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Christianity in the Roman Empire
Christianity in the Roman Empire
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This is a quiz over how Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire.
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Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Believers would not feel pain or hunger.
Slaves and the poor could hope for a better life after death
Citizens had the right to overthrow evil rulers.
People could sacrifice to any gods they wanted.
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Why did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John write the gospels?
to defend themselves when they were put on trial in Rome
to explain why they converted to Judaism
to spread the news of Jesus' life and teachings
to prevent the Romans from crucifying Jesus
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What are the gospels?
the history of the Jewish people
letters written to explain certain Christian beliefs
accounts of Jesus' life
sacred songs or hymns
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What did Jesus emphasize in his teachings?
revenge
obedience
love for each other
justice
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When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?
by 60s C.E. when Rome noticed them
by the time Emperor Theodosius I died in 395
in 1929 when the Vatican City came into existence
immediately after the Resurrection
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How does this image show that these Christians kept their faith?
Jesus appears among their group.
They are quietly kneeling in prayer.
Haloes appear behind their heads.
They are reading the Christian Bible.
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The four evangelists who wrote the gospels in the New Testament of the Christian Bible were
David, Solomon, Herod, and Saul
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Theodosius, Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero
Peter, Paul, Joseph, and Constantine
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. How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?
He asked converts to come and visit him
He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews.
He led the disciples who traveled with Jesus.
He preached Christianity in the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Jesus called a small number of men to be his followers. What were they called?
prefects
disciples
parables
messiahs
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A martyr is.....
An animal that lives in the desert
A mad man
A type of clothing
Someone who dies for their cause
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Which statement does this image support?
all of the above
He taught that love would come only to those who were rich
Jesus surrounded himself with Roman political leaders.
Jesus spent time with ordinary people
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Roman emperors sentenced Christians to die in cruel and public ways
to show they treated Christians in the same way
in the hopes of destroying the new religion.
to attract new Christian followers
as a religious offering to their own gods.
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Jesus often taught using simple stories with moral or religious messages called
missionaries.
parables.
prefects.
disciples.
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What helps the viewer know which figures are Jesus, Mary, and Joseph?
eyes that are looking upward
a halo behind each head
clothing that is purple
hats upon their heads
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Why did the Romans decide that Jesus should die this way?
They punished their enemies by hanging them from a cross
They did not know of any other way to execute criminals.
This was the most merciful way to execute criminals.
The Romans chose this way as a warning to his followers
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The title for the patriarch of Rome is
Diocese
Bishop
Pope
Cardinal
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What document allowed Christians to practice religion without persecution?
Edict of Milan
Magna Carta
Laws of Nation
Edict of Nantes
