Test 4 - - Chapter 3

Question 1

Identify St. Agnes

Answer 1

13 year old - was sentenced into prostitution because she wanted to give her life to Christ.
The first man who looked at her with lustful eyes was blinded
She was beheaded

Question 2

Identify Diocletion

Answer 2

Great and most brutal persecutor of Christians - - wanted to wipe out Christianity

Question 3

Identify Domitian

Answer 3

Wanted to stop the spread of Christianity - - taxed Christians and Jews to build a temple to Jupiter

Question 4

Identify Trajan

Answer 4

One of the best emperors - - excellent military leader - Christians could renounce their Christianity and offer sacrifice to the Roman gods

Question 5

Identify Pope St. Sixtus and Deacon St. Lawrence

Answer 5

Sixtus was executed

Lawrence was asked to bring back the treasures of the church - - so he brought back poor people

Question 6

Identify Origen

Answer 6

important writer - - originated the ideas and concepts of the Homily

Question 7

Identify Decius

Answer 7

Thought the Empire should return to its pagan roots

So he started the first wide spread persecution of Christians

Question 8

Identify St. Irenaeus

Answer 8

A disciple of St. Polycarp
Combated hereies
emphasized key elements of the church

Question 9

Identify St. Perpetua and St. Felicity

Answer 9

Noble women and her slave - - both wanted to be Christians - - died for their faith

Question 10

Identify St. Justin Martyr

Answer 10

Defended the Church against pagans - - died a martyrs death

Question 11

Identify Marcus Aurelius

Answer 11

Emperor known as the Philosopher King
He was a stoic
Allowed mobs to kill Christians in oder to give the mob what they wanted

Question 12

Identify St. Ignatius

Answer 12

First one to use Catholic church

He spoke out against Heresy and died a Martyr

Question 13

Identify Hadrian

Answer 13

Emperor
He fortified the Empire’s borders
wanted common law to rule over mob action
Christians were only punished for breaking common laws

Question 14

Identify St. Polycarp

Answer 14

Apostolic father
Was arrested by Romans
He would not commit apostosy
Died a Marytr

Question 15

If Nero set fire to Rome - why did he do it? - - How did the Christians help in a political way?

Answer 15

He wanted to build a new palace

Christians were a small minority that were new and unknown to the Romans

Question 16

What is the importance of the Edict of Milan?

Answer 16

It restored all property back to the Church
Gave Christians the freedom to practice their religion
It made Christianity a legitimate religion for the first time

Question 17

How did Tetrarchy lead to a weakened Roman State?

Answer 17

Anytime you divide power - - it will weaken a ruling body - - because it will cause division

Question 18

Tell the story about how Constantine won the Battle of Saxa Rubra.

Answer 18

He saw a vision of a cross in the sky
Message was that he would be victorious
Had soldiers paint crosses on their shields
They were victorious

Question 19

What are Diocletain’s 4 edicts

Answer 19

1. Destroy Christianity
2. Churches were to be destroyed
3. Clergy were imprisoned
4. Demanded pagan sacrifices from Christians and clergy

Question 20

Identify Nero.

Answer 20

He was the emperor of Rome - was paranoid and psychotic

Rumored to have set fire to Rome and blamed Christians