CHHI 300 Quiz Early Church

CHHI 300 Quiz: Early Church History

1. The largest part of early creeds focused on _______________________.
2. _______________ was the first emperor to persecute Christians.
3. All of the following are partial reasons for developing the New Testament canon, except for __________
4. Which was one of the first councils to “close” the New Testament canon.
5. The Council of Nicaea decided the following issues except for ____________________
6. Using a simple fish drawing as a sign for Christianity developed in the early church period because ___________________
7. On his way to a battle, Eusebius records that Constantine saw a symbol in the sky with the words “in this sign, ____________________.”
8. Arius was considered a heretic because he taught that God ______________________.
9. The longest section in the Nicene Creed consisted of a description of [a] as a reaction against [b].
10. Origen taught that Christians were of value to the Roman empire because they _________________________.
11. The development of Christian theology occurred in five stages. Which answer below are part of the five stages. (Note, click on all that Qt the category since this is a multiple answer question.).
12. Helena, the mother of Constantine, traveled to the Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and by doing so exemplified three practices that became exceedingly popular during the Middle Ages. Which of the following does not belong to actions or beliefs Helena had by going to Jerusalem.
13. Early creeds were necessary for all reasons except one. Which one is that?
14. The office of bishop developed early within Christianity. Bishops were necessary for all the following reasons except for
15. Concerning New Testament canonization: place these in chronological order.
16. Decius required for people to sacrifice to the gods and to the health of the emperor, and in return the worshiper received a
17. Which was not a form of early Christian martyrdom?
18. In 313, the emperors Constantine and Licinius agreed to end all Christian persecution in their regions with the
19. The three “C’s” of early church formation are ___________________, creed, and clergy.
20. According to Eusebius, the following were all reasons to include a book into the Christian Scriptures except one. Which one is that?