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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Marcus Aurelius to Severus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herod at the time was the first _____________ of the Jewish people, which fulfills a Mosaic prophesy.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Leader.
(c) Foreign king.
(d) Jewish king.

2. Polycarp died a martyr and his martyrdom was unusually powerful. He was burned alive but for a time ________________.
(a) Resisted the fire and glowed from it.
(b) Sang to God.
(c) Burned.
(d) Prayed out loud.

3. At the start of the first chapter, Eusebius discloses what?
(a) He may not be completely accurate in his telling of the history of the church.
(b) His plan for his history of the church.
(c) His plan for the future of the church.
(d) He is not a Christian.

4. The Church entered a new stage when who became Paul?
(a) Saul.
(b) Thomas.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

5. Everyone who sought to have Christ killed eventually __________.
(a) Pleaded guilty.
(b) Repented.
(c) Died.
(d) Was victorious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul's preaching to the Gentiles lay the foundations for?

2. Who still persecuted the Church and the disciples of Jesus had been dispersed?

3. The Jews fought under _______, a bloodthirsty bandit, against their rulers.

4. He notes that many of the Apostles were ______________, such as Peter and Philip.

5. In Book 2, Eusebius has compiled the works of Clement, Tertullian, Josephus and __________ to tell a story about the time between Tiberius and Nero Caesar, which covers the period from the appointment of Matthias to replace Judas to the deaths of Peter and Paul.

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