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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 did the governor threaten to do if Polycarp wouldn't swear his loyalty?

2. What were the French Protestants known as?

3. What helped the dead get out of purgatory?

4. What god supposedly protected the sacred tree?

5. How did Gregory feel about becoming a universal bishop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Lollards?

2. How had paganism affected the growing church?

3. How did the 19-year-old Duchess Elizabeth help others? What happened to her?

4. What was Martin Luther considered, and what did he do?

5. What was happening to the church in its early years?

6. When was Athanasius made Bishop of Alexandria? What was his attitude like?

7. Why wouldn't Ambrose give Emperor Theodosius communion?

8. What marked the beginning of the decline of Western Civilization and how did Gregory combat it?

9. What happened when John Calvin stood up to the Catholic priests?

10. How did Renee, the Duchess of Ferrara, help John Calvin and the Huguenots?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the growth of Christianity during the 17th and 18th centuries. What was so amazing about it? What made it different from the church growth of the past?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the Christians in the last 150 years were different from the early Christians, and also show how they are the same.

Essay Topic 3

Why was it so difficult to share the news of God with other cultures? What were some of the troubles the missionaries faced?

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