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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gaius was next Caesar and appointed who ruler of the Jews?

2. Hegesippus was prominent in fighting what?

3. The Romans changed Jerusalem's name to _______ and the Church was composed of Gentiles.

4. Against whom had the Jews devised various plots?

5. In Book 2, Eusebius has compiled the works of Clement, Tertullian, Josephus and __________ to tell a story about the time between Tiberius and Nero Caesar, which covers the period from the appointment of Matthias to replace Judas to the deaths of Peter and Paul.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Philo.

2. What did Herod do regarding the news of Christ's birth? How did this affect him and his family?

3. What does Eusebius say about Josephus?

4. What did having a foreign king do to the Jewish people?

5. What does the author say about Peter and Mark?

6. Who are the apostles that Eusebius lists who were scattered throughout the world? What does the author say about these men?

7. What happened in Hardian's eighteenth year of ruling?

8. What does Eusebius say about Gaul?

9. When was Christ recorded? How was this affirmed?

10. What does Eusebius first discuss in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Jews and Christians were persecuted under Roman rule.

Part 1) Describe these persecutions. Why were they persecuted? How is this predicted in the Bible? Do you agree that this persecution was predicted? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why were Jews and Christians, at times, not persecuted? How did persecution end?

Part 3) Does this persecution exist today? Why or why not? What other forms of persecution exist today? Why? How do we as Americans try to combat persecution? Are we often successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Eusebius begins his history of the Church with the story of Jesus.

Part 1) Describe the story of Jesus. Why does he start his book with Jesus? Why is it important that Eusebius tell this story?

Part 2) How does Eusebius prove that Jesus' story is true and the accounts of his life, family, and works are accurate?

Part 3) How is Jesus' story still important to people today? How is the New Testament, and the Bible as a whole, still disputed? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Paul of Samosata and Mani were heretics.

Part 1) Describe these two men. What are their beliefs? What are your thoughts about their beliefs?

Part 2) Why does the Church feel threatened by these heretics? How do they deal with them? Do you approve of the way in which these men were dealt? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the Church today deal with those who cause doubt and dissent in the Church? How does this compare to the ways in which heretics were dealt with in the past?

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