Multiple Choice Quiz

After you have finished studying the chapter, test yourself by answering the sample quiz questions. The correct answers will be revealed after you have finished the quiz. If you have answered any question incorrectly, return to the chapter to review the pertinent material.

1		The individual responsible for legalizing Christianity in 313 was
			A)	Diocletian.
			B)	Constantine.
			C)	Justinian.
			D)	Augustine.
2		Musical instruments were forbidden in early Christian music because
			A)	they were too expensive to construct.
			B)	they had been outlawed in the Hebrew Bible.
			C)	the church distrusted their sensuous appeal.
			D)	all of these.
3		In the West, the early Christian house of worship was modeled on
			A)	the Roman Pantheon.
			B)	the Roman basilica.
			C)	the Parthenon.
			D)	the Greek cross plan.
4		The major motif in St. Ambrose's "Ancient Morning Hymn" is
			A)	light.
			B)	the laurel wreath.
			C)	the sacrificial lamb.
			D)	water.
5		NOT true of the Buddhist stupa:
			A)	it was a shrine for the relics of the Buddha.
			B)	its interior became a place of public worship.
			C)	it was surmounted by sacred symbols of the Buddha's life.
			D)	it was common to India rather than China.
6		The Christian calendar (dating based on the birth of Jesus) was established by
			A)	Benedictine monks.
			B)	Saint Paul.
			C)	Saint Jerome.
			D)	Pope Leo.