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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) Confession.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Baptism.
(d) The Eucharist.

2. What happened to Emperor Decius and his sons?
(a) They were tortured.
(b) They were exiled.
(c) They were murdered.
(d) They were imprisoned.

3. Eusebius ends the chapter in an appendix discussing ____________.
(a) These Christian soldiers.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Emperor.

4. What happened to the churches?
(a) They were reestablished.
(b) They were destroyed.
(c) They were forgotten.
(d) They were remodeled.

5. To whom is the book dedicated?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Constantine.
(c) The Apostles.
(d) Paulinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stephen thought innovation that defied tradition was ______________.

2. What happened to Diocletian before Maximian replaced him?

3. Maxentius was defeated--Eusebius likens it to ____________.

4. What did Dionysius' fourth letter argue?

5. How does Eusebius open this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the end of the tenth year?

2. To what did Maximan and Maxentius devote themselves?

3. What accounts of martyrdom does Eusebius describe?

4. What happened to Decius and his sons?

5. Describe the rule of Maximin and Maxentius.

6. How was Origen influenced by martyrdom?

7. Why did Dionysius write a letter to Stephen?

8. How was peace restored?

9. What does Eusebius say about Paul of Samosata?

10. How does Eusebius open this chapter?

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