Ch11 Verified Test Bank Christianity—The Way Of Jesus Christ

Chapter Eleven: Christianity—The Way of Jesus Christ

In this test bank for World Religions, Fourth Edition, there is a new system for identifying the difficulty of the questions. Questions are now tagged according to four levels of learning. Think of these four levels as moving from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels are:

REMEMBER: A question involving recall of key terms or factual material.

UNDERSTAND: A question testing comprehension of more complex ideas.

APPLY: A question applying anthropological knowledge to some new situation.

ANALYZE: A question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship.

Types of Questions

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Approximately one out of every ____ persons on earth is a Christian.
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 4
   4. 5
   5. 10

(REMEMBER; p. 207)

1. According to the New Testament, Jesus of Nazareth __________.
   1. associated with known sinners and outcasts
   2. had one older brother, but no sisters
   3. rejected the Jewish apocalyptic teaching that the “Kingdom of God” was near
   4. made his only appearance in Jerusalem after his resurrection
   5. lived in Jerusalem for most of his ministry

(ANALYZE; pp. 208–209)

1. The apostle __________ was one of the few leaders in early Christianity who did not know Jesus during his public ministry.
   1. James, the brother (or cousin) of Jesus
   2. James, the son of Zebedee
   3. John, the son of Zebedee
   4. Paul of Tarsus
   5. Simon Peter

(ANALYZE; p. 211)

1. Nearly half of the New Testament books comprise a set of letters attributed to one early Christian writer named __________.
   1. Barnabas
   2. Didymus Thomas
   3. John “the Divine”
   4. Mary Magdalene
   5. Paul of Tarsus

(UNDERSTAND; p. 211)

1. The year __________ marks the division between the “apostolic” and “post-apostolic” periods in Christian history.
   1. C.E. 0
   2. C.E. 33
   3. C.E. 70
   4. C.E. 100
   5. C.E. 125

(REMEMBER; p. 212)

1. The ­­­­­­­__________ was the Christian council that affirmed for the first time that Christ was “begotten, not made, of the same substance with the Father....”
   1. Council of Jerusalem
   2. Council of Nicaea
   3. Council of Trent
   4. First Vatican Council
   5. Second Vatican Council

(REMEMBER; p. 213)

1. __________ wrote a spiritual autobiography called the Confessions and helped shaped orthodox Christian teachings with his conceptualizations of doctrines such as original sin and the role of the church in history.
   1. Augustine of Hippo
   2. John Calvin
   3. (Pope) John Paul II
   4. Martin Luther
   5. Thomas Aquinas

(REMEMBER; p. 213)

1. The New Testament itself shows that the earliest stages of the Christian movement were marked by ­­­­­__________.
   1. a clearly demarcated orthodoxy
   2. constant division and hostility
   3. differing points of view and ways of expressing the faith
   4. militaristic opposition to Roman persecution
   5. uniformity of faith and practice

(UNDERSTAND; p. 212)

1. The major contribution of __________was drawing on the Greek philosopher Aristotle to defend rationally basic Christian convictions, especially in his most famous work, the Summa Theologica.
   1. Augustine of Hippo
   2. John Calvin
   3. (Pope) John Paul II
   4. Martin Luther
   5. Thomas Aquinas

(REMEMBER; p. 214)

1. The teachings of __________—that Christians should work hard and could develop businesses through the use of money loaned at interest—are credited with helping to create the context for the development of capitalism in Europe.
   1. Augustine of Hippo
   2. John Calvin
   3. (Pope) John Paul II
   4. Martin Luther
   5. Thomas Aquinas

(REMEMBER; p. 215)

1. The __________ branch of Protestant Christianity holds that infants should not be baptized.
   1. Anabaptist
   2. Anglican
   3. Lutheran
   4. Methodist
   5. Reformed

(REMEMBER; p. 215)

1. The ­­­­­­­__________ first reaffirmed that books rejected by many Protestant reformers as apocryphal were actually part of the canon of sacred writings.
   1. Council of Jerusalem
   2. Council of Nicaea
   3. Council of Trent
   4. First Vatican Council
   5. Second Vatican Council

(REMEMBER; p. 215)

1. The first non-Italian Roman Catholic pope in modern history was __________.
   1. Pius X
   2. Pius XII
   3. John XXIII
   4. John Paul I
   5. John Paul II

(REMEMBER; p. 216)

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1. The __________branch of modern Protestantism emphasizes the ecstatic gifts of the Spirit, such as speaking in tongues.
   1. Anglican
   2. Baptist
   3. Lutheran
   4. Pentecostal
   5. Reformed

(REMEMBER; p. 219)

1. According to Protestant Reformers, the only sacraments instituted by Christ were the Lord’s Supper and __________.
   1. Anointing of the Sick
   2. Baptism
   3. Confirmation into the church
   4. Marriage
   5. Ordination of ministers

(REMEMBER; p. 223)

1. The two central cycles of festivals in the Christian liturgical year revolve around the __________.
   1. baptism and resurrection of Jesus
   2. birth and ascension into heaven of Jesus
   3. birth and baptism of Jesus
   4. birth and resurrection of Jesus
   5. birth and Second Coming of Jesus

(UNDERSTAND; p. 224)

1. The __________ movement in modern Christianity emphasizes the “baptism of the Holy Spirit” manifest in various ecstatic gifts.
   1. Charismatic
   2. Ecumenical
   3. Fundamentalist
   4. Liberationist
   5. Protestant

(REMEMBER; p. 219)

1. One of the key areas in which the fundamentalist movement differs from mainline Christianity is on the issue of the __________.
   1. bodily resurrection of Christ
   2. canon of the Scriptures
   3. compatibility of the doctrine of Creation with the scientific theory of evolution.
   4. second coming
   5. Virginal conception of Jesus .

(UNDERSTAND; p. 219)

1. The __________ movement in modern Christianity most emphasizes healing the divisions among churches and increasing cooperation among them. .
   1. Charismatic
   2. Ecumenical
   3. Fundamentalist
   4. Liberationist
   5. Protestant

(REMEMBER; p. 220)

1. Christianity joins Judaism in affirming that humans have been created __________.
   1. as souls without bodies
   2. in the image of God, male and female
   3. in a state of existence called “original sin”
   4. to be one in Christ, regardless of ethnicity, social status, or gender
   5. with males in a superior spiritual position to females

(REMEMBER; p. 221)

1. To the teaching of “heaven” and “hell” Catholicism adds a place of purification after death called __________.
   1. the Holy Roman Empire
   2. the Kingdom of God
   3. Limbo
   4. Purgatory
   5. the Vatican

(UNDERSTAND; p. 222)

1. The Protestant Reformers reemphasized the Apostle Paul’s teaching of __________ to describe what enables humans to overcome sinfulness.
   1. Baptism in the Spirit
   2. Justification by faith
   3. the sacrament of Holy Communion (the Eucharist)
   4. the Second coming of Christ
   5. transubstantiation

(REMEMBER; p. 223)

1. Many liberal Christians have reinterpreted the eschatological teaching of Christianity, by giving up belief in the literal __________.
   1. bodily resurrection of Jesus
   2. creation in six days
   3. Second Coming of Christ
   4. Trinity
   5. virginal conception of Jesus

(UNDERSTAND; p. 226)

1. According to The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins, the center of Christianity is shifting from __________,
   1. Catholicism to Protestantism
   2. conservative to liberal movements
   3. Europe to the United States
   4. the northern hemisphere to the southern
   5. Protestantism to Catholicism

(REMEMBER; p. 228)

1. Black and feminist theology are branches within a larger modern Christian movement known as __________ theology.
   1. Emerging
   2. Environmental
   3. Fundamentalist
   4. Liberation
   5. Process

(REMEMBER; p. 228)

Essay Questions

1. Summarize what can reasonably be reconstructed about the basic events in the life of Jesus.
   (APPLY)
2. Summarize what is known about the birth of Christianity before the year C.E.70.
   (APPLY)
3. Summarize the distinctive features of the three major branches of Christianity: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant.
   (ANALYZE)
4. Discuss the similarities and differences between the fundamentalist and mainline Christian positions on the following: Scripture, Creation, original sin, life after death, and the Second Coming of Jesus.
   (ANALYZE)
5. Discuss the similarities and differences between Protestant and Roman Catholic teaching on the following: grace, sacraments, the Scriptures.
   (ANALYZE)
6. Discuss the meaning of the name “New Testament” and why early Christians gave this name to the collection of their books.
   (APPLY)
7. Using the “framework for understanding” religious worldviews developed in Chapter 1, describe the Christian worldview.
   (ANALYZE)
8. Describe the basic forms of Christianity that have across the centuries, and discuss the historical forces that encouraged these developments.
   (ANALYZE)
9. Explain the significance of Constantine’s Edict of Milan and the Theodosius’ recognition of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. How did these two historical events affect the future development of the religion?
   (ANALYZE)
10. How are the various strands of liberation theology affecting the contemporary development of Christianity? How do you evaluate the significance of these developments? What effects will they have on the future development of the religion?
    (ANALYZE)