RLS 111 Week 6 Christianity Quiz

Question 1

Reforms within the Roman Catholic church during the era of the Protestant Reformation were expressed principally in

a. Vatican Council I

b. the Council of Trent

c. the Council of Chalcedon

d. Vatican Council II

Question 2

The majority of the world's Christians today are found in Europe and North America.

True

False

Question 3

There is historical evidence proving the existence of Jesus in sources other than the gospels.

True

False

Question 4

What is the name for the Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection?

a. Advent

b. Easter

c. Lent

d. Pentecost

Question 5

The first four books of the New Testament are called

a. Gospels

b. The synoptics

c. Letters or Epistles

d. Book of Revelations

Question 6

One change brought about by the Second Vatican Council was services being held in local languages rather than Latin.

True

False

Question 7

All Christian Bibles contain a section of twenty

-seven books known as ___

a. the Old Testament

b. Tanakh

c. the New Testament

d. the Apocrypha

Question 8

In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year in which

a. the Council of Trent began

b. the first pope was made bishop of Rome

c. St. Francis of Assisi converted

d. The Western and Eastern Churches separated from each other

Question 9

A major seat of Protestantism developed in Geneva under

a. Martin Luther

b. John Calvin

c. Ulrich Zwingli

d. Desmond Tutu

Question 10

Which of the following was the central teaching of Jesus?

a. Love Correct

b. Tithing to the church

c. Prudence

d. Justice

Question 11

The title Christ literally means the

Question 12

The first witnesses at Jesus's empty tomb were women.

True

False

Question 13

In Christianity a sacred rite that is capable of transmitting the mystery of Christ to worshipers is known as a

Question 14

Who, after persecuting Christians, converted and became one of Christianity's early proponents and writers?

a. James the Great

b. Saul also known as Paul

c. Simone also known as Peter

d. John the Apostle

Question 15

The belief that the bread and wine used in the rite of the Eucharist mysteriously transform into the body and blood of Christ is known as