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1
Christians place the Book of Malachi at the end of their Old Testament Scriptures because
A)Christians believe that Malachi prophesied the appearance of John the Baptist in the New Testament.
B)Malachi was the last book written in the Hebrew Scriptures.
C)Malachi includes apocalyptic visions much like the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
D)Malachi is the longest prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible.
2
Ancient Jewish rabbis believed that the period of inspired prophecy ceased shortly after the time of the Jewish scribe _______________ around 400 BCE.
A)Moses
B)Abraham
C)Elijah
D)Ezra
3
Books like 1 Clement and 2 Peter show that for second-century Christians ____________________ was an important theological topic that provoked a crisis of belief.
A)Jewish rejection of the messiahship of Jesus
B)the delay of the Parousia of Christ
C)famine
D)justification by faith
4
Which of the following did NOT result from the "Christianization" of the Roman Empire?
A)the return to churches of properties confiscated by the government
B)the addition of several new books to the New Testament
C)a new emphasis on personal eschatology over cosmic eschatology
D)the appointment of Christians to high public offices
5
The term Islam means
A)Eastern.
B)submission.
C)Law.
D)head covering.
6
An important early Muslim criticism of Christianity was that
A)Christians tended to be intolerant of rival religions.
B)Christians were at fault for the fall of the Roman Empire.
C)Christians were too zealous in their attempts to win converts.
D)the Christian doctrine of the Trinity violated the principle of monotheism.
7
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was
A)Mecca.
B)Jerusalem.
C)Constantinople.
D)Athens.
8
The criticism of the Roman Catholic Church by _____________________ helped spark the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
A)John Wesley
B)Martin Luther
C)Constantine the Great
D)Desiderius Erasmus
9
Martin Luther claimed that only ______________________ formed the valid basis of Christian teaching.
A)the Catholic Church
B)Scripture
C)custom and tradition
D)ordained ministers
10
Increasing numbers of people now interpret the New Testament on their own initiative due to
A)the proliferation of democratic ideals.
B)the fragmentation of the church.
C)mass production of the Bible and the rise in literacy.
D)political and cultural independence.
11
Most Christians place _______________ at the center of their faith.
A)God
B)the virgin Mary
C)the Holy Trinity
D)Jesus
12
What did John of Patmos (the author of Revelatioeagerly) anticipate?
A)the fall of Rome
B)the Pentecost
C)the Day of Atonement
D)Judgment Day
13
Why did Muhammad find the Christian doctrine of the Trinity so illogical?
A)The triune God appears multidimensional, but Islam is a down-to-earth religion and won't accept anything as unparsimonious as that.
B)Muhammad created a reactionary faith, ultimately reversing every Christian doctrine.
C)The mystical notion of a triune God contradicts the doctrine of monotheism that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all hold as true.
D)It had been established by scientific research, that a personal God could not have three personality facets and still be rational and omniscient.
14
What triggered the Great Schism of 1054 CE?
A)a dispute over the nature of God the Father and how that differed from God the Holy Spirit and God the Son of Man
B)a dispute over the exact nature of papal authority
C)a dispute over the sacraments
D)a dispute over general eschatology
15
What was so vital about the presence of the historical Jesus?
A)He radiated both humanity and divinity.
B)Because of a "deal" struck with Satan, he radiated the kind of charisma that few could dismiss.
C)He blended in with humankind so well.
D)His 'glory' was so overwhelming that people could actually see a halo around him.





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