Via Media"?
Protestantism
Anglicanism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Restorationism
What event in the 16th century led to the formation of multiple new branches within Christianity?
Council of Chalcedon
Great Schism
Reformation
Council of Ephesus
