Test Nov 18

Question 1

Cyril of Alexandria

Answer 1

AD 378-444

Question 2

What did alexandrians focus on?

Answer 2

The Lords deity

Question 3

What did the antiochenes focus on?

Answer 3

Jesus’ humanity

Question 4

Who was Nestorian?

Answer 4

Bishop of Constantinople

Question 5

What marks the beginning of a change in the status of the bishop of Rome?

Answer 5

Leo the great

Question 6

What were views of ebionites?

Answer 6

Rejected virgin birth
Read Aramaic
Anti-Paul
Claimed Christ was spirit filled at baptism

Question 7

Beliefs of Gnostics

Answer 7

Christ only seemed to be human
“The Christ” left Jesus at the passion
Denied resurrection

Question 8

Alexandria christology

Answer 8

Divinity of Christ
Logos took on fleshly body
Unity of Christ

Question 9

The antiochene christology

Answer 9

Humanity of Christ
Word-man christology
Duality of Christ

Question 10

Nestorians =

Answer 10

Duality
The Assyrian church of the east
Moved east into Persia, India, China

Question 11

Monasticism?

Answer 11

Personal holiness
Worship
Communal life
Scripture study

Question 12

Greek philosophy?

Answer 12

Material things in a lower, imperfect realm

Question 13

What did neonpythatgoreans advocate?

Answer 13

Pure life of worship within a holy community

Question 14

What were cynics?

Answer 14

Reduced their needs to a minimum and were concerned with possessions

Question 15

Stuff about the Essenes

Answer 15

John the Baptist
Regulated community with a strict hierarchy
Withdrawal from the world to a life of self denial

Question 16

St. Anthony

Answer 16

(251-356) born into wealth, sold everything after hearing story of rich young ruler

Question 17

Who was first major organizer of communal monasticism?

Answer 17

St. Pachomius

Question 18

Who laid foundation for goths to become Arian Christians?

Answer 18

Ulfilas

Question 19

What was the theology of Eusebius?

Answer 19

Government exists to make Gods divine rule present on earth as an image of heaven

Question 20

Who was the emperor who never slept?

Answer 20

Justinian (527-565)

Question 21

What did justinians law code say?

Answer 21

The church and empire are equal and inter-dependent.

Question 22

Why did Rome fall?

Answer 22

• decline in character and discipline
• Christianity’s peacefulness weakened Romans cruel ambition to dominate.
• High taxation
• legions lost discipline
• plagues

Question 23

Who was last emporer in the west?

Answer 23

Romulus Augustulus (476)

Question 24

Who sacked Rome in 410?

Answer 24

Alaric

Question 25

Who invaded Rome in 453?

Answer 25

Attila the Hun/ "scourge of God"

Question 26

Who deposed the last Roman emporer?

Answer 26

Odbacer in 476

Question 27

Who was the first advocate of monepiscopacy?

Answer 27

Ignatius of Antioch

Question 28

What was the theology of the papacy?

Answer 28

The Petrine ministry

Question 29

Who were he key figures in the development of the papacy?

Answer 29

- Leo the great (440-461) - he performed civic duties - developed concept of Petrine ministry - gave special meaning to the word "pope"

Question 30

Who controlled Britain before 100 bc?

Answer 30

The celts

Question 31

What did the celts religion center on?

Answer 31

Nature worship

Question 32

Who was the first British martyr?

Answer 32

St alban (209 AD)

Question 33

What was an epic struggle in the Middle Ages?

Answer 33

Altar vs. throne

Question 34

What were the 3 medieval classes?

Answer 34

Nobles, clearly, and commoners

Question 35

What were religious beliefs during Middle Ages?

Answer 35

Increased sacramentalism Marian devotion Purgatory Saints and relics

Question 36

What is the basis for all western monasticism?

Answer 36

Benedicts monasticism