HIEU 201 Chapter 8 Quiz
Question
1. According to Arius (A.D. 250-336)
Answer:
Jesus was more than man but less than God
Question
2. At first, the Roman government did not interfere with Christians because
Answer:
the number of Christians was small, and the Roman government was generally tolerant of
local religions
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3. Because there were obvious and important differences between Christians
thought and Greek philosophy
Answer:
conservative church fathers rejected classical philosophy in its entirety
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4.The case for the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over the entire church was
based on
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the belief that Jesus' disciple Peter, on whom Jesus supposedly had announced he would
"build my church," had been the first bishop of Rome
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5. The Christian concept of God and the Greek concept of God differed in that
Answer:
, Greeks saw God as an abstraction, while the Christians saw God as an active participant in
human lives
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6. Christianity and Stoic ethics were similar in that both
Answer:
believed that all human beings are related and possess a fundamental dignity
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7. Christianity succeeded in becoming the dominant religion in the Roman Empire
partly because
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Christians welcomed all people, regardless of wealth, sex, or any other social, physical, or
economic qualities
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8. The early Christians
Answer:
did not call for freeing of slaves but taught that slaves were children of God and should be
converted to Christianity
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9. From the point of view of the Romans, Jesus and his followers appeared to be
Answer:
subversives who seemed to emphasize political resistance to Roman rule
Question
10. The greatest achievement of ________ was the translation of the Old and New
Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin.
Answer:
Saint Jerome
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11. In the City of God, Saint Augustine stated that
Question
1. According to Arius (A.D. 250-336)
Answer:
Jesus was more than man but less than God
Question
2. At first, the Roman government did not interfere with Christians because
Answer:
the number of Christians was small, and the Roman government was generally tolerant of
local religions
Question
3. Because there were obvious and important differences between Christians
thought and Greek philosophy
Answer:
conservative church fathers rejected classical philosophy in its entirety
Question
4.The case for the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over the entire church was
based on
Answer:
the belief that Jesus' disciple Peter, on whom Jesus supposedly had announced he would
"build my church," had been the first bishop of Rome
Question
5. The Christian concept of God and the Greek concept of God differed in that
Answer:
, Greeks saw God as an abstraction, while the Christians saw God as an active participant in
human lives
Question
6. Christianity and Stoic ethics were similar in that both
Answer:
believed that all human beings are related and possess a fundamental dignity
Question
7. Christianity succeeded in becoming the dominant religion in the Roman Empire
partly because
Answer:
Christians welcomed all people, regardless of wealth, sex, or any other social, physical, or
economic qualities
Question
8. The early Christians
Answer:
did not call for freeing of slaves but taught that slaves were children of God and should be
converted to Christianity
Question
9. From the point of view of the Romans, Jesus and his followers appeared to be
Answer:
subversives who seemed to emphasize political resistance to Roman rule
Question
10. The greatest achievement of ________ was the translation of the Old and New
Testaments from Hebrew and Greek into Latin.
Answer:
Saint Jerome
Question
11. In the City of God, Saint Augustine stated that
