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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Gallus to Gallienus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul of Samosata held heretical opinions, such as that Christ was what?
(a) More powerful than God.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A god.
(d) A mere man.

2. What happened to Marcella and her mother?
(a) They were burned alive.
(b) They were imprisoned for life.
(c) They were poisoned.
(d) They were exiled.

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

4. Who was responsible for much of this persecution?
(a) Balbinus.
(b) Severus.
(c) Basilides.
(d) Gordian I .

5. Eusebius will draw primarily from ____________, the Bishop of Alexandria, for his history of the period between Gallus and Gallienus.
(a) Quartinus.
(b) Balbinus.
(c) Dionysius.
(d) Magnus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dionysius points out that since the persecutions died down, what had died along also?

2. Who sent Hadrianus a document defending his religion against its accusers?

3. Christ's doctrine contains nothing _______________ and neither does his religion.

4. He ________________ various traditional Christian doctrines, that Christ is the son of God sent into the world to redeem mankind and so on.

5. In a war when Aurelius's men were parched, the Melitene Legion, who were Christians, prayed for what and God answered them?

(see the answer key)

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