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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The question that was resolved at a synod was called by the Emperor Constantine at __________.
(a) Nicaea.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Nice.
(d) Constantinople.

2. The concept of a Divine Trinity is largely the result of the teachings of ____________.
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Augustine.

3. Bernard's influence outshone that of ____________.
(a) The bourgeoisie.
(b) Pope Eugene II and King Louis VII of France.
(c) The Jews and Muslims.
(d) Other priests.

4. How is the Kabah regarded?
(a) As the most important temple in Arabia.
(b) As the most important shrine in Arabia.
(c) As the most important religious book in Arabia.
(d) As the most important prayer in Arabia.

5. What did this message lead to?
(a) An agreement with the Faylasufs.
(b) A rift with the Sunnis in Mecca.
(c) A rift with the Quraysh in Mecca.
(d) An agreement with the Quraysh in Mecca.

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

7. What is the Kabah?
(a) A religious book.
(b) A shrine in the center of Mecca.
(c) A temple.
(d) A prayer.

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

9. What was considered blasphemous by Jews and later by Muslims?
(a) The Trinity.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) God the Father.
(d) The Ark of the Covenant.

10. Christianity was a religion of __________.
(a) The wealthy.
(b) Romans.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Slaves and lower caste people.

11. The Romans, initially regarded Christianity as _____________.
(a) A large threat.
(b) An odd phenomenon.
(c) Just one more god and religion, which they allowed to exist alongside their own gods and beliefs.
(d) A religion of which to become a member.

12. In the early years of his mission, Muhammad gathered many converts, especially from among ____________.
(a) Female groups.
(b) The older generation.
(c) The younger generation.
(d) The non-Muslim generation.

13. What city did this tribe rule?
(a) Galilea.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. A consequence of God being presumed to exist as a separate external entity is that he assumes the attributes of _______________.
(a) Satan.
(b) A king.
(c) A human being.
(d) A god.

15. Many educated non-Christians were becoming impressed by ____________.
(a) The welfare system initiated by the Christian church and the compassion and mutual respect that Christians showed each other.
(b) The power of the Christian church.
(c) The intelligence of Christian leaders.
(d) The wealth of the Christian church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 312 CE, the emperor Constantine _____________.

2. Other religious traditions such as the Buddhist tradition insist that the Absolute is ______________.

3. Muhammad experienced his epiphany during ___________.

4. A counter movement came into being when the Shiis declared ____________.

5. After the synod, confusion still reigned in the Christian church with a competing philosophy developing at ________.

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