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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Diocletian to Maximian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Vespasian try to wipe out?
(a) The Roman people.
(b) All Roman rulers.
(c) The entire Jewish population.
(d) The entire Davidic line.

2. Alcibiades, Montanus and Theodotus gained a reputation for ____________.
(a) Lying.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Causing fear.

3. Maxentius ordered the Christian persecutions to _______ when he was Emperor.
(a) Slow down.
(b) Begin.
(c) Increase.
(d) End.

4. Paul wrote ___________ epistles, although some rejected Hebrews due to the testimony of the Roman Church.
(a) Eighth.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Sixth.

5. A period of persecution lasted ______ years.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Constantius died in 306 A.D. and was proclaimed what by the Romans?

2. Who was Bishop of Rome after Linus?

3. Eusebius ends the chapter in an appendix discussing ____________.

4. Marcus Aurelius reigned for how many years?

5. The Roman Empire endured dissension among ___________.

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