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CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS  HISTORY
Level One - Level Two - Level Three
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LEVEL ONE
 
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
In the First Century

 

1).Octavian's father was a

a.  blind man

b.  Roman senator

c.  highy educated person

d.  none of the above

 

2). Octavian's great uncle

a. was Julius Ceaser

b. died when he was 4 years old

c. was Romulus 

d.  none of the above

 

3). Augustus was adopted by

a.  Julius Ceaser

b.  Mark Anthony

c.  Romulus

d.  none of the above

 

4). Egypt was ruled by

a.  Romulus

b.  Augustus

c.  Mark Anthony

d.  none of the above

 

5). Augustus conquered and annexed

a.  Judea

b.  Egypt

c.  Greece

d.  none of the above

 

6). Pax Romana means

a.  the power of Rome

b.  the armies of Rome

c.  the peace of Rome

d.  none of the above

 

7).  Ovid wanted to be

a.   a lawyer

b.   a poet

c.  a general

d.  none of the above

 

8).  Roman law gave a father

a.  no rights in he senate

b.  absolute control of his children

c.  all the land they needed

d.  none of the above

 

9). Augustus appeared to be restoring the 

a.  Roman republican government

b.  Italian culture

c.  his own marriage

d.  none of the above

 

10). Augustus came into rule in

a.  27 BC

b.  23 BC

c.  4 BC

d.  none of the above

 

11). Augustus referred to himself on his coinage

a.  as the dictator

b.  as the great general

c.  as the regional king

d.  none of the above

 

12). Augustus outlawed

a.  adultery

b.  women's organizations

c.  abortion

d.  none of the above

 

13). Julia was a

a.  model child of Augustus

b.  daughter that caused much trouble

c.  cousin to Augustus

d.  none of the above

 

14). Augustus finally exiled

a.  Julius Ceasar

b.  Ovid

c.  Romulus

d.  none of the above

 

15). Augustus died in

a.  33 AD

b.  4 AD

c.  4 BC

d.  none of the above

 

16). Judea was a province considered by Rome to be a tinderbox

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

17). Tiberius was forced to marry the wife of Augustus.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

18). Tiberius said that governing Rome was like holding a wolf by the ears.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

19). Tiberius spent the end of his life in self-indulgence on the island called Capri. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

20). Jesus was really considered to be a hero by the Romans.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

21). Tiberius died before Pontius Pilate could be censored. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

22). Wealthy Romans reclined at supper while served by slaves

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

23). Caligula was 25 years old when he became the emperor of Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

24). At one point Caligula orders his armies to collect acorns.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

25). It is possible that Caligula might have been bi-polar.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

26). Caligula demanded groveling worship of himself.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

27). Religious tolerance was not the practice of the Roman empire.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

28). A statute of Caligula was ordered to be placed in the Jew’s temple at Jerusalem.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

29). Caligula died at the hands of the Jews.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

30). Claudius became the emperor  in the year 49 AD

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

31). Claudius was endeared to the roman population because of his kindness. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

32).Claudius was determined to see the senate integrated with men from other provinces.  

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

33). Claudius displayed more

a.  confidence than any other emperor

b.  odd behaviors than any emperor

c.  military equipment than Caligula

d.  all of the above

 

34).  Claudius’ second wife was

a.   Cleopatra

b.   Cleopatra’s daughter

c.   his own niece

d.  none of the above

 

35).  Seneca was a

a.  writer and philosopher

b.  lawyer

c.  both a & b

d.  none of the above

 

36).  Nero was the stepson of

a.   Germaticus

b.   Romulus

c.   Claudius

d.  none of the above

 

37). The apostle Paul dedicated his life

a.  to the Roman Empire

b.  to spreading the word of Jesus

c.  creating a new religion

d.  none of the above

 

38). Paul spoke to people  

a.   who had nothing to do with Rome

b.   in their homes and synagogues

c.  in the Roman bath houses

d.  none of the above

 

39). From early childhood Nero was  

a.  blind and deaf

b.  partially lame

c.  passionate about horses

d.  all of the above

 

40). Nero married 

a.   a male slave

b.   his sister

c.   his mother

d.  none of the above

 

41). Nero had his mother killed by

a.  regular soldiers

b.  a male slave

c.  Seneca

d.  none of the above

 

42).  Rome caught fire  

a.  in 70 AD. 

b.  for five years

c.  in 64 AD for six days

d.  none of the above

 

43). Nero was accused for starting the great fire of Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

43). Nero blamed the polytheistic pagans for the fire.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

44). The Christian’s main hero was considered to be a criminal by Rome.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

45). Nero finally demanded that Seneca be exalted as a senator.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

46). Rioting erupted in Jerusalem in 66AD

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

47). Josephus was a Jewish historian and educated as a Pharisee. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

48). Vespasian was a general who became the new emperor 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

49). Nero was buried alive in 68 AD. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

50). The rich Romans dressed in dazzling colors.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

51). Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

52). The temple in Jerusalem had very little symbolic value to the Jews. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

53). Rome’s willingness to embrace other cultures was one of its strengths.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

54).  Vespasian had a good sense of humor and restored the people’s trust in a monarchy.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

55). Pliny the Younger’s uncle was an ignorant illiterate man. 

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

56). Ritualized violence was despised by the general Roman population

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

57). Slavery kept the empire running.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

58). In the Roman Empire slavery was part of the natural order of society.

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

59). Domitian became the emperor of Rome in 91 AD.  

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

60). Trajan was a Spanish born Roman Emperor that greatly expanded the society

a. TRUE    b. FALSE

 

61). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

What are the ways that you see how the Roman Empire affected first century Christian community?

 

62). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

Compare the first century Roman government and culture to the current culture and government of the United States.  

 

LEVEL TWO
 
THE CRUSADES
Cross and the Crescent

1). In which century was Jerusalem seized by Islam?

a. 4th

b. 6th

c. 7th

d. none of the above

 

2). The first crusade was thought to be a

a. conquest for wealth

b. spiritual war

c. an orthodox issue

d. none of the above

 

3). Catholicism dominated 11th century

a. Europe

b. power struggles

c. Jerusalem

d. none of the above

 

4). The Pope of the first crusade was  

a. Gregory IV

b. Paul I

c. Urban II

d. none of the above

 

5). During the crusades, the Popes were   

a.  very pious

b.  politicians

c.  powerless

d. none of the above

 

6). Godfrey and Baldwin were   

a. brothers

b. arch enemies

c. Islam leaders

d. none of the above

 

7). In 1085 the Turkish armies had taken

a. Jerusalem

b. Edessa

c. Antioch

d. none of the above

  

8).  Peter Bartholomew claimed to have found 

a. the original cross of Christ

b. the holy grail

c. the holy lance

d. none of the above

 

9). The Christian crusaders attacked Jerusalem

a.  in July of 1099

b.  on December 25,1097

c.  in August 1099

d. none of the above

 

10). Duke Godfrey refused to

a.  kill the women and children of Jerusalem

b.  be called the king of Jerusalem

c.  go back to Europe

d. none of the above

 

11). After the first crusade had conquered Jerusalem,

a.  it started to decline in population

b.  the city was barely inhabited

c.  it became a thriving spiritual metropolis

d. none of the above

 

12).  It was said that the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem

a. was the road the apostle Paul was converted on 

b. was the most scenic part of the pilgrim’s journey

c. was littered with the bones of dead pilgrims

d. none of the above

 

13). The “Knights Templar” were formed in Jerusalem

a. from a group of pilgrims who had journeyed there 

b. as both a monastic and military order

c. before the first crusade had begun

d. none of the above

 

14).  On December 1, 1145

a. Jerusalem was conquered by Islam

b. the Pope called for a second crusade

c. the world was thought to have come to an end

d. none of the above

 

15).  Saladin was the leader of the

a. Muslim armies

b. the Knights Templar

c. the soldiers in Damascus

d. none of the above

 

16). The Christians in Jerusalem threatened to destroy the Muslim mosque if they were attacked by Saladin

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

17).  Pope Gregory the IV called for the third crusade

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

18). The Third Crusade was about the reclaiming of Jerusalem.

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

19). Richard I, King of England, ended up leading the Third Crusade.

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

20). Saladin died in March of 1195

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

21). Richard the Lionhearted never reclaimed Jerusalem because of the size of his army.  

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

 

22). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

What do you believe are the true motivations that caused the first crusade to conquer Jerusalem?

 

23). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

Explain what impact that the crusades have had between Christian and Muslim relationships over the last nine hundred years?

 

LEVEL THREE

). Some theologians believe there has been a wholesale abandonment of the authority of Scripture

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

2). We can find the truth by carefully examining the stories.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

3). The Gospels are meant to be historical “video tapes” of the life of Jesus Christ.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

4). The earliest gospel may have been written around 40 AD.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

5). Historically, most Christian scholars have dated the writing of the gospels before 70 AD.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

6). Matthew’s gospel often utilizes prophecy fulfillment couplets in the text. 

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

7). The reliability of the gospels does not depend much on the date they may have been written.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

8). The gospel writer make the disciples out to be very intelligent and faithful men.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

9). If the gospels are not eyewitness accounts than they have no parallel in any other literature.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

10). The gospels are positive proclamations of true events.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

11). Motive and character of the gospel writers have very little influence on reliability. 

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

12). In the first century, women could not testify in a court of law.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

13). First century shepherds were considered to be dishonest.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

14). Almost all text critics agree that 97% of the New Testament text is morally certain.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

15) . There are many other ancient books that have better manuscript evidence than the New Testament.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

16). There are 20 different non-Christian sources that refer to Jesus Christ in their writings.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

17). Secular writers of antiquity reveal an historical outline of the life of Jesus

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

18). Almost the entire New Testament can be reconstructed from the patristic writings of the early church fathers.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

19). There are about 100 messianic prophecies in the Old Testament.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

20). Christianity is based on a belief in the teachings of Jesus.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

21). Almost all reputable scholars hold to the swoon theory.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

22). Crucifixion is really death by asphyxiation. 

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

23). More than one person can share the same hallucination.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

24). The disciples of Jesus saw the resurrected Jesus, talked with him and saw him eat.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

25). One of the evidences for the resurrection of Jesus is that the Christian church exits today.

a. TRUE      b. FALSE

 

26). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 50% of your grade

 

What do you consider to be the best evidences either for or against the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Defend your position.

 

 

 

 

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P.O. Box 750491  Dayton, Ohio 45475 

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
P.O. Box 750491
Dayton, Ohio 45475