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

2. 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. Luke.
(d) In the Gospel of St Mark.

3. The early followers of Jesus prayed _____________.
(a) In their own temples.
(b) They did not pray.
(c) In their homes.
(d) In the temple alongside other Jews.

4. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.
(a) The Mormon Church.
(b) The Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The Lutheran Church.
(d) The Eastern Orthodox Church.

5. What was a consequence of the doctrine of Incarnation?
(a) It removed the danger of idolatry.
(b) It did not affect the danger of idolatry.
(c) It added to the danger of idolatry.
(d) It diminished the danger of idolatry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened almost immediately to the newly established Christian Church in the Roman Empire?

2. Possibly under the influence of the collapsing Roman Empire and the consequent beginning of an epoch of chaos, what ideas did Augustine develop?

3. Does the expression "Son of God" bear the same connotation in Hebrew as it does in Greek?

4. The question that was resolved at a synod was called by the Emperor Constantine at __________.

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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