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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Gallus to Gallienus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under whose reign did famine come to the empire?
(a) Sejanus.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Titus.
(d) Decius.

2. Herod, as many know, heard of Christ's birth from whom and sought to have him killed?
(a) The angel Gabriel.
(b) The three wise men.
(c) The shepherds.
(d) God.

3. Christ was recorded in the census of Augustus's _______________ year as Caesar, twenty-eight years after the conquest of Egypt and the death of Antony and Cleopatra.
(a) Forty-second.
(b) Thirty-second.
(c) Twenty-second.
(d) Fifty-second.

4. In Book 2, Eusebius has compiled the works of Clement, Tertullian, Josephus and __________ to tell a story about the time between Tiberius and Nero Caesar, which covers the period from the appointment of Matthias to replace Judas to the deaths of Peter and Paul.
(a) Philo.
(b) Nero.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Jesus.

5. Who was the Bishop of Rome following Paul and Peter?
(a) Lisinius.
(b) Schroeder.
(c) Snoopy.
(d) Linus.

Short Answer Questions

1. The famous heretic Mani arose, announcing himself to be what?

2. What did Bardaisan the Syrian doubt?

3. The author does not believe these discrepancies because one genealogy traces Christ's lineage by _________ and the other by nature.

4. Cerdo introduced the ___________ heresy.

5. Who was responsible for much of this persecution?

(see the answer key)

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