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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trinity: The Christian God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 312 CE, the emperor Constantine _____________.
(a) Threatened to have the Christians exiled.
(b) Attended his first mass.
(c) Converted to Christianity.
(d) Tortured Christians.

2. Other religious traditions such as the Buddhist tradition insist that the Absolute is ______________.
(a) A human being.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) A separate entity.
(d) An intrinsic part of human nature.

3. In 622 CE, accepting an invitation from the inhabitants of Yathrib, Muhammad and his followers migrated to ______.
(a) What is the modern city of Cairo.
(b) What is the modern city of Baghdad.
(c) What is the modern city of Medina to the north of Mecca.
(d) What is the modern city of Jerusalem.

4. Once "God" is presumed to exist as a separate external entity, humans can _____________.
(a) Forget about God.
(b) Externalize and worship their own prejudices and desires.
(c) Be like God.
(d) Learn to be more loving and understanding.

5. Where did the newly founded religion of Christianity spread quickly?
(a) In Europe.
(b) In the middle east.
(c) In Spain.
(d) Places in the Eastern Mediterranean where the Jews of the diaspora had settled.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the synod, confusion still reigned in the Christian church with a competing philosophy developing at ________.

2. At this synod, the modern Christian creed, called ________ was first promulgated.

3. Whose preaching resulted in the belief that the newly emerging religion could and should be embraced by the Gentiles?

4. Initially, Muhammad's message was to warn the Quraysh about ____________.

5. Even by that time the historical facts were being overlaid with mythical elements, which did ___________.

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