Chapter 13-Christianity

Gospel Identification Listed below are the four Gospels, each of which had a unique portrait of Jesus and a description of those portraits. Match the correct Gospel to their portrayal of Jesus and to image that represents the author as recorded in The Book of

Revelation 4:7. Each letter is used twice.

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

1) Evangelist emphasized Jesus as the light

of the world, word of God, and the Bread of Life. 2) Evangelist portrayed Jesus as the "new Moses"; much of his Gospel follows the format of the Torah. 3) Evangelist portrayed Jesus as the suffering servant to connect with people after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. 4) Evangelist emphasized Jesus as a role model of the perfect way to live for all people, especially those seen as outcasts in society 5) "The second was like a calf, . . ." 6) "The fourth looked like an eagle in flight." 7) "The first creature resembled a lion, . . ." 8) "The third had a face like that of a human being (angel) . . ."

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Answer 1: d

Answer 2: a

Answer 3: b

Answer 4: c

Answer 5: c

Answer 6: d

Answer 7: a

Answer 8: b

Figures in Church History Match the well-known figure in Christian Church History with the description that best describes them.

a. Saint Augustine

b. Saint Francis of Assisi

c. Saint Thomas Aquinas

d. Martin Luther

e. King Henry VIII

f. John Calvin

g. Saint Catherine of Siena

h. Saint Ignatius of Loyola

1) The bishop of Hippo in North Africa who wrote the theological masterpiece City of God and The Confessions 2) The Dominican whose final and greatest work, the Summa Theologica, remains important to theologians today 3) Founder of the Franciscan Order, a man who modeled himself after Christ and cared for the poor especially lepers 4) Originally a devoted monk, the man who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses and led the Protestant Reformation 5) In Switzerland this man played an important role in the Reformation, emphasizing humanitys original sin and the doctrine of predestination 6) Broke with papal authority because of his desire to marry after divorcing his wife and then declared himself head of the Church of England 7) Founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and developed the Spiritual Exercises as a form of prayer, meditation and contemplation 8) A Dominican philosopher and theologian who worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to

Rome from its displacement in Avignon, France

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Answer 1: a

Answer 2: c

Answer 3: b

Answer 4: d

Answer 5: f

Answer 6: e

Answer 7: h

Answer 8: g

Christianity Terms Part I Match the term with the statement that best defines it.

a. Grace

e. Church

b. Incarnation

f. Gospel

c. Heresies

g. Council of Nicaea

d. Orthodox

1) "Good News"; the name often used to refer to the Christian Message 2) Doctrine that states God's Son became fully human in Jesus Christ while remaining fully divine 3) God's presence freely given, which helps humanity overcome sin 4) Established as its most crucial point that Jesus the Son and God the Father are consubstantial ("one in Being") 5) From the Greek word ekklesia; the community of all Christian believers 6) Literally means "right doctrine" 7) Those whose theological opinions were denounced as erroneous by orthodox Christians

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Answer 1: f

Answer 2: b

Answer 3: a

Answer 4: g

Answer 5: e

Answer 6: d

Answer 7: c

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the Corporal Works of Mercy?

A: Feed The Hungry

B: Give To The Wealthy

C: Clothe The Naked

D: Shelter the Homeless

B

For one to be called a Christian means that they

A: accept Christ as ones savior

B: believe in a Christian creed

C: belong to the Church

D: all of the these

D

Which of the following Sainst is responsible for displaying Nativity Scenes as one of the traditions Christians celebrate on the feast

of Christmas?

A: Saint Augustine

B: Saint Thomas Aquinas

C: Saint Ignatius of Loyola

D: Saint Francis of Assisi

D

Which of the following did NOT happen during the Middle Ages of Church History?

A: Constantine declared Christianity a legitimate religion.

B: Great Cathedrals like Notre Dame were constructed.

C: Christian Monasticism reached new heights of influence on the world.

D: Christians fought in the Crusades to reclaim the Holy Land.

A

The Protestant Reformation sparked which of the following events?

A: The Third Crusade

B: First Vatican Council

C: Thirty Years' War between Catholics and Protestants

D: The Council of Nicaea

C

The four main branches of Protestant Christianity are Lutheran, Calvinist, ___________ and ___________.

A: Baptist, Anglican

B: Presbyterian, Methodist

C: Mormon, United Church of Christ

D: Unitarian, Seventh Day Adventist

A

Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism have been independent of each other since the Great Schism that took place in _____ CE/AD.

A: 975

B: 1054

C: 1225

D: 1492

B

What practices symbolize the unity and equality of all Christians?

A: Reconciliation and Eucharist

B: Confirmation and Baptism

C: Eucharist and Anointing of the Sick

D: Baptism and Eucharist

D

Paul believed that Gentile Christians should

A: observe the Torah just like Jewish Christians were in Jerusalem

B: be exempt from most of the requirements of the Torah

C: be required to convert to Judaism first before they are baptized

D: sacrifice in the Temple of Jerusalem at least once a year

B

Which of the following prayers or statements of belief offers a more precise understanding of the Doctrine of the Incarnation?

A: The Lord's Prayer

B: The Apostles' Creed

C: The Nicene Creed

D: The Beatitudes

C

For Saint Paul, the Church is best described as

A: one body with many parts; though many we are one in Christ.

B: lacking in faith and zeal for Christ

C: in need of constant instruction on the mystery of Jesus Christ

D: achieved only by good people

A

The heart of Jesus' ethical teachings can be found in

A: The Ten Commandments

B: His radical commandment to love one's enemies

C: The Wedding Feast at Cana

D: The Parable of the Lost Sheep

B

Which of the following statements is best identified as John 3:16?

A: For God so loved the world that he gave us eternal life through our baptism in Christ.

B: For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that we may not perish but may have eternal life.

C: For God so loved the world that Jesus was put to death on a cross that we may inherit the Kingdom of God.

D: For God so loved the world that he sacrificed himself so that we may be most richly blessed.

B

The primary sources of information about Jesus' life are

A: The Canonical Gospels

B: The Pauline Epistles

C: The Apocryphal texts

D: The Gnostic Gospels

A

A primary example of apocalyptic writing is the

A: Gospel of John

B: Letter to the Hebrews

C: Acts of the Apostles

D: Book of Revelation

D

The Gospel authors strove mainly to

A: express the conflicts in Jesus' life

B: assemble a factual record of Jesus

C: present Christ's teaching and their meaning

D: focus only on Jesus' Passion

C

Early Christians used ______ as a symbol on their doors to indicate they were Christians.

A: a fig tree

B: a fish

C: a dove with an olive branch

D: loaves of bread and a chalice

B

Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council to update Church teaching so that it would respond to the modern world's needs, and to promote Christian unity.

True

False

True

Eastern Orthodoxy is doctrinally closer to most forms of Prostestant Christianity than it is to Catholicism.

True

False

False

Martin Luther translated the Bible into German to help make it accessible to Christians.

True

False

True

The Canon of the Christian Testament consists of twenty-seven writings or books.

True

False

True

Paul's Epistles (letters) are the last of the books to have been recorded in the Canonical Bible.

True

False

False

The Doctrine of the Trinity states that three Persons are distinct from one another and yet of the same substance.

True

False

True

Paul emphasized that salvation comes only through the grace of God.

True

False

True

Jesus taught that God's original revelation of the Torah to the Israelites was to be disregarded.

True

False

False

Jesus, unlike the Pharisees and other religious figures of his day, constantly reached out to the lower strata of Jewish society.

True

False

True

Jesus remained a practicing Jew his entire life.

True

False

True