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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Light to the Gentiles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The earliest account of this man's life is found ____________.
(a) In the Gospel of St. John.
(b) In the Gospel of St. Matthew.
(c) In the Gospel of St Mark.
(d) In the Gospel of St. Luke.

2. After the synod, confusion still reigned in the Christian church with a competing philosophy developing at ________.
(a) Nice.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Nicaea.
(d) Cappadocia.

3. Whose preaching resulted in the belief that the newly emerging religion could and should be embraced by the Gentiles?
(a) St. Simon's.
(b) St. Peter's.
(c) St. Paul's.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 312 CE, the emperor Constantine _____________.

2. What was the belief in question?

3. The concept of a Divine Trinity is largely the result of the teachings of ____________.

4. Is any further development of revelation possible in Christianity?

5. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.

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