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| What was the symbol that Constantine had his soldiers paint on their shields? |
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| Constantine was baptized as a baby. (T/F) |
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False.
Constantine put off baptism until right before his death. |
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| Before Constantine died he had both his eldest son and wife executed.(T/F) |
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| Constantine moved the capital of Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople.(T/F) |
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| Constantine's mother Helena was venerated in the ancient church for recovering the actual cross of Christ.(T/F) |
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| Medieval legends claim St. Helena (Constantine's mother) actually transported the Sancta Scala from Jerusalem to Rome.(T/F) |
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| St. Helena, Constantine's mother, is reported to have found the actual burial place of Jesus and to have built the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre.(T/F) |
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| True. She is also supposed to have recovered the three nails usd to crucify Jesus. |
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| Constantine is often attributed with changing Christian worship to Sunday.(T/F) |
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True.
He did say that everyone should pay homage on the day of the sun (pure paganism) but Christians already worshipped on Sunday because that was the day on which the resurrection took place. |
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| Constantine included lots of Christian symbols like the chi rho on his trumphal arch.(T/F) |
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| In Constantine's day there were more actual Christians in the Eastern Empire than the Western Empire.(T/F) |
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| Constantine's father, Constantius, was actually the Emperor of the Western Empire under Diocletian.(T/F) |
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| (True/False) Most of the Emperors that followed Constantine more or less supported the Arian position. |
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| The first persecutions of Christians came at the hands of Jews who rejected the claims of Jesus.(T/F) |
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True.
See the Book of Acts,
and the examples of Stephen and James. |
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| The first heavy persecution of Christians at the hands of the Romans came from Nero.(T/F) |
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| Which two Christian leaders died under Nero's persection? |
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| What does tradition say about the martyrdoms of Peter and Paul uner Nero? |
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(1) Peter was crucified upside down,
(2) Paul was beheaded |
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| Why wasn't Paul crucified? |
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| Why were Christian so often charged with being atheists by the Romans? |
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| They refused to confess Caesar as Lord or to sacrifice to him. |
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| Polycarp was a very famous early martyr. He was often said to have been a disciple of which apostle? |
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| How old was Polycarp when he was executed? |
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| What was Polycarp's famous response to denying Jesus? |
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| "Eighty-six years have I served Him and He has done me no wrong; how can I blaspheme my King who saved me." |
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| Under the reign of Marcus Aurelius many Christian were sentenced to be killed in the arena.(T/F) |
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True.
Especially true in Gaul. |
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| Under the Emperor Decius, Christians were first persecuted across the entire Empire.(T/F) |
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True.
Remember the word "decimate." |
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| The Great Persecution took place over a ten year period starting 303 AD.(T/F) |
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| Constantine declared Christianity to be the official state religion of the Roman Empire in 324 AD.(T/F) |
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