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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. A period of persecution lasted ______ years.

2. In the nineteenth year Diocletian was Emperor, the persecutions began and he ordered what to be done?

3. Origen wrote a detailed commentary on Scripture, due to what?

4. Why did Origen leave for Greece?

5. Alexander claims Narcissus lived to be how old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did both Cyprian and Stephen think about this baptism debate?

2. How does Eusebius open this chapter?

3. What happened at the end of the tenth year?

4. What happened when Valerian and his son Gallienus took over the Roman government?

5. How does Eusebius open this chapter?

6. What does Eusebius say about Paul of Samosata?

7. What did Constantine and his son, Crispus, do?

8. Why did Dionysius write a letter to Stephen?

9. How was peace restored?

10. What happened when Constantius began to rule?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Jews and Christians were persecuted under Roman rule.

Part 1) Describe these persecutions. Why were they persecuted? How is this predicted in the Bible? Do you agree that this persecution was predicted? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why were Jews and Christians, at times, not persecuted? How did persecution end?

Part 3) Does this persecution exist today? Why or why not? What other forms of persecution exist today? Why? How do we as Americans try to combat persecution? Are we often successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author discusses heresy in great detail.

Part 1)What is heresy? What does the author say about heresy? Name and describe two heretics from this book.

Part 2) How did heresy affect the Christian Church? Can heresy be good for Christianity? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the Bible allow for heresy? Does God allow for heresy? Why or why not? Are heretics evil? Why or why not?

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