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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 then wrote another letter, recording whose view?
(a) Cornelius'.
(b) Cyprian's.
(c) Stephen's.
(d) His own.

2. As the persecutions ended, the churches overflowed with parishioners. How did this affect the non-believers?
(a) They were embarrassed.
(b) They were worried.
(c) They were amazed and many converted.
(d) They were unsure and angry.

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

4. The tyrant had to fight a war against the ________________, who were Christians.
(a) Turks.
(b) Armenians.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Hungarians.

5. Origen observed what as a child and vowed to charge headlong into the fight for the faith?
(a) Martyrdoms.
(b) Religious ceremonies.
(c) Poverty.
(d) The construction of churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eusebius covers Dionysius's views on what festival?

2. Emperor Constantine was proclaimed what, but he followed his father's tolerance and friendliness to Christian teaching?

3. Who aided this leader in restoring peace?

4. Who helped Origen's family?

5. Paul of Samosata held heretical opinions, such as that Christ was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was peace restored?

2. What happened to Decius and his sons?

3. What did Maximin do at this time?

4. How did Origen influence the church?

5. What does Eusebius say about martyrdoms at this time?

6. What took place between Ambrose and Origen?

7. What happened when persecutions ended?

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

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

10. To what did Maximan and Maxentius devote themselves?

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