Unit 3 Test

Question 1

___ issued a decree stating that Christians could only be persecuted if there was evidence that they were Christians (not just accusations)

Answer 1

Trajan

Question 2

The Persecution of Christians under ___ involved mob violence

Answer 2

Trajen

Question 3

The Persecution of Christians under ___ came immediately following the Great Fire of Rome

Answer 3

Nero

Question 4

___ issued a rescript that specifically stated that Christians would not be persecuted if they offered pietas…

Answer 4

Trajan

Question 5

The Persecutions of Christians under ___ was limited to the city limits of Rome

Answer 5

Nero

Question 6

The Persecution of Christians under ___ was an empire-wide persecution

Answer 6

Decius

Question 7

The Persecution of Christians under ___ was an example of scapegoating

Answer 7

Nero

Question 8

The Persecution of Christians under ___ occurred as a response to various natural disasters that took place during his reign

Answer 8

Trajan

Question 9

___ persecution’s of Christians was motivated by the belief that all Romans needed to appease the gods in order to reign stability throughout Rome

Answer 9

Decius

Question 10

___ was the manipulative mother of emperor Nero

Answer 10

Agrippina

Question 11

The Edict of Decius required ___

Answer 11

That all gentiles in the Roman empire must offer pietas to Roman gods

Question 12

What was the Domus Aurea built by Nero?

Answer 12

A grand palace with extensive artwork inside and out

Question 13

Scapegoating involves blaming someone for something bad that has happened…

Answer 13

To restore the status quo, bring society back to where it was before

Question 14

Which are true statements about persecutions in the Roman empire…

Answer 14

• They helped form the first saints in the Christian traditions
• They were sporadic

Question 15

In what year was the Great Fire of Rome?

Answer 15

64 CE

Question 16

___ was a group of four empires who ruled Rome

Answer 16

Tetrarchy

Question 17

Prior to the battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine ordered soldiers to paint ___ on shields

Answer 17

Chi-Rho

Question 18

___ was defeated by Constantine at the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

Answer 18

Maxentius

Question 19

___ was Constantine’s scribe

Answer 19

Lactantius

Question 20

True or False: Constantine’s wife attempted to convince him to convert to Christianity

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Was derated by Constantine at the Battle of Chrysopolis

Answer 21

Licinius

Question 22

In 313, Constantine issued ___

Answer 22

The Edict of Milan

Question 23

___ attempted to kill emperor Constantine

Answer 23

Bassianus

Question 24

Constantine entered into an alliance with ___ by marrying off his sister to him

Answer 24

Licinius

Question 25

a

Question 26

a

Question 27

a

Question 28

a

Question 29

a

Question 30

a

Question 31

___ was the first ecumenical council. It took place in 325 CE

Answer 31

The Council of Nicea

Question 32

In order for a church council to be an ecumenical council, it must...

Answer 32

- be called by an authority figure | - representatives of the church

Question 33

___ was the leader of the Orthodoxy at the Council of Nicea

Answer 33

Athanasius

Question 34

At the Council of Nicea, ___ argued that Jesus was created by God

Answer 34

Arius (Arianism)

Question 35

a

Question 36

Homoousious refers to the belief that Jesus is...

Answer 36

of the same being/essence as God the Father

Question 37

True or False: the Council of Nicea resided in a creed that is still used by Christian communities today

Answer 37

True

Question 38

___ was the first Roman empire to pro ecuale Christians in the Roman Empire

Answer 38

Nero

Question 39

What came first?

Answer 39

Hadrian's rescript

Question 40

Emperor Hadrian is known for "turning a blind eye" towards the persecutions of Christians in the second century

Answer 40

raise

Question 41

In the Roman state religion, pietas refers to...

Answer 41

making sacrifices to the gods

Question 42

In the first century, poor Romans often lived in ___

Answer 42

Insulae

Question 43

The persecutions of Christians under ___ was a response to the Great Fire of Rome

Answer 43

Nero

Question 44

a

Question 45

___ was the leader of Arianism

Answer 45

Arius