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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christianity became the state religion of ___________.
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The Persian Empire.
(d) Spain.

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

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

4. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.
(a) He had risen from death to immortality and that he had been, indeed, the promised Messiah.
(b) He is seated at the right hand of the Father.
(c) He had not died.
(d) He had died peacefully.

5. Even by that time the historical facts were being overlaid with mythical elements, which did ___________.
(a) Trick non-believers into thinking Jesus' was the Messiah.
(b) Purported to explain facets of his life in the context of the beliefs of his followers.
(c) Spread the beliefs of a mad man.
(d) Give Jesus' disciples power over others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christianity was a religion of __________.

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

3. In 312 CE, the emperor Constantine _____________.

4. According to Karen Armstrong's research, did this man claim to be God?

5. In this chapter Karen Armstrong deals with the dramatic rise of a charismatic faith healer in North Palestine. Who is this man?

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