Human 030 - The Beginnings of Civilization » Fall 2019 » Test 5

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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.   The "New Testament"
B.   "The Gospels"
C.   "The Epistle of the Church in Rome"
D.   "Acts of the Apostles"
Question #2
According to Fiero, the Gospels were written in what languages?
A.   Greek and Aramaic
B.   Greek and Assyrian
C.   Proto-Romanian and Assyrian
D.   Aramaic and Semetic
Question #3
According to Fiero, what is an "apostle"?
A.   "the invocation of a blessing."
B.   "the superior of an abbey or monastery for men."
C.   "one of twelve disciples chose by Jesus to preach his gospel."
D.   "a formal letter."
Question #4
Complete the following from The Beatitudes: "Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness:"
A.   "the kingdom of heaven is theirs."
B.   "they shall live on earth forever."
C.   "the sands at your feet will give way to gold."
D.   "you will be a leader among men."
Question #5
The Sermon on the Mount is from what?
A.   the Gospel of Mark
B.   the Gospel of John
C.   the Gospel of Matthew
D.   the Gospel of Luke
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.   "repentance"
C.   "the wounds of Jesus."
D.   "the" -- at that time "known planets."
Question #7
In the life of Jesus, what occurs in "The Annunciation"?
A.   "John the Baptist, a preacher in the wilderness of Judea, baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River."
B.   "Jesus fast for forty days and nights in the wilderness; he rejects the worldly wealth offered to him by the devil."
C.   "In the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, while the disciples Peter, James, and John sleep, Jesus reconciles his soul to death."
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.   ambulatory
B.   transept
C.   nave
D.   narthex
Question #9
What is the Nicene Creed?
A.   The only document in the handwriting of Jesus
B.   A statement of Chrisitan faith
C.   A document announcing the first Catholic pope
D.   A treaty between Christians and Jews
Question #10
What Istanbul structure was a church, then a mosque and then a museum?
A.   Hagia Sophia
B.   The Church of San Vitale
C.   King Fahad Mosque
D.   The Parliament of Justine
Question #11
What liturgical songs of the early Christian church are often sung a capella?
A.   Carolingian Miniscule
B.   Gregorian chants
C.   Saints and Angels
D.   Orans
Question #12
What Ravenna structure is in the shape of an octagon?
A.   Hagia Sophia
B.   The Parliament of Justine
C.   The Church of San Vitale
D.   St. Paul's Cathedral
Question #13
Where would you most likely find graven images?
A.   in an Islamic Mosque
B.   in a Catholic Church
C.   in a Jewish Cemetery
D.   in a Jewish Temple
Question #14
Who wrote City of God?
A.   Paul
B.   Saint Augustine
C.   Matthew
D.   Augustus
Question #15
What are The Thousand and One Nights?
A.   the most sacred books of the Quran
B.   a collection of some 250 prose tales
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 rotating pulpit
B.   a two-leaved hinged tablet
C.   a spoon
D.   a half-pear-shaped wooden string instrument
Question #17
What is arabesque?
A.   a type of ornament featuring plant and flower forms
B.   the first illuminated manuscript
C.   a religious song
D.   an Islamic dance
Question #18
What of the follwing is a person?
A.   mullah
B.   mihrab
C.   minbar
D.   sharia
Question #19
Fiero writes, it's "the oldest living religion in the Western World." What is this religion?
A.   Judaism
B.   Islam
C.   Mastaba
D.   Christianity
Question #20
This 313 c.e. document, proclaimed religious tolerance.  What is this document?
A.   The Edict of Milan
B.   The Nicene Creed
C.   The Sermon on the Mount
D.   The Magna Carta
Question #21
What is "asceticism"?
A.   a Christian posture of prayer
B.   strict self-denial and self-discipline
C.   the punishment that the Romans gave to thieves and traitors
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.   “find the Ark of  the Covenant.”
B.   “create a new language that will be known only to Christians.”
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 Edict of Milan.”
D.   “the lost city of Atlantis.”
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.   Complex geometric designs create the impression of unending repetition.
C.   An Arabic poem honoring the Prophet Muhammad. The name means 'poem of the mantle' or 'of the cloak'.
D.   Any Islamic art seeking to portray the meaning and essence of things, rather than just their physical form.
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.   none
C.   613
D.   one

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