Christianity

Question 1

Who emerged as the leader of the reform movement in the sixteenth century?

Answer 1

Martin Luther

Question 2

What are the central sacraments in most forms of Christianity?

Answer 2

baptism and communion

Question 3

The ecclesiastical court set up to investigate and suppress heresy was known as what?

Answer 3

The Diet of Worms

Question 4

What invention by Johannes Guttenburg in the 1440s allowed the bible to become available for the population at large?

Answer 4

printing press

Question 5

What contribution did John Wycliffe have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 5

first person to translate the Bible to English

Question 6

What contribution did Jon Hus have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 6

highly influenced Wycliffe’s works

Question 7

What contribution did Henry VIII have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 7

started the Church of England because he wanted his marriage annulled

Question 8

What contribution did John Calvin have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 8

started Calvinism

Question 9

What contribution did John Knox have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 9

brought reformation to the church in Scotland

founded the Presbyterian Church

Question 10

What contribution did Huldrych Zwingli have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 10

swiss reformer

established church in Zurich

Question 11

What contribution did Menno Sims have to the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 11

founder of the modern day Mennonites

led Anabaptist movements in Holland

Question 12

List the four main Protestant Groups

Answer 12

1. Lutherans
2. Church of England (Anglican)
3. “Reformed” Churches
4. “separatist” sectarian groups

Question 13

T/F

The Transfiguration was when Jesus climbed a mountain and Moses and Elijah appeared.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F

Passion narratives relate the dedication to the church of the early Christian disciples.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

T/F

The various Orthodox churches are led by the Supreme Patriarch of Constantinople.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

T/F

The Anglican Church broke away from the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T/F

John Calvin taught that salvation comes through good works alone.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T/F

The majority of the world’s Christians today are found in Europe and North America.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

A major seat of Protestantism developed in Geneva under whom?

Answer 19

John Calvin

Question 20

In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year in which…

Answer 20

the first pope was made bishop of Rome

Question 21

Reforms within the Roman Catholic church during the era of the Protestant Reformation were expressed principally in

Answer 21

the Council of Trent

Question 22

What is the name for the Christian celebration of Jesus’ resurrection?

Answer 22

Easter

Question 23

Evangelicals focus their Christianity on what experience?

Answer 23

being “Born Again”

Question 24

Which of the following Christian denominations is a spirit-oriented movement?

Answer 24

Pentecostal

Question 25

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is best known for what?

Answer 25

Fighting Apartheid

Question 26

Fill in chart for Canonical Books of the Bible

Answer 26

Orthodox: 26 NT, 46 OT Catholic: 27 NT, 46 OT Protestant: 27 NT, 39 OT

Question 27

Fill in chart for Importance of Sacred Scripture

Answer 27

Orthodox: tradition is the one source of divine revelation; scripture forms the oral part Catholic: scripture + tradition are sources of divine revelation Protestant: scripture alone is the only infallible guide and the final authority

Question 28

Fill in chart for The Clergy

Answer 28

Orthodox: hierarchical w/ highest authority resting in a synod of bishops Catholic: hierarchical w/ highest authority resting in the Pope Protestant: no "hierarchy" but orders of clergy are present for the good of church order

Question 29

Fill in chart for Apostolic Succession

Answer 29

Orthodox: literal tracing of ordinations back to one of the orig. 12 disciples; Church of Constantinople claims St. Andrew as the first Patriarch Catholic: literal tracing of ordinations back to one of the orig. 12 disciples; Church of Constantinople claims St. Peter as the first Pope Protestant: rejected by most but they emphasize continuity of teaching with that of the apostles

Question 30

Fill in chart for The Church

Answer 30

Orthodox: the invisible Christ is made present through the visible unity of the bishop and the people Catholic: each community is part of a universal organism Protestant: there is an invisible church in heaven and a visible human church on earth which is contingent, relative and changing

Question 31

Fill in chart for Papal Infallibility

Answer 31

Orthodox: papal infallibility is rejected Catholic: the Pope is infallible when, through the Holy Spirit, he defines Protestant: the only source of infallible is the Bible

Question 32

Fill in chart for The Eucharist

Answer 32

Orthodox: through the descent of the Holy Spirit during the Liturgy the bread + wine change into the body + blood of Christ Catholic: transubstantiation; the consecration becomes effective through the priest Protestant: bread + wine are symbols, they don't change in substance

Question 33

Fill in chart for The Fall

Answer 33

Orthodox: image denotes our potential to be "God-like"; likeness is the extent to which ones potential is realized Catholic: conditions inherited from the fall are transmitted through procreation Protestant: total depravity; everyone born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin

Question 34

Fill in chart for Consequences of Sin

Answer 34

Orthodox: we don't inherit Adam's guilt but the consequences of his sin Catholic: conditions inherited from the fall are transmitted through procreation Protestant: total depravity; everyone born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin

Question 35

Fill in chart for Predestination

Answer 35

Orthodox: we have the free will to accept God's salvation Catholic: God knows one's ultimate destination but doesn't predetermine their path Protestant: depending on the tradition, God predetermines some to heaven, some to heaven + hell or somewhere in between

Question 36

Fill in chart for About Mary

Answer 36

Orthodox: "Theotokos"-the "bearer" or "Mother of God"; ever virginity; First among the saints Catholic: "Theotokos"-free from original sin; isolated from her role in incarnation; devotions exclusively to Mary Protestant: reject that Mary was sinless and the Dogma of Immaculate conception

Question 37

Fill in chart for The Immaculate Conception

Answer 37

Orthodox: she was "pure" but inherited all the consequences of Adam's sin Catholic: from the first moment of her existence, she was filled with divine grace Protestant: reject that Mary was sinless and the Dogma of the Immaculate conception