Chapter 4 Self-Quiz

. Christian scripture includes Old and New Testaments. What is the derivation of the Old Testament? (Page 162)

. Which of the Gospels do scholars identify as having been written earliest? (Page 164)

. What term is used to refer to the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke as a group? (Page 164)

. Which Roman Emperor first embraced the Christian religion? (Page 171)

. Based upon the letters of Paul, what was the earliest official position within the Christian communities? (Page 173)

. What term is used to refer to a zone of Episcopal authority? There were originally five major ones: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. (Page 173)

. In which Apostle's name does the Bishop of Rome claim primary authority in Western Christianity? (Page 174)

. What is the term used to describe Egyptian Christians? (Page 178)

. To which sub-tradition within Christianity is the Gospel of Mary attributed? (Page 179)

. Which year is conventionally used to mark the final schism between Western, Roman Christianity and Eastern, Orthodox Christianity? (Page 182)

. Who was the author of "City of God"? (Page 180)

. To which form of Monasticism does Benedict's rule apply? (Page 186, 187)

. Which Pope proclaimed the first crusade in 1095? (Page 191)

. For what principle reason was Catherine of Sienna venerated within the Christian tradition? (Page 196)

. What name is commonly used to refer to the Cistercians of the Strict Observance? (Page 198)

. Of the following, which person was NOT involved in the Reformation? (Page 196)

. Which ecumenical council was convened as part of the Counter Reformation? (Page 208)

. What Christian denomination traces its roots to the work of John Wesley? (Page 212)

. To which genre of Christian thought does William Paley's "Natural Theology" belong? (Page 213)

. Which of the following was established as a preaching order in the thirteenth century to combat the "Albigensian heresy"? (Page 199)

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