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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the first chapter, Eusebius discloses what?

2. Philo could hold his own with anyone and was a great fan of who?

3. Prophesy and _______ persist.

4. Bishop Soter was followed by ____________.

5. Herod at the time was the first _____________ of the Jewish people, which fulfills a Mosaic prophesy.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did both Valentinus and Cerdo do?

2. Who was Pantaenus?

3. What does Eusebius say about Domitian's persecution of John and Christ's relatives?

4. What is said about Alcibiades?

5. What still takes place in the twelfth century? What has changed?

6. What happened in Hardian's eighteenth year of ruling?

7. What does the author say about Peter and Mark?

8. What did having a foreign king do to the Jewish people?

9. What does Eusebius say about Gaul?

10. What did Quadratus send Hadrianus? What did Aristedes leave behind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author frequently makes lists of the various Roman rulers and Bishops.

Part 1) Describe these lists. Name and describe two Bishops and two Roman rulers from these lists. How are these leaders important to this book?

Part 2) Compare the Roman rulers to the Bishops. How do they all influence society and the general population?

Part 3) How do leaders today influence the populace? Are they as influential as those leaders mentioned in the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Origen is an important character in this book.

Part 1) Describe Origen. How is he important in this book? How does he influence Christianity?

Part 2) What are influences of Origen's? How do these affect his beliefs and actions? How do his teachings affect others?

Part 3) Who influences you? Why? Who do you influence?

Essay Topic 3

Philo gives an account of the Egyptian ascetics.

Part 1) Who are the Egyptian ascetics? Why does Philo give an account of them?

Part 2) What do these people reveal about many Christians at this time? How do they compare to Christians today?

Part 3) How is Christianity still influenced by these early ascetics? How have the practices of these ascetics played a role in the Church as we know it?

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