Chapter 4 Self Quiz

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. Jesus died around _____.

20 CE correct incorrect

30 CE correct incorrect

50 CE correct incorrect

70 CE correct incorrect

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. Who is the earliest of the New Testament writers?

the author of the Gospel of John correct incorrect

the author of Hebrews correct incorrect

the author of the Gospel of Matthew correct incorrect

Paul correct incorrect

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. In what language were the New Testament Gospels written?

Hebrew correct incorrect

Aramaic correct incorrect

Greek correct incorrect

Coptic correct incorrect

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. Which canonical Gospel was probably written last?

Matthew correct incorrect

Mark correct incorrect

Luke correct incorrect

John correct incorrect

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. The early Christian mission was conducted primarily _____.

through public preaching to large numbers of people correct incorrect

through private interactions correct incorrect

in revivals correct incorrect

by distributing copies of the New Testament correct incorrect

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. Oral cultures tend to _____.

maintain verbal accuracy of stories correct incorrect

understand stories as changeable correct incorrect

produce accurate historical writings correct incorrect

have a high literacy rate correct incorrect

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. The term "moral truth" describes _____.

something that is true but did not happen correct incorrect

an historical event that is morally correct correct incorrect

a rule in Greco-Roman society correct incorrect

a Jewish Passover tradition correct incorrect

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. The circulation of oral traditions about Jesus _____.

maintained accurate, eyewitness reports correct incorrect

occurred only within Palestine correct incorrect

was tightly controlled correct incorrect

produced many differences in the stories correct incorrect

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. What is commemorated by the Jewish festival of Passover?

the exodus from Egypt correct incorrect

the crucifixion of Jesus correct incorrect

the building of the Temple correct incorrect

the giving of the Law to Moses correct incorrect

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. According to the Gospel of John, Jesus died _____.

the day before the Passover meal correct incorrect

the week before Passover correct incorrect

the day after the Passover meal correct incorrect

the week after Passover correct incorrect

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. Which of the New Testament Gospels begins with a mention of its sources?

Mark correct incorrect

Matthew correct incorrect

Luke correct incorrect

John correct incorrect

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. Ancient biographies are most concerned with which of the following?

recording complete factual data correct incorrect

inner development of the subject correct incorrect

portraying essential character traits correct incorrect

using only written sources correct incorrect

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. The New Testament Gospels are _____.

anonymous correct incorrect

eyewitness accounts correct incorrect

written by Paul correct incorrect

written in Aramaic correct incorrect

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. When were the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John attached to the New Testament Gospels?

when they were originally composed correct incorrect

first century CE correct incorrect

second century CE correct incorrect

third century CE correct incorrect