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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. What gave religious freedom to Roman Catholics and Huguenots?

2. To whom did Boniface witness?

3. What did Diocletian want to do to Christianity?

4. According to Luther, who mediated forgiveness between Christ and man?

5. What was the supreme guide of the church according to John Wycliffe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the people in Scotland respond to John Knox?

2. How had paganism affected the growing church?

3. How did the author describe the era of the 1500s in Europe?

4. When was Athanasius made Bishop of Alexandria? What was his attitude like?

5. What was happening to the church in its early years?

6. What happened when Polycarp was captured?

7. What was the position of Pope Gregory I, how was he regarded, and what did he do?

8. Who were the Waldensians?

9. Why wouldn't Ambrose give Emperor Theodosius communion?

10. What was so amazing about the way Polycarp died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes governmental intervention was a positive element in the growth of Christianity. Describe these situations, who was involved, and how it helped Christianity.

Essay Topic 2

Several Christian greats helped the church grow and also focused on literacy. Who were these men, why did they feel literacy was important, what did they do to help people become more literate, and what effect did it have on the church?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the Christians in the last 150 years were different from the early Christians, and also show how they are the same.

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