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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The seventeenth year of the reign of Antoninus Verus, or Marcus Aurelius, was in A.D. _______.

2. Who was Bishop of Rome after Linus?

3. Herod paid a terrible price afterward. What was that price?

4. What did Bardaisan the Syrian doubt?

5. Bishop Theophilus of Antioch wrote _________ rudimentary treatises.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the reign of Marcu Aurelius?

2. What happened in Hardian's eighteenth year of ruling?

3. What did both Valentinus and Cerdo do?

4. What does Eusebius first discuss in this chapter?

5. What did having a foreign king do to the Jewish people?

6. Name two heretics mentioned in the last chapter. What is significant about these two?

7. What happened after Christ's ascension?

8. Who was Pantaenus?

9. What happened under Claudius' reign? How was this predicted?

10. Describe Philo.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Maximian replaced Diocletian, Christians in the East and West were treated differently.

Part 1) How were they treated prior to this? How did their treatment change? What caused this change?

Part 2) Compare the Church in the East and West today. What may have lead to these differences?

Part 3) Do you believe God wants all Christians to worship Him the same way? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Paul of Samosata and Mani were heretics.

Part 1) Describe these two men. What are their beliefs? What are your thoughts about their beliefs?

Part 2) Why does the Church feel threatened by these heretics? How do they deal with them? Do you approve of the way in which these men were dealt? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the Church today deal with those who cause doubt and dissent in the Church? How does this compare to the ways in which heretics were dealt with in the past?

Essay Topic 3

Philo was a great scholar.

Part 1) Describe Philo. How was he a great scholar? How did Christianity benefit from him?

Part 2) Name two other men who benefited Christianity? How did Christianity benefit from them?

Part 3) How was philosophy important to Christians in this book? Is it still important today? Why or why not?

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