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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. What happened to the churches?

2. The Emperor commands a second synod for what reason?

3. Licinius was jealous of the Church. Why?

4. What happened to Emperor Decius and his sons?

5. Paul of Samosata had to be dealt with; the Bishops met at a synod, discussing his heresies, and decided to do what to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what did Maximan and Maxentius devote themselves?

2. What broke out?

3. What does Eusebius say about martyrdoms at this time?

4. Who supported Origen, his mother, and siblings?

5. What is said about narcissus?

6. How was Origen influenced by martyrdom?

7. What are the ordinances from Constantine and Licinius?

8. How did Origen influence the church?

9. What happened to Decius and his sons?

10. What happened when Valerian and his son Gallienus took over the Roman government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eusebius thanks God for the restoration of peace.

Part 1) Why does Eusebius thank God for peace? Why might have occurred at this point? Could it have happened sooner?

Part 2) Does Eusebius believe this peace will last? Why or why not? Why might this peace not have lasted?

Part 3) Is there peace anywhere in the world today? If so, where and why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author discusses heresy in great detail.

Part 1)What is heresy? What does the author say about heresy? Name and describe two heretics from this book.

Part 2) How did heresy affect the Christian Church? Can heresy be good for Christianity? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the Bible allow for heresy? Does God allow for heresy? Why or why not? Are heretics evil? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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