Chapter 12

Question 1

When did Roman persecutions began? Under what Roman emperor?

Answer 1

A.D 64

Nero

Question 2

What did the Christians refuse to do?

Answer 2

Refused to pay homage to the Roman gods and refused to serve in the military

Question 3

What did Nero blame Christians for?

Answer 3

A great fire that destroyed much of Rome, he then began to kill them

Question 4

Who was martyred under Nero?

Answer 4

Peter and Paul

Question 5

When did the last Roman persecution occur? Under who? What was their objective?

Answer 5

A.D 303
Diocletian
Planned to remove every trace of Christianity from the world

Question 6

What do the martyrs teach us?

Answer 6

Never being ashamed of being a witness in our words and deeds on behalf of Jesus

Question 7

What happened through the witness of martyrs?

Answer 7

God’s plan unfolded and the church grew and spread

Question 8

In what century did the most martyrs occur?

Answer 8

20th century

Question 9

Are Christians still persecuted today?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Who was Dorothy?

Answer 10

Young women who joined the Ursulines and she was chosen for the Cleveland mission and traveled to El Salvador

Question 11

What did Sister Dorthy do in El Salvador?

Answer 11

Helped people learn Catholic Doctrine and receive the sacraments
Educate those who were poor to promote their health

Question 12

What happened to sister Dorothy?

Answer 12

Was murdered on her way home on December 1980

Question 13

Who was the emperor in the fourth century?

Answer 13

Constantine

Question 14

How was the Christian church by the time Constantine became emperor?

Answer 14

The Christian church and communities were in every part of the empire

Question 15

What was Constantine worried about?

Answer 15

Division that occurred in the Roman Empire that were between Christians and those who opposed them

Question 16

What did Christianity go from to becoming?

Answer 16

Went from being forbidden to becoming the official religion of Rome

Question 17

What did Christians do to continue the witness of martyrs after the persecutions ended?

Answer 17

Went to live in the desert to practice self denial

Question 18

Person who imitates the early life of Saint Anthony; eats very little food each day and appreciates silence; spends a lot of time praying, does Penance, and make sacrifices

Answer 18

Hermit

Question 19

Someone who joined Saint Anthony; lives alone in a hut and joins the others in prayers

Answer 19

Monk

Question 20

Clase teaching that rejects a truth that has been revealed by God and taught by the church

Answer 20

Heresy

Question 21

Someone who believes or teaches a heresy

Answer 21

Heretic

Question 22

What did Arias do?

Answer 22

Created the Arian heresy that denied that Jesus was both human and divine

Question 23

Synods

Answer 23

Local bishops gathering for a meeting

Question 24

What did Constantine call for in 325? What question did they want to answer?

Answer 24

General meeting in Nicaea

Is Jesus both God and man?

Question 25

What did the Council of Nicaea create?

Answer 25

Nicene Creed: clearly states that Jesus is both human and divine

Question 26

What did the 381 Council of Constantinople do?

Answer 26

Expanded the Nicene Creed and defined the divine nature of the Holy Spirit

Question 27

What did Nestorius do?

Answer 27

Created the Nestorian heresy that stated that Jesus was two people

Question 28

What did the Council of Ephesus do?

Answer 28

Declared Jesus was one person with two natures: human and divine Declared the Mary was the mother of God

Question 29

Who called forth courageous leaders to explain the message of Jesus?

Answer 29

Holy Spirit

Question 30

What did the Fathers of the Church do?

Answer 30

Wrote letters, homilies, and books about faith | Defended the Gospel against heresies

Question 31

John Chrysostom

Answer 31

Had inspiring sermons

Question 32

Basil

Answer 32

Tried to improve the relationship between the Eastern and Western churches

Question 33

Ignatius

Answer 33

Wrote letters to Christian Communities, while being taken to Rome to be martyred

Question 34

What did Constantine do as he headed into battle in A.D 312?

Answer 34

Placed Christian symbol on the shields of his soldiers

Question 35

What did Constantine do or decide after he won the battle?

Answer 35

Took it as a sign that the Christian God was supporting them

Question 36

What did Constantine decree? What did this decree state?

Answer 36

Edict of Milan (313) | Christianity was no longer a forbidden religion