Chapter 12 Self Quiz

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. Most scholars believe that Paul's first letter was _____.

Philippians correct incorrect

1 Thessalonians correct incorrect

2 Thessalonians correct incorrect

Romans correct incorrect

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. Paul's primary reason for writing 1 Thessalonians was _____.

to chastise the Thessalonians for ethical misconduct correct incorrect

to clarify the meaning of the Eucharist correct incorrect

to renew his friendship with the church correct incorrect

to praise their missionary efforts correct incorrect

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. Paul's missions were typically located in _____.

large urban areas correct incorrect

rural villages correct incorrect

synagogues correct incorrect

outside the Roman Empire correct incorrect

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. The book of Acts says that Paul _____.

did not work but relied on donations correct incorrect

did not work but lived off of his own wealth correct incorrect

worked with leather goods correct incorrect

was a shepherd correct incorrect

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. It is probable that Paul's converts were _____.

all wealthy correct incorrect

all poor correct incorrect

a mix of social classes correct incorrect

mostly Jews correct incorrect

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. Paul's converts most likely met in _____.

houses correct incorrect

the Temple correct incorrect

the synagogue correct incorrect

church buildings correct incorrect

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. Christian house churches are similar to _____.

medieval cathedrals correct incorrect

Greco-Roman voluntary associations correct incorrect

the Temple correct incorrect

Stoicism correct incorrect

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. Timothy reported to Paul that the Thessalonians _____.

had kept their faith solid correct incorrect

had lost faith altogether correct incorrect

had been influenced by subsequent missionaries correct incorrect

had forgotten the work Paul did among them correct incorrect

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. The most important issue Paul addresses in 1 Thessalonians is _____.

what happens to Christians who have died correct incorrect

the illegality of Christianity correct incorrect

a schism in the community correct incorrect

the presence of false prophets correct incorrect

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. Why did Christian refusal to worship the state gods sometimes result in persecution?

Ancient people were especially intolerant. correct incorrect

Most believed the gods would punish cities that refused to honor them. correct incorrect

It resulted in a loss of income for state-sponsored temples. correct incorrect

It directly challenged the honor of the emperor. correct incorrect

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. Paul assured the Thessalonians that _____.

they would no longer be persecuted correct incorrect

all of Jesus' followers, dead and alive, would ultimately be together with Christ at his coming correct incorrect

Jesus' followers would become governors in God's earthly kingdom correct incorrect

they were right to reject false prophets correct incorrect

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. Paul seems to have thought that _____.

he and the Thessalonians would die before the end comes correct incorrect

he and some of the Thessalonians would be alive when the end came correct incorrect

the end had already come correct incorrect

the end would not come correct incorrect

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. When Paul ministered to the gentiles, he appears to have taught them all of the following except _____.

the imminence of the end of the world correct incorrect

Jesus is the special Son of God correct incorrect

to turn away from idols correct incorrect

that all male converts should be circumcised correct incorrect

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. Which aspect of early Christian communities likely encouraged charges of perversion against them?

their belief in the resurrection correct incorrect

their belief in the imminent end of the age correct incorrect

their closed, private meetings correct incorrect

their letter-writing activity correct incorrect

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. Who seems to have made up the majority of Paul's community at Thessalonica?

former pagans correct incorrect

former Jews correct incorrect

former Cynic philosophers correct incorrect

Samaritans correct incorrect

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. Communal cohesion among early Christian communities was fostered by all of the following except _____.

common beliefs and rules correct incorrect

shared experience of persecution correct incorrect

exclusive insider information correct incorrect

church buildings correct incorrect