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Chapter 13: The Rise of Christianity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was one of the most important Church Fathers?

a)

Augustine

b)

Plato

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Aristotle

2.

Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity?

a)

Constantine

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Hadrian

3.

Who blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome?

a)

Nero

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus

d)

Caligula

4.

Who carried out the last great persecution of Christians?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

5.

What is an Apostle?

a)

One of the twelve chosen followers of Jesus

b)

A type of ancient Roman building

c)

A musical instrument from the Middle Ages

d)

A traditional Jewish festival

6.

What is a Disciple?

a)

The followers of Jesus

b)

A type of animal

c)

A musical instrument

d)

A Roman emperor

e)

A city in Israel

7.

What is a Parable?

a)

A short story that teaches moral lessons

b)

A type of poem

c)

A scientific theory

d)

A historical event

8.

What is Resurrection?

a)

The act of rising from the dead

b)

A type of celebration

c)

A form of meditation

d)

A style of painting

9.

What is Salvation?

a)

The act of being saved from the effects of sin

b)

A type of religious building

c)

A festival celebrated annually

d)

A sacred text in Christianity

10.

Who are the Clergy?

a)

Church officials

b)

Merchants

c)

Farmers

d)

Soldiers

11.

What is Doctrine?

4 lines
12.

What is a Hierarchy?

a)

An organization with different levels of authority; a classification into ranks

b)

A type of mathematical equation

c)

A form of physical exercise

d)

A type of weather phenomenon

13.

Who are the Laity?

a)

Regular church members

b)

Church leaders

c)

Priests

d)

Monks

14.

Who is a Martyr?

a)

A person who is killed for their beliefs

b)

A person who wins a competition

c)

A person who writes books

d)

A person who travels the world

15.

Who were the Zealots?

a)

Rebelled against Roman rule in A.D 66

b)

Built the Second Temple in Jerusalem

c)

Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls

d)

Served as priests in the Temple

16.

Know the hierarchy of the early church... (highest) , (lowest) .

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17.

The gospels are found in the New Testament of the Bible.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Who did many Jews hope would save them?

a)

Messiah

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Caesar

d)

Prophet Elijah

e)

King Herod

19.

Who carried out the last, great persecution of Christians?

a)

Diocletian

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

20.

The life and times of Jesus are known as gospel accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Why did emperor Constantine convert to Christianity?

(a)  

22.

Who did the Romans see as a threat to the empire?

a)

Barbarian tribes

b)

Roman citizens

c)

Greek philosophers

d)

Egyptian traders

23.

Where was Jesus born and raised?

a)

(born) Bethlehem (raised) Jerusalem

b)

(born) Nazareth (raised) Bethlehem

c)

(born) Jerusalem (raised) Nazareth

d)

(born) Egypt (raised) Bethlehem