Ancient Rome-Kirsch Ch. 5-10 + Epilogue
About what percentage of the population of the Roman Empire was Christian during the reign of Constantine? [Kirsch ch. 6]
10%
According to one version, Constantine had a dream telling him to put what sign on his soldiers' shields? [Kirsch ch. 5]
The Chi-Rho
What right was guaranteed in the Edict of Milan? [Kirsch ch. 6]
To worship any or all gods freely
What writing did Constantine supposedly see in the sky? [Kirsch ch. 5]
"In this sign, conquer"
In what year was the Edict of Milan issued? [Kirsch ch. 6]
313 CE
What was the Roman office of "vicar" originally? [Kirsch ch. 7]
A deputy in charge of a province
What was a basilica originally? [Kirsch ch. 7]
A public building housing government offices
Who was Constantine's father? [Kirsch ch. 5]
A soldier
What was a diocese originally? [Kirsch ch. 7]
An administrative area run by a vicar
What two titles were used among the tetrarchs? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Augustus and Caesar
What happened after Diocletian resigned as emperor? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Civil War, ending with Constantine's reign
Who issued the Edict of Milan? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Constantine
Who summoned the Council of Nicea? [Kirsch ch. 7]
Constantine
Who supposedly went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and found, among other things, the True Cross? [Kirsch ch. 7]
Constantine's mother
What does the word "orthodox" mean? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Correct belief
Who was Constantine's mother? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Daughter of an innkeeper
What emperor established the tetrarchy at Rome? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Diocletian
What emperor instituted the Great Persecution of Christians? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Diocletian
What did Christians do to other Christians who betrayed the faith by naming names to pagan authorities? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Excommunicated them
Why did Constantine ban private auguries? [Kirsch ch. 7]
He was afraid the results would encourage enemies of the state to rise against him
Why did early Christians often delay baptism? [Kirsch ch. 7]
In order to wait until all opportunity to sin was over
What famous vowel--the difference between two key Greek words--caused an enormous division within the Christian community? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Iota
How was Christian theology useful to Constantine politically? [Kirsch ch. 7]
It provided the rationale for absolute monarchy
When did Constantine receive his fateful sign? [Kirsch ch. 5]
Just before an important battle
What did the successors of Constantine do over time? [Kirsch ch. 8]
Killed nearly all their male relatives
What special status did the Edict of Milan give to the Christians? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Nothing special
When was Constantine baptized? [Kirsch ch. 7]
On his deathbed
What did Julian attempt to do to oppose Christianity subtly? [Kirsch ch. 10]
Rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
What was NOT one of the things did Constantine did in order to help Christianity? [Kirsch ch. 7]
Required all government officials to be Christians
Who were the "men in black"? [Kirsch, Epilogue]
Rigorist monks who opposed pagans
Who was the chief god worshiped by Julian? [Kirsch ch. 9]
Sol Invictus
What was the core dissenting belief among the Arians? [Kirsch ch. 6]
That Jesus is a lesser being than God the Father
Under what name is Julian known in history? [Kirsch, Epilogue]
The Apostate
What Roman ruler(s) first criminalized the rites and rituals of paganism in general? [Kirsch ch. 8]
The sons of Constantine
What Roman emperor formally elevated Christianity to be the state religion of Rome? [Kirsch, Epilogue]
Theodosius
What was Constantine's purpose in founding Constantinople? [Kirsch ch. 7]
To have a Christian capital of the eastern empire
What does the word "catholic" mean? [Kirsch ch. 6]
Universal
What was the first major question that faced Christians once their religion was legal? [Kirsch ch. 6]
What to do with those who had betrayed the faith during the Great Persecution
What was one of the issues that faced the Council of Nicea? [Kirsch ch. 7]
What was the proper date of Easter?