JuniorHighChurch History, Chapter Review
Chapter 3
“Blessed Are the Persecuted”
1.______of the Church are those who witness to their faith in Christ by suffering death.
a.The laity
b.Members
c.Priests
d.Martyrs
2.The martyrs’ courage and heroism testified to their faith in the ______, their hope in the eternal life promised by Christ, and their love for Christ.
a.Church’s ability to save them
b.teachings of St. Paul
c.Paschal Mystery
d.love they had for others
3.As the early Church spread, ______refused to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods.
a.Israelites
b.Gentiles
c.Greeks
d.Christians
4.The Christians’ “rebellious activity” led to ______.
a.protests on the street
b.positions in government for them
c.persecutions
d.acceptance
5.______refused to worship Roman gods and was put to death.
a.John the Baptist
b.Saint Ignatius of Antioch
c.Mary, the Mother of Jesus
d.Mary Magdalene
6.Roman imperial authorities believed that condemning Ignatius to death would ______the faith of the Church in Antioch.
a.strengthen
b.weaken
c.increase
d.help
7.Saints Agatha, Agnes, and Lucy were ______because of their faith in the Church.
a.forgiven
b.released
c.kidnapped
d.martyred
8.______was killed because he told the prefect of Rome that the poor were the “true treasures of the Church”.
a.Saint Lawrence the Deacon
b.The Pope
c.Saint Stephen
d.Jesus
9.______values, customs, and practices infiltrated the societies where the Church lived during the first centuries of the Church.
a.Pagan
b.Christian
c.Alien
d.Different
10.The belief in many gods, or ______, was practiced by many pagan religions.
a.monotheism
b.manytheism
c.polytheism
d.multi-God
11.The Church refused to adhere to the ______of pagan religions which led to conflict with Roman authorities.
a.laws
b.values
c.writings
d.leaders
12.Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, advocate for the poor, was ______during Mass.
a.struck dumb
b.arrested
c.assassinated
d.blinded
13.Sisters Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, and Dorothy Kazel, ______and servers of the poor, were brutally murdered; they were considered threats to the authorities.
a.nurses
b.doctors
c.farmers
d.educators
14.Through the sacrifice of Oscar Romero and the Sisters, the ______of all has been strengthened.
a.hope
b.faith
c.peace
d.witness
15.Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the ______spread the Gospel far and wide.
a.Roman soldiers
b.disciples
c.priests and rabbis
d.teachers in the Temple
16.Stress is neutral, but the ______side is distress.
a.positive
b.negative
c.neutral
d.opposite
17.Your ______affects the way you deal with different situations.
a.blood pressure
b.attitude
c.I.Q.
d.emotions
18.Having a ______attitude effectively helps handle situations.
a.laissez-faire
b.negative
c.stressful
d.positive
19.During the reigns of ______, Decius, Valerian, and Diocletian, the most extensive persecutions occurred.
a.Caesar
b.Trajan
c.Nero
d.Herod
20.Saint Ignatius wrote ______to urge Christians to live a life if love.
a.poems
b.songs
c.letters
d.books