Christian History

Circle the letter of the correct answer

1. The Old Testament prophesy naming the place of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem comes from:

A. Isaiah 9:16

B. Micah 5:2

C. Malachi 4:5

D. Matthew 2:1

E. There isn't any Old Testament prophesy about the place of Jesus' birth

2. Jesus ministry from the time of his baptism until his crucifixion was approximately

A. 1 year

B. 2 years

C. 3 years

D. 4 years

E. 5 years

3. Which Psalm did Jesus quote from the cross which clearly pointed to the fulfillment of its prophesy?

A. Psalm 100

B. Psalm 22

C. Psalm 23

D. Psalm 1

E. Psalm 15

4. What church today stands over the location of Christ's crucifixion?

A. Redeemer Lutheran Church

B. The Dome of the Rock

C. The Church of the Holy Sepulcre

D. The Church of All Nations

E. The Hagia Sophia

5. The cities of Ephesus and Colossae where Paul founded churches and wrote letters are located in modern day

A. Turkey

B. Greece

C. Syria

D. Israel

E. Italy

6. How does tradition indicate that Paul was martyred in Rome under Nero?

A. Stoning

B. Crucifixion

C. Beheading

D. Poisoning

E. Burning

7. All of the Christ's apostles (not including Judas) were martyred for their faith except for

A. Peter

B. Matthew

C. Bartholomew

D. Thomas

E. John

8. The first Roman Emperor to become a Christian in 312 AD was

A. Constantine

B. Vespasian

C. Julius Caesar

D. Nero

E. Charlemagne

9. The Council of Nicea in 325 was called primarily to address

A. the persecution of Christians in the empire

B. to determine whether it was necessary to become Jewish before becoming Christian

C. the official date to celebrate Easter

D. the organization and hierarchy of the church

E. the Arian heresy

10. Jesus prophesied while on the Mount of Olives with his disciples that the magnificent temple buildings in Jerusalem would be torn down so that not one stone would be standing upon another. When was this prophesy fulfilled?

A. Approximately 3 years after Jesus' ascension

B. 70AD

C. 185AD

D. 325AD

E. It will be fulfilled sometime in the future

11. The 27 books making up the canon of the New Testament was firmly established and accepted by which year?

A. 100AD

B. 200AD

C. 300AD

D. 400AD

12. The Old Testament was written over a period of approximately how many years?

A. 1000years - 1400BC to 400BC

B. 3000 years - 3000BC to 1BC

C. 500 years - 1000BC to 500BC

D. 2000 years - 2500BC to 500BC

E. 5000 years - 5300BC to 300BC

13. Which of the following are reasons why the eastern Greek Church split from the western Latin Church in the Great Schism of 1054?

A. The western church allowed their clergy to marry

B. The western church added the filioque (and the son) to the Nicene Creed

C. The patriarch in Constantinople began to exercise more and more authority over all the churches.

D. Constantinople had fallen to the Muslims invaders by this time

E. None of the above

14. Which of the 3 Creeds which are part of the Lutheran Confessions is the oldest?

A. Apostle's Creed

B. Nicene Creed

C. Athanasian Creed

15. Who translated the Hebrew and Greek of the Old and New Testaments into Latin in 420 which became the Vulgate Bible the Roman Catholic Church used for 1000 years?

A. Jerome

B. Martin Luther

C. Wycliffe

D. Ignasius

E. Polycarp

16. In what years did Mohammed claim revelations from Gabriel, recite the Koran, and Muslim armies capture Jerusalem, Arabia, Syria, and North Africa?

A. the 300s

B. the 400s

C. the 500s

D. the 600s

E,. the 700s

17. Where was the battle fought which finally halted the Muslim advance into Europe in 732AD?

A. Hastings

B. Tours

C. Constantinople

D. Vienna

E. Rome

18. Charlemagne became the Holy Roman Emperor on Dec 25th 800AD by

A. conquering all the people of central Europe and assuming the title.

B. inheriting the title from his father Pepin III.

C. being crowned by Pope Leo III.

D. an Edict issued by the Emperor Constantine.

19. The Holy Roman Empire lasted for:

A. Approx 200 years

B. Approx 500 years

C. Approx 1000 years

D. Approx 1500 years

E. Approx 2000 years

20. After Constantinople fell to the Muslim army in 1453, which country claimed to be the center of Orthodoxy and then chose their own patriarch?

A. Armenia

B. Germany

C. Italy

D. Russia

E. Egypt

Lutheran History and Doctrine

1. The chief doctrine of the Lutheran Church as stated in the Augsburg Confession is:

A. Indulgences are not to be sold and purgatory does not exist.

B. The Catholic Pope has no mandate from Christ to be the head of the church.

C. All Christian believers are saints and the Church consists of the priesthood of all believers.

D. Christians are saved through faith alone.

E. All of the above

F. None of the Above

2. Who wrote the Augsburg Confession and the Apology to (Defense of) the Augsburg Confession?

A. Martin Chemnitz

B. Martin Luther

C. Frederick the Wise

D. Philip Melancthon

E. None of the above

3. Which Creed(s) is(are) part of the Lutheran Confessions?

A. The Nicene Creed

B. The Apostles Creed

C. The Athanasian Creed

D. A&B only

E. A, B, &C

F. None of the above

4. An indulgence as referred to in Luther's 95 theses is:

A. Forgiveness for time required in purgatory

B. A solicitation for money from the Catholic Church

C. Any of a number of requirements that the Catholic Church placed on members to remain in good standing in the Church.

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

5. The LCMS position on the elements of bread and wine of communion is:

A. The elements remain bread and wine and Christ is with us spiritually.

B. The elements remain bread and wine and Christ is really present in them.

C. The elements are changed physically into Christ body and blood even though they look like bread and wine.

D. The Bible is not clear on this so it is not known.

E. The elements are symbols of Christ's body and blood.

6. The LCMS baptizes infants because:

A. The Bible gives no indication to do otherwise.

B. It was done by the Apostles as stated in the writings of the church fathers

C. The One Christian Church of which the LCMS is a part began doing it by Church decree in the 300sAD.

D. The Bible says several times that whole households were baptized without qualification for age.

E. All of the above

F. A&D above

G. A,B,&D above

7. The LCMS believes:

A. A person can choose to exercise spiritual righteous by his own choice.

B. There will be a rapture and then 7 years of tribulation in the end times.

C. Good and righteous acts merit justification before God.

D. Confession in the Church is to be abolished

E. A&B

F. A,B,&C

G. A&C

H. A&D

I. All of the above

J. None of the above

8. Which of the following is false according to Lutheran doctrine?

A. The fall of Adam and Eve taints all who followed them with the tendency to sin.

B. A Roman Catholic or Baptist baptism is recognized as valid in the LCMS.

C. After Christ’s burial he descended to hell before his resurrection.

D. Faith is bound to bring forth good works.

E. A person who is truly saved cannot fall from grace.

F. Only a person regularly called should administer the sacraments.

G. None of the above

9. The Augsburg Confession of 1530 was

A. written by Luther, read by Beyer, and presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

B. written by Luther, read by Melancthon, and presented to Pope Leo X

C. written by Melancthon, read by Beyer, and presented to Pope Leo X

D. written by Melancthon, read by Beyer, and presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

E. written by Luther, read by Melancthon, and presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

10. The purpose of the Augsburg confession was

A. To make it clear that the Lutherans were splitting from the Roman Catholic Church

B. To clearly state the doctrinal positions of the Lutherans

C. To make it clear to the Roman Catholic theologians that all the reformers were united against them

D. To show the Roman Catholic theologians that the doctrinal positions of the Lutherans were not that different from theirs.

11. The Book of Concord was

A. compiled by Luther to resolve doctrinal differences among the Lutherans

B. includes documents written before Luther, by Luther, and after Luther.

C. was compiled and written after Luther and includes documents based on Luther's teachings.

D. not accepted by most Lutherans in the 1500s.

E. first written in Latin.

To answer the following question go to the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod website:

www.lcms.org

1. on the 1st page put the curser "About Us"

2. then click "Belief and Practice" which appear under "About Us"

3. then scan down the page and click on "Creation and Evolution"

12. What is the LCMC position concerning the Genesis account of creation?

A. No one can know for sure if the story concerning Adam and 'Eve is intended to be symbolic and representative of man's fall from grace or whether these were real people.

B. The story of creation is certainly not real but written to explain to explain how things happened much as Christ used parables or made up stories to illustrate a point.

C. Adam and Eve were real historic individuals and the Genesis account of Creation is true and factual, not merely a “myth” or a “story” made up to explain the origin of all things.

Use the LCMS website for the answer to the following question

1. On the first page of the website put the curser on "About Us"

2. then click "Frequently Asked Questions" which appear under "About Us"

3. then "Old Testament" and "New Testament" will appear as choices - click "New Testament"

4. then click #7 Did Jesus have ant siblings?

13. Was the James who was mentioned in the Bible a blood relative of Jesus?

A. Since Mary, the mother of Jesus is always referred to as "the virgin Mary" James cannot be a blood relative.

B. The Bible refers to James and the other brothers but this is a figure of speech only. LCMS theologians have difficulty in saying that Jesus had siblings and simply do not know for sure.

C. LCMS theologians have found no difficulty with the view that Mary and Joseph had other children,

including James.

14. According to LCMS doctrine Original Sin

A. is part of Roman Catholic dogma and not recognized

B. is the first sin committed by an individual when they can understand that they are sinning

C. is the sin that all persons since the fall of Adam are born with

D. is not a corruption of our nature but a guilt we all have because of Adam's fall

15. The LCMS believes and teaches that

A. the decision one makes to follow Christ causes salvation

B. faith receives the gift of salvation

C. a person can come to faith through his own efforts

D. justification is limited to those predestined to salvation

16. The LCMS believes that the Sacraments of Baptism and Communion

A. are for the forgiveness of sins

B. can be administered by a lay person as well as a called minister

C. are practiced to please God

D. are symbolic of death and new birth in Christ and are a memorial to Christ

17. The LCMS believes that "The Church" is

A. All persons in the world who profess to be Christian

B. Each building that is used for worship no matter whether skating rink or movie theater

C. The congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered

D. The original Christians who were united as one body until the Great Schism split in 1054

18. The LCMS believes that true faith

A. does not necessarily bring forth good works

B. without works is not true faith

C. can never be lost

D. along with works is the ticket to salvation

19. Luther wrote the Small and Large Catechism

A. to educate people about what the Bible teaches

B. to show where Roman Catholic teaching did not agree with scripture

C. to use for preaching

D. to try to establish unity among all Christians

20. The doctrinal positions of the LCMS are

A. determined by majority vote in yearly conventions

B. determined by the Bible and Holy tradition

C. determined by the Synod president and his advisers

D. determined only from the Bible