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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 Jews fought under _______, a bloodthirsty bandit, against their rulers.

2. Justin the Philosopher was martyred in Rome due to ____________ who devised a plot against him.

3. Herod at the time was the first _____________ of the Jewish people, which fulfills a Mosaic prophesy.

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

5. Gaius was next Caesar and appointed who ruler of the Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eusebius say about Justin's martyrdom? What else does Eusebius say about Justin?

2. Who are the apostles that Eusebius lists who were scattered throughout the world? What does the author say about these men?

3. What were Christ's predictions that Eusebius said came to pass as He had foretold?

4. What did Quadratus send Hadrianus? What did Aristedes leave behind?

5. What did both Valentinus and Cerdo do?

6. What did Herod do regarding the news of Christ's birth? How did this affect him and his family?

7. How does Eusebius affirm Christ's lineage to be correct?

8. What does Eusebius say about Gaul?

9. What is the great debate with Marcion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Jews and Christians were persecuted under Roman rule.

Part 1) Describe these persecutions. Why were they persecuted? How is this predicted in the Bible? Do you agree that this persecution was predicted? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why were Jews and Christians, at times, not persecuted? How did persecution end?

Part 3) Does this persecution exist today? Why or why not? What other forms of persecution exist today? Why? How do we as Americans try to combat persecution? Are we often successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Philo gives an account of the Egyptian ascetics.

Part 1) Who are the Egyptian ascetics? Why does Philo give an account of them?

Part 2) What do these people reveal about many Christians at this time? How do they compare to Christians today?

Part 3) How is Christianity still influenced by these early ascetics? How have the practices of these ascetics played a role in the Church as we know it?

Essay Topic 3

Origen is an important character in this book.

Part 1) Describe Origen. How is he important in this book? How does he influence Christianity?

Part 2) What are influences of Origen's? How do these affect his beliefs and actions? How do his teachings affect others?

Part 3) Who influences you? Why? Who do you influence?

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