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Chapter 8



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 
 
Indicate whether the statement is True or False. If it is false, change the statement to make it true. (Note: If you are taking the test online, only indicate True or False.)
 

 1. 

During the “Great Persecution” thousands of Christians were martyred for their faith, Church property was confiscated, and Christian books were burned. _____________________________________________________________________
 

 2. 

The Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. _____________________________________________________________________
 

 3. 

Ecumenical is another word for “covenant.”
_____________________________________________________________________
 

 4. 

The Catholic Bible consists of seventy-three books divided into two parts called testaments. _____________________________________________________________________
 

 5. 

The Council of Nicaea set down a creed to express clearly the full divinity and full humanity of Jesus. _____________________________________________________________________
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

The Council of Chalcedon, in 451, is considered the ____ of the first four ecumenical councils.
a.
smallest
c.
greatest
b.
longest
d.
largest
 

 7. 

____ was a Father of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek.
a.
Tertullian
c.
Saint John Chrysostom
b.
Origen
d.
Saint Jerome
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 8. 

The early Christians compiled for the Church the official list, or ____________________, of Sacred Scripture.
 

 

 9. 

An ____________________ council is a council “of the whole world.”
 

 

 10. 

In 313 the Emperor ____________________ signed the Edict of Milan, which gave Christians the freedom to worship openly throughout the Roman Empire.
 

 



 
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