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 Epistle of the Church in Rome"
B.   The "New Testament"
C.   "Acts of the Apostles"
D.   "The Gospels"
Question #2
According to Fiero, the Gospels were written in what languages?
A.   Proto-Romanian and Assyrian
B.   Aramaic and Semetic
C.   Greek and Aramaic
D.   Greek and Assyrian
Question #3
According to Fiero, what is an "apostle"?
A.   "a formal letter."
B.   "one of twelve disciples chose by Jesus to preach his gospel."
C.   "the superior of an abbey or monastery for men."
D.   "the invocation of a blessing."
Question #4
Complete the following from The Beatitudes: "Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness:"
A.   "you will be a leader among men."
B.   "they shall live on earth forever."
C.   "the kingdom of heaven is theirs."
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 John
B.   the Gospel of Matthew
C.   the Gospel of Mark
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" -- at that time "known planets."
D.   "the wounds of Jesus."
Question #7
In the life of Jesus, what occurs in "The Annunciation"?
A.   "The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that Godhas chosen her to ebar his son."
B.   "Jesus fast for forty days and nights in the wilderness; he rejects the worldly wealth offered to him by the devil."
C.   "John the Baptist, a preacher in the wilderness of Judea, baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River."
D.   "In the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, while the disciples Peter, James, and John sleep, Jesus reconciles his soul to death."
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.   narthex
C.   transept
D.   ambulatory
Question #9
What is the Nicene Creed?
A.   A statement of Chrisitan faith
B.   A treaty between Christians and Jews
C.   The only document in the handwriting of Jesus
D.   A document announcing the first Catholic pope
Question #10
What Istanbul structure was a church, then a mosque and then a museum?
A.   The Parliament of Justine
B.   The Church of San Vitale
C.   Hagia Sophia
D.   King Fahad Mosque
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.   St. Paul's Cathedral
B.   The Church of San Vitale
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 Catholic Church
C.   in a Jewish Cemetery
D.   in an Islamic Mosque
Question #14
Who wrote City of God?
A.   Paul
B.   Augustus
C.   Matthew
D.   Saint Augustine
Question #15
What are The Thousand and One Nights?
A.   the body of Muslim law based on the Quran and the Hadith
B.   a collection of some 250 prose tales
C.   Muhamad's journey from Mecca to Medina in the year 622
D.   the most sacred books of the Quran
Question #16
What is a lute?
A.   a spoon
B.   a half-pear-shaped wooden string instrument
C.   a two-leaved hinged tablet
D.   a rotating pulpit
Question #17
What is arabesque?
A.   an Islamic dance
B.   a type of ornament featuring plant and flower forms
C.   the first illuminated manuscript
D.   a religious song
Question #18
What of the follwing is a person?
A.   mihrab
B.   sharia
C.   mullah
D.   minbar
Question #19
Fiero writes, it's "the oldest living religion in the Western World." What is this religion?
A.   Christianity
B.   Islam
C.   Judaism
D.   Mastaba
Question #20
This 313 c.e. document, proclaimed religious tolerance.  What is this document?
A.   The Sermon on the Mount
B.   The Magna Carta
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.   a group that allows a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices
C.   strict self-denial and self-discipline
D.   a Christian posture of prayer
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.   “go to the gentiles”
C.   “tell my mother that I am always with her.”
D.   “find the Ark of  the Covenant.”
Question #23
According to Philip Harland, “letters of Paul are the earliest evidence of” THIS.  What is THIS?
A.   “the lost city of Atlantis.”
B.   "The Edict of Milan.”
C.   “Christianity at all.”
D.   “the Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodorus."
Question #24
According to the BBC website of the Islamic religion -- found in the modules, what is al-Burda?
A.   Complex geometric designs create the impression of unending repetition.
B.   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.
C.   Any Islamic art seeking to portray the meaning and essence of things, rather than just their physical form.
D.   An Arabic poem honoring the Prophet Muhammad. The name means 'poem of the mantle' or 'of the cloak'.
Question #25
According to the Powerpoint presentation of Judaism – the link is in the modules – how many commandments are found in Torah?
A.   one
B.   613
C.   10
D.   none

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