Chapter 3 Self Quiz

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. The Gospel of Matthew was the first book of the Bible to be written.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. When society at large approves of a cultic practice, it is called "religious," while more marginal practices are called "magical."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A wide variety of religious expression was tolerated across the Greco-Roman world.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which was probably the first book of the New Testament to be written?

Matthew correct incorrect

Romans correct incorrect

First Thessalonians correct incorrect

Mark correct incorrect

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. The spread of Greek culture and language is known as:

Paganism correct incorrect

Hellenization correct incorrect

The Greco-Roman process correct incorrect

Daimonia correct incorrect

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. Polytheism is the:

Worship of one god correct incorrect

Worship of nature correct incorrect

Worship of many gods correct incorrect

Worship of the emperor correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was thought to be the most powerful of the gods?

Genius correct incorrect

Lares correct incorrect

Daimonia correct incorrect

Zeus correct incorrect

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. Pagan religions that required initiation were:

Magic correct incorrect

Mystery cults correct incorrect

Auspices correct incorrect

Illegal correct incorrect

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. In Rome, the priestly art of reading the entrails of sacrificed animals was called:

Apocalypticism correct incorrect

The contextual method correct incorrect

Extispicy correct incorrect

Circumcision correct incorrect

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. The Roman Empire began as a(n):

Small farming village correct incorrect

Small fishing village correct incorrect

Large metropolis within the Mediterranean Federation of States correct incorrect

Aristocratic oligarchy correct incorrect

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. State priesthoods in the Roman Empire were:

Political appointments correct incorrect

Nonexistent correct incorrect

Appointed with the blessings of the Jewish high priest correct incorrect

Not filled by people of Greek ancestry correct incorrect

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. Stoicism, Platonism, and Epicureanism all involved the exercise of:

Reason correct incorrect

The body correct incorrect

Political power correct incorrect

Magic correct incorrect

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. Missionary movements in the Greco-Roman world were advanced mostly by:

The established religions correct incorrect

Pagan cults correct incorrect

Schools of philosophy correct incorrect

Jewish sects correct incorrect