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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Karen Armstrong's research, did this man claim to be God?
(a) No.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) Yes.

2. The emergence of the cult of Jesus from the established church of Judaism was accompanied by passionate dispute, and many disciples of Jesus ____________.
(a) Left the Jewish faith.
(b) Remained within the conventional Jewish faith.
(c) Started their own religion.
(d) Lost faith in religion.

3. It was after his execution as a common criminal that Jesus' followers decided _____________.
(a) That he was only a man.
(b) That he should not have died.
(c) That he was not the Son of God.
(d) That he was divine.

4. When was this account written?
(a) One hundred years after Jesus' death.
(b) Eighty years after Jesus' death.
(c) Ten years after Jesus' death.
(d) Forty years after Jesus' death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The early followers of Jesus prayed _____________.

2. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.

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

4. Many educated non-Christians were becoming impressed by ____________.

5. The Romans, initially regarded Christianity as _____________.

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