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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. What did Dionysius' fourth letter argue?
(a) Those marrying heretics had perverted marriage.
(b) Those re-baptizing heretics had perverted baptism.
(c) Those who allowed heretics to take the Eucharist perverted the Eucharist.
(d) Those who forgave heretics who confessed perverted the Order of Confession.

2. Most of these persecutions occurred ___________.
(a) In Alexandria.
(b) In Jerusalem.
(c) In Cairo.
(d) In Budapest.

3. Dionysius affirms the canonicity of __________ against many Christian critics.
(a) Genesis.
(b) The Book of Ruth.
(c) Revelation.
(d) The Psalms.

4. What was happening to the people at this time?
(a) Everyone hid.
(b) Everyone was being tortured.
(c) Everyone immigrated to other countries.
(d) Everyone begged and starved to death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Constantine felt __________ the Christians and took up arms against Maxentius.

3. How did Mani imitate this man?

4. Constantius died in 306 A.D. and was proclaimed what by the Romans?

5. Stephen thought innovation that defied tradition was ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Maximin do at this time?

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

3. What happened when persecutions ended?

4. What happened when Valerian and his son Gallienus took over the Roman government?

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

6. What took place between Ambrose and Origen?

7. What broke out?

8. To what did Maximan and Maxentius devote themselves?

9. What does Eusebius say about Paul of Samosata?

10. How did Origen influence the church?

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