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Question #1
According to Fiero, "Paul is generally believed to have written ten to fourteen of the twenty-seven books of the Christian Scriptures called by Christians" WHAT?
A.
"Acts of the Apostles"
B.
"The Gospels"
C.
The "New Testament"
D.
"The Epistle of the Church in Rome"
Question #2
According to Fiero, the Gospels were written in what languages?
A.
Proto-Romanian and Assyrian
B.
Greek and Aramaic
C.
Greek and Assyrian
D.
Aramaic and Semetic
Question #3
According to Fiero, what is an "apostle"?
A.
"the superior of an abbey or monastery for men."
B.
"one of twelve disciples chose by Jesus to preach his gospel."
C.
"the invocation of a blessing."
D.
"a formal letter."
Question #4
Complete the following from The Beatitudes: "Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness:"
A.
"they shall live on earth forever."
B.
"the kingdom of heaven is theirs."
C.
"you will be a leader among men."
D.
"the sands at your feet will give way to gold."
Question #5
The Sermon on the Mount is from what?
A.
the Gospel of Mark
B.
the Gospel of John
C.
the Gospel of Luke
D.
the Gospel of Matthew
Question #6
Fiero writes, "in early Christian art, music, and lterature, almost every number and combination of numbers was thought to bear allegorical meaning. The number 3, for example, signified the Trinity; 4 signified the evangelists; 5 symbolized" THIS. What is THIS?
A.
"sins."
B.
"the wounds of Jesus."
C.
"the" -- at that time "known planets."
D.
"repentance"
Question #7
In the life of Jesus, what occurs in "The Annunciation"?
A.
"In the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, while the disciples Peter, James, and John sleep, Jesus reconciles his soul to death."
B.
"John the Baptist, a preacher in the wilderness of Judea, baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River."
C.
"Jesus fast for forty days and nights in the wilderness; he rejects the worldly wealth offered to him by the devil."
D.
"The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that Godhas chosen her to ebar his son."
Question #8
What is "the central aisle of a church between the altar and the apse, usually demarcated from the side aisles by columns or piers"?
A.
nave
B.
transept
C.
narthex
D.
ambulatory
Question #9
What is the Nicene Creed?
A.
A statement of Chrisitan faith
B.
A document announcing the first Catholic pope
C.
A treaty between Christians and Jews
D.
The only document in the handwriting of Jesus
Question #10
What Istanbul structure was a church, then a mosque and then a museum?
A.
The Parliament of Justine
B.
Hagia Sophia
C.
King Fahad Mosque
D.
The Church of San Vitale
Question #11
What liturgical songs of the early Christian church are often sung a capella?
A.
Carolingian Miniscule
B.
Gregorian chants
C.
Orans
D.
Saints and Angels
Question #12
What Ravenna structure is in the shape of an octagon?
A.
The Church of San Vitale
B.
St. Paul's Cathedral
C.
The Parliament of Justine
D.
Hagia Sophia
Question #13
Where would you most likely find graven images?
A.
in a Jewish Temple
B.
in a Jewish Cemetery
C.
in an Islamic Mosque
D.
in a Catholic Church
Question #14
Who wrote City of God?
A.
Paul
B.
Saint Augustine
C.
Augustus
D.
Matthew
Question #15
What are The Thousand and One Nights?
A.
a collection of some 250 prose tales
B.
the most sacred books of the Quran
C.
the body of Muslim law based on the Quran and the Hadith
D.
Muhamad's journey from Mecca to Medina in the year 622
Question #16
What is a lute?
A.
a half-pear-shaped wooden string instrument
B.
a rotating pulpit
C.
a spoon
D.
a two-leaved hinged tablet
Question #17
What is arabesque?
A.
an Islamic dance
B.
the first illuminated manuscript
C.
a type of ornament featuring plant and flower forms
D.
a religious song
Question #18
What of the follwing is a person?
A.
mihrab
B.
minbar
C.
sharia
D.
mullah
Question #19
Fiero writes, it's "the oldest living religion in the Western World." What is this religion?
A.
Judaism
B.
Mastaba
C.
Islam
D.
Christianity
Question #20
This 313 c.e. document, proclaimed religious tolerance. What is this document?
A.
The Magna Carta
B.
The Sermon on the Mount
C.
The Nicene Creed
D.
The Edict of Milan
Question #21
What is "asceticism"?
A.
the punishment that the Romans gave to thieves and traitors
B.
strict self-denial and self-discipline
C.
a Christian posture of prayer
D.
a group that allows a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices
Question #22
According to Philip Harland, Paul believes Jesus appeared to Paul and said THIS. What is THIS?
A.
“create a new language that will be known only to Christians.”
B.
“find the Ark of the Covenant.”
C.
“tell my mother that I am always with her.”
D.
“go to the gentiles”
Question #23
According to Philip Harland, “letters of Paul are the earliest evidence of” THIS. What is THIS?
A.
“Christianity at all.”
B.
“the Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodorus."
C.
“the lost city of Atlantis.”
D.
"The Edict of Milan.”
Question #24
According to the BBC website of the Islamic religion -- found in the modules, what is al-Burda?
A.
a large traditional house that often has a complex double structure that allows men to visit without running any risk of meeting the women of the family.
B.
Any Islamic art seeking to portray the meaning and essence of things, rather than just their physical form.
C.
An Arabic poem honoring the Prophet Muhammad. The name means 'poem of the mantle' or 'of the cloak'.
D.
Complex geometric designs create the impression of unending repetition.
Question #25
According to the Powerpoint presentation of Judaism – the link is in the modules – how many commandments are found in Torah?
A.
10
B.
613
C.
none
D.
one
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