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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the west the Christian form of mysticism rested not on imagery, but on ____________.
(a) Dancing and singing.
(b) Constant prayer and recitation of Scripture.
(c) Speaking in tongues.
(d) The silent, inward experience, where the contemplative had to pass beyond language and the conscious mind.

2. Muslim influence increased in scope as ____________ gained hold in Asia Minor.
(a) The Franks.
(b) The Ottoman Turks.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Romans.

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

4. In Judaism, mysticism developed in the second and third centuries starting with ____________.
(a) The Throne Mysticism.
(b) The Throne of God.
(c) The God of Mysticism.
(d) The God Incarnate.

5. What became clear to Muhammad regarding the majority of Jews in Medina?
(a) They were also Muslims.
(b) They shared many of the same beliefs as him.
(c) They trusted him.
(d) They were permanently hostile to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the seventh century CE, Muhammad's tribe was emerging from the obscurity of nomadic life in the desert to ________________.

3. In the Eastern church the experience of God was characterized as being like ____________.

4. The Catholic church distinguished itself when Pope Innocent VIII promulgated a Papal Bull in 1484. What did this start?

5. In 1626, a wealthy Sephardic Jew in Symrna, called Shabbetai Zevi, started a movement in which he declared ____________.

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