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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dionysius wrote a letter to Stephen on what?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The Eucharist.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Confession.

2. Origen was born _______ years after Severus became Roman Emperor.
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

3. Who helped Origen's family?
(a) A wealthy Christian family.
(b) The church.
(c) The Roman government.
(d) A wealthy heretic woman.

4. The churches are all reestablished and dedication ceremonies are held where?
(a) In the streets.
(b) In large cathedrals.
(c) In all the churches.
(d) In the squares.

5. A period of persecution lasted ______ years.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Origen when his father was martyred?

2. Where had Maxentius fortified his troops?

3. Maximan and Maxentius made an alliance and devoted themselves to ____________.

4. Who persecuted the Church in his time, which produced further "glorious" martyrdoms?

5. Various letters are issued to the churches, two of which order a Synod in _____________ for "unity and concord of the churches."

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in this chapter?

2. To what did Maximan and Maxentius devote themselves?

3. What took place between Ambrose and Origen?

4. What did Constantine and his son, Crispus, do?

5. What caused the persecutions to begin again?

6. Why did Dionysius write a letter to Stephen?

7. What happened to Decius and his sons?

8. What did Licinius do?

9. How does Eusebius open this chapter?

10. What did both Cyprian and Stephen think about this baptism debate?

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