Sunday, August 24, 2014

CHURCH HISTORY CHALLENGE I




CHURCH HISTORY CHALLENGE I

 Test I. Name the heresies authored by the following heresiarchs:

1.    Abbot Eutyches of Constantinople
2.    Arius, Christian priest of Alexandria, Egypt
3.    Emperor Leo III
4.    Macedonius, bishop of Constantinople
5.    Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople
6.    Pelagius, a monk-theologian from Britain
7.    Sabelius, a third-century priest and theologian
8.    Sergius, Patriarch of Constantinople
9.    Theodotus the Gnostic

Test II.  Identify the following items:

1.    a heresy which claims that Jesus has two distinct persons—human and divine
2.    a monastic order which engaged in Medieval inquisition
3.    apostle to the Gentiles
4.    considers the use of images and relics as superstitious and idolatrous
5.    first monk-Pope
6.    general meeting in the Roman Catholic Church which is convoked and presided by the Pope
7.    longest ecumenical council held in the history of the Church
8.    monastic motto
9.    patron of the Diocese of Bacolod whose body was pierced with arrows
10.  the council which formulated the Nicene Creed in 325 A.D.
11.  the decree issued by Constantine the Great which gave freedom to Christianity 
12.  the event in 64 A.D. which ignited the bloody persecution of Christians in Rome
13.  the place where the followers of Christ were called Christians for the first time
14.  twenty-first ecumenical council
15.  underground Roman cemeteries

TEST III. Analogy. Complete the comparison below by filling-in the correct word.

1.    Abbot is to male monastic community as to _____ is to female monastic community.
2.    Ananias is to Paul as _____ is to Cornelius.
3.    Apostasy is to total rejection of the Catholic faith as _____ is to separation from the Church.
4.    April 2 is to Saint Pedro Calungsod as _____ is to Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
5.    Arianism is to Jesus Christ’s divinity as _____ is to Holy Spirit’s divinity.
6.    Ascension is to Christ as _____ is to Holy Spirit.
7.    Christotokos is to Mary, Mother of Christ as _____is to Mary, Mother of God.
8.    Crucifixion is to Saint Peter as _____ is to Saint Paul.
9.    Fathers of the Church is to period of antiquity as _____ of the Church is to any period of history.
10.  Hermit is to monk who lives alone as _____ is to monk who lives in a community.
11.  James the Great is to first martyr-Apostle as _____ is to first Christian martyr.
12.  James, son of Zebedee is to John as _____ is to Andrew.
13.  Latria is to adoration due to God alone as _____ is to honor due to Virgin Mary and the saints.
14.  Lauds is to Morning Prayer as _____ is to Evening Prayer.
15.  Monophysitism is to Jesus’ nature as _____ is to Jesus’ will.
16.  Saint Agatha is to breasts being cut-off as Saint _____ is to tortured with fire and beheaded.
17.  Saint Albert is to Carmelites as Saint _____ is to Carthusians.
18.  Saint Anthony is to Early Monasticism as Saint _____ is to Western Monasticism.
19.  Saint Dominic is to Dominicans as Saint _____ is to Franciscans
20.  Saint Jerome is to Doctor of Sacred Scriptures as Saint _____ is to Doctor of Grace.

TEST IV.  Enumerate the following:

01 – 05            Characteristics of the first Christian Community in Jerusalem
06 – 09            Famous Latin Fathers of the Church
10 – 11            Two New Doctors of the Church enrolled by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012
12 – 15            Women Doctors of the Church
16 – 21            Famous Medieval Monastic Orders
22 – 24            Prominent Centers of Christianity/Mother Churches
25 – 26            Reliable Sources of Information for the Apostolic Age
27 – 30            Monastic Vows
31 – 37            Appointed Deacons of the Early Church
38 – 40            Conditions for committing a heresy
41                    The Council which exempted the Gentile Christians from circumcision








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