" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "The Hebrew prophet Jesus was born under the reign of which Roman emperor?"; q1answer = "a"; q1a = "Augustus"; q1b = "Claudius"; q1c = "Hadrian"; q1d = "Marcus Aurelius"; q1e = "Nero"; q1review = "See page 1201."; q2 = "According to the Hebrew tradition, God has all of the following attributes, except:"; q2answer = "c"; q2a = "infinitely just"; q2b = "omnipotent"; q2c = "anthropomorphic"; q2d = "omniscient"; q2e = "personal"; q2review = "See page 1201."; q3 = "Who changed Christianity from a Jewish sect to a larger religious movement in the first century a.d., with churches in Asia Minor, Greece, and even Rome?"; q3answer = "b"; q3a = "Peter"; q3b = "Paul"; q3c = "Matthew"; q3d = "Luke"; q3e = "Jesus"; q3review = "See page 1201."; q4 = "Which decree by Emperor Constantine I declared tolerance of all religions?"; q4answer = "e"; q4a = "Annales Cambrai"; q4b = "Edict of Nantes"; q4c = "Edict of Toleration"; q4d = "Decretal Epistles"; q4e = "Edict of Milan"; q4review = "See page 1204."; q5 = "Under which of the following Roman emperors was the Christian church not persecuted by imperial authorities?"; q5answer = "c"; q5a = "Diocletian"; q5b = "Nero"; q5c = "Constantine"; q5d = "Marcus Aurelius"; q5e = "Commodus"; q5review = "See page 1202."; q6 = "All of the following statements about the Roman empire under Diocletian's rule are true, except:"; q6answer = "c"; q6a = "The emperor's powers were consolidated into the rule of a semidivine despotic monarch."; q6b = "Measures to set the maximum price of all goods were ineffectual."; q6c = "Christianity was tolerated as a religion."; q6d = "The empire was divided into two administrative and military halves."; q6e = "The economic resources of the empire were strained to pay and equip armies to secure the frontiers."; q6review = "See page 1202."; q7 = "Which of the following languages was not spoken in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth?"; q7answer = "a"; q7a = "Arabic"; q7b = "Aramaic"; q7c = "Greek"; q7d = "Hebrew"; q7e = "Latin"; q7review = "See page 1206."; q8 = "The four Gospels were written by all of the following, except:"; q8answer = "d"; q8a = "John"; q8b = "Luke"; q8c = "Mark"; q8d = "Paul"; q8e = "Matthew"; q8review = "See page 1206."; q9 = "The word gospel is the Old English translation of what Greek word or phrase?"; q9answer = "b"; q9a = ""message of God""; q9b = ""good news""; q9c = ""law of the Lord""; q9d = ""teaching""; q9e = ""holy word""; q9review = "See page 1206."; q10 = "Who was the scholar commissioned by pope Damasus to make the "correct" translation of Christian texts from Greek to Latin?"; q10answer = "d"; q10a = "Simeon"; q10b = "Aurelius Augustine"; q10c = "Thomas d'Aquinas"; q10d = "Jerome"; q10e = "Callistus"; q10review = "See pages 1206."; q11 = "Under what name, meaning "common" or "popular" version, did the translation of the bible commissioned by pope Damasus come to be known?"; q11answer = "d"; q11a = "Nahum"; q11b = "King James Version"; q11c = "Torah"; q11d = "Vulgate"; q11e = "Koran"; q11review = "See pages 1207."; q12 = "Which book in the New Testament includes a vision of the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus?"; q12answer = "b"; q12a = "Colossians"; q12b = "Revelations"; q12c = "Epistle of James"; q12d = "Epistle to Hebrews"; q12e = "The Acts"; q12review = "See page 1206."; q13 = "According to Luke 2, where did Joseph and Mary go each year to celebrate the feast of Passover?"; q13answer = "e"; q13a = "Bethlehem"; q13b = "Jericho"; q13c = "Nazareth"; q13d = "Bethany"; q13e = "Jerusalem"; q13review = "See page 1208."; q14 = "According to Matthew 5–7, the teachings of Jesus include all of the following, except:"; q14answer = "b"; q14a = "Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."; q14b = "Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy."; q14c = "Take heed that ye do not your alms before me, to be seen of them."; q14d = "Judge not, that ye not be judged."; q14e = "Beware of false prophets."; q14review = "See pages 1209–1213."; q15 = "According to Luke 15, what do the Pharisees and scribes murmur when they see Jesus teaching parables to the publicans and sinners?"; q15answer = "b"; q15a = ""This man receiveth sinners, and forgiveth them.""; q15b = ""This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.""; q15c = ""This man forgiveth sinners, and rejoiceth.""; q15d = ""This man receiveth sinners, and speaketh unto them.""; q15e = ""This man forgiveth sinners, and judgeth them not.""; q15review = "See page 1213."; q16 = "According to Matthew 26, which of Jesus' twelve disciples admits to betraying him?"; q16answer = "b"; q16a = "Philip"; q16b = "Judas"; q16c = "Peter"; q16d = "James"; q16e = "John"; q16review = "See page 1216."; q17 = "According to Matthew 27, what was done with the thirty pieces of silver given to the chief priests and elders by Judas at the time of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus?"; q17answer = "d"; q17a = "They were put into the treasury."; q17b = "They were given to the poor."; q17c = "They were exchanged for the release of Barabbas."; q17d = "They were buried in a potter's field."; q17e = "They were sent to the imperial capital of Rome."; q17review = "See page 1218."; q18 = "According to Matthew 27, what was the accusation written over the head of Jesus?"; q18answer = "d"; q18a = "This is Jesus the son of God."; q18b = "This is Jesus the prophet of the Jews."; q18c = "This is Jesus the king of Israel."; q18d = "This is Jesus the king of the Jews."; q18e = "This is Jesus the enemy of Rome."; q18review = "See page 1219."; q19 = "According to Matthew 28, when Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph come to see the sepulchre in which Jesus' body was entombed, who informed them that Jesus is risen?"; q19answer = "a"; q19a = "the angel of the Lord"; q19b = "a leper"; q19c = "Matthew"; q19d = "Luke"; q19e = "a Roman soldier"; q19review = "See page 1220."; q20 = "According to Matthew 28, where do the eleven apostles go to see and worship Jesus after his resurrection?"; q20answer = "c"; q20a = "Idumea"; q20b = "Giliad"; q20c = "Galilee"; q20d = "Judea"; q20e = "Samaria"; q20review = "See page 1221."; q21 = "Which of the following statements does not describe Aurelius Augustine?"; q21answer = "a"; q21a = "He was born and lived most of his life in Sicily."; q21b = "His Confessions is the first authentic ancient autobiography to express the Christian spirit."; q21c = "He converted to Christianity midway through his life."; q21d = "He was one of the men responsible for the consolidation of the Christian church in the west."; q21e = "He combines the intellectual tradition of the ancient world and the religious feeling that would come to be characteristic of the Middle Ages."; q21review = "See pages 1221–1222."; q22 = "Which of the following subjects best describes Augustine's Confessions?"; q22answer = "a"; q22a = "the story of his early life"; q22b = "the rise of Christianity in the Roman empire"; q22c = "the siege of his native town by the Goths"; q22d = "the apocrypha in the Gospels"; q22e = "the consolidation of power in the Christian church during the fourth century a.d."; q22review = "See page 1221."; q23 = "Augustine's analytic, intellectual pursuits included all of the following, except:"; q23answer = "e"; q23a = "the mysticism of the Manichees"; q23b = "the skepticism of the academic philosophers"; q23c = "the Sacred Scriptures"; q23d = "the fatalism of the astrologers"; q23e = "the ancient art of warfare"; q23review = "See page 1222."; q24 = "Which of the following best describes the subject of Book I, Childhood, of Augustine's Confessions?"; q24answer = "b"; q24a = "his love of the Greek language and its rich literary tradition"; q24b = "his dislike for learning"; q24c = "his fascination with animals, especially birds"; q24d = "his ecstasy upon receiving his first communion"; q24e = "his sympathy for those subjected to tortures by Roman soldiers"; q24review = "See pages 1222–1226."; q25 = "At Carthage, Augustine confesses that he "polluted the stream of friendship with ________.""; q25answer = "d"; q25a = "insufficient study of the Sacred Scriptures"; q25b = "immortal wisdom"; q25c = "vanities of vanities"; q25d = "the filth of unclean desire"; q25e = "worldly ambition"; q25review = "See page 1230."; q26 = "Due to their "simplicity," Augustine initially felt that the Sacred Scriptures seemed unworthy to be compared to the "majesty" of what text?"; q26answer = "c"; q26a = "Ovid's Metamorphoses"; q26b = "Plato's Apology of Socrates"; q26c = "Cicero's Hortensius"; q26d = "Catullus's Lyrics"; q26e = "Virgil's Aeneid"; q26review = "See page 1231."; q27 = "In Book VIII, Conversion, Augustine relates that the "austere beauty" of ______ solicited him to return to her from a life of trifles, vanities, and one-times mistresses."; q27answer = "e"; q27a = "Repentance"; q27b = "Fortitude"; q27c = "Temperance"; q27d = "Prudence"; q27e = "Continence"; q27review = "See page 1236."; q28 = "Close to her death, Augustine's mother commands of her son to ensure:"; q28answer = "b"; q28a = "that her body be sumptuously wrapped and embalmed with spices"; q28b = "that she be remembered at the altar of God"; q28c = "that a modest monument be erected to her memory"; q28d = "that she be remembered with much weeping and lamentation"; q28e = "that her body be buried in an unmarked grave near the place of her birth"; q28review = "See page 1259."; // End of hiding the script. --> <body>This page requires a browser that can display frames.<script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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