Question 1

After the Gospels, the second set of writings central to the New Testament is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are the Deutero-Pauline writings
B)   are the prophecies of Revelation
C)   are the Pauline epistles
D)   are the deutero-Gospel writingsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Monks and nuns in Christian monastic communities were not required to take a solemn vow of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   obedience
B)   chastity
C)   poverty
D)   participationE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

In Christianity, the Eucharist is also known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   communion
B)   the Our Father
C)   Passover
D)   the MessiahE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

In 1517, Martin Luther ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   released a tract in response to the peasant revolts in Germany
B)   posted his "95 Theses" against indulgences
C)   split the Church into many differing groups
D)   spoke out in support of a Church-state separationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The social gospel movement was influenced by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sociology
B)   socialism
C)   capitalism
D)   None of the above.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

________ ordains women as clergy.

Accepted Answer

A)   The American Episcopal Church
B)   The Church of England
C)   The United Church of Canada
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What were the four ecumenical councils that took place in the early history of Christianity? What issues did each council attempt to tackle?

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Question 8

In 1095, Pope Urban II ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   signed a treaty that would divide the Church between East and West
B)   called for peace between Christians, Jews, and Muslims
C)   forced slaves to go into battle on behalf of the Church
D)   initiated the crusades to liberate the holy places of PalestineE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

According to Christian doctrine, what is the Trinity?

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Question 10

In 1517, Jean Calvin posted a list of "95 Theses" against indulgences on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In early Christianity, the focus of the Council of Nicaea was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   whether a human, Mary, could be the mother of God
B)   whether Jesus died and rose from the dead
C)   whether Jesus was of the same substance as God the Father or of similar substance
D)   whether Jesus was human or divineE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Women in Canada are not able to serve as leaders in Christian churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A controversy that raged in the early Jesus movement was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   who was responsible for Jesus's death
B)   whether to keep or abandon the regulations concerning food laws
C)   whether Gentiles needed to observe the Jewish law
D)   the notion that fertility rituals needed to be maintainedE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Jesus's public ministry begin with his ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   baptism
B)   death
C)   birth
D)   trialE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Cenobitic monks withdraw from society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are considered sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church? What are considered sacraments in Protestant churches?

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Question 17

Pentecostal Christians tend to cultivate the practice of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   silent meditation
B)   speaking in tongues
C)   acupuncture
D)   displaying the stations of the crossE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How would you describe the trends in Christian theological diversity in the modern / postmodern period?

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Question 19

The term "modernist" was first used to refer to a group of Roman Catholic theologians who ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   towards the beginning of the twentieth century tried to reconcile the church's teaching with the Darwinian notions of evolutionism
B)   towards the end of the nineteenth century saw no reason to continue with the faith tenets of the Medieval Church
C)   towards the end of the nineteenth century had adopted a critical and skeptical attitude toward traditional Christian doctrines, especially with reference to Christology and soteriology
D)   towards the beginning of the twentieth century had adapted many enlightenment principles into the teachings of the churchE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

In twentieth-century Christianity, ________ focused on the concerns of oppressed groups including women, the poor, and the politically violated.

Accepted Answer

A)   existentialist philosophy
B)   process theology
C)   neo-orthodoxy
D)   liberation theologiesE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 4: Christian Traditions

Pentecostal Christians tend to cultivate the practice of ________.

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How would you describe the trends in Christian theological diversity in the modern / postmodern period?

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________ ordains women as clergy.

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In twentieth-century Christianity, ________ focused on the concerns of oppressed groups including women, the poor, and the politically violated.

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According to Christian doctrine, what is the Trinity?

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After the Gospels, the second set of writings central to the New Testament is ________.

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Women in Canada are not able to serve as leaders in Christian churches.

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In 1095, Pope Urban II ________.

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Monks and nuns in Christian monastic communities were not required to take a solemn vow of ________.

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The social gospel movement was influenced by ________.

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In 1517, Jean Calvin posted a list of "95 Theses" against indulgences on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany.

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In early Christianity, the focus of the Council of Nicaea was ________.

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What are considered sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church? What are considered sacraments in Protestant churches?

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A controversy that raged in the early Jesus movement was ________.

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The term "modernist" was first used to refer to a group of Roman Catholic theologians who ________.

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Cenobitic monks withdraw from society.

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In 1517, Martin Luther ________.

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What were the four ecumenical councils that took place in the early history of Christianity? What issues did each council attempt to tackle?

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Jesus's public ministry begin with his ________.

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In Christianity, the Eucharist is also known as ________.

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