Quiz-3 on the Lectures of the Third Century

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Quiz-3 on the Lectures of the third Century

Please mark the correct statement(s) for each question

Mark / Question
1. St. Peter the 17th Pope of Alexandria:

Was called “Jeromartyr” which means the Seal of Martyrs.

b. Sacrificed himself to spare his people.
c. His martyrdom ended the most terrible persecutions of Christians; ordered by Diocletian and lasted for 10 years
2. The Coptic Church started AM calendar considering Diocletian’s reign as its beginning :
a. This coincides with the year 284 AD.
b.AM stands for ante meredia.
c. AM = Anno Martyri.
d. Anno Martyri= The year of Martyrs.
e. This coincides with the year 305 AD.
f. Only a, c, and d
3. Pope St. Peter the Seal of Martyrs faced a heresy within the Church which was started by
a) Nestorius b) Euteches c) Appolinarius d) Arius
4. Pope St. Peter the Seal of Martyrs is called Ieromartyr because
a) He was martyred as a Pope.
b) He was the last Coptic martyr during the Roman Persecution.
c) He was the first Coptic martyr.
d) He was beheaded by the Romans.
5. The following are some motives for martyrdom:
a)World is limited as compared to eternity.
b) “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”.
c) And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
d) Christians are strangers to this world.
6. The Christian martyrs had great courage because:
a) There is no fear in Christ.
b) Their faith in Christ stopped the mouths of lions and quenched the violence of fire…
c) They were more courageous than those who tortured them.
d) The crowds were always cheering them.
7. The following are some Church Fathers’ sayings about martyrdom:
a) The life of the Christian ought to be a preparation for martyrdom.
b) Overt Martyrdom (Red Martyrdom) is the shedding of blood for Christ.
c) Hidden Martyrdom is “martyrdom of conscience” which is the struggle against worldly passions and desires.
d) White Martyrdom is sacrificing oneself, the acts of love, and the struggle against lusts during times of peace.
e) All of the above.
f) None of the above.
8. The “ascetics” obtained a special place in the early church even before monasticism was born.
a) False
b) True
9. “Ascetics” are characterized by poverty, fasting, and above all, continence (practice chastity).
a) True
b) False
10. The Church honours Marriage in Christ but considers marriage less honourable than celibacy.
a) True
b) False
11. About Saint Anthony the great:
a) He lived to the age of about 105 years.
b) He lived to the age of about 80 years.
c) He fulfilled one of the Gospel’s commandments literally.
d) He was eager to get martyred.
12. About Saint Anthony:
a) He was taught by angel how to work and pray.
b) His fame reached Emperor Constantine.
c) He taught us how to live the Gospel’s Commandments and left us many valuable spiritual sayings.
d) He was a best example for living a life of martyrdom, asceticism, and monasticism.
e) He is the founder of Christian Monasticism all over the World.
f) All of the above.
g) Only c to e.
13. About Saint Anthony:
a) He was a dear friend of St. Athanasius (20th Pope of Alexandria), St. Didymus (the blind) the dean of the School of Alexandria, and St. Makarios the great.
b) St. Athanasius wrote St. Anthony’s Biography during his exile in Treves.
c) He lived a quite life without any wars from the devil.
d) The thought occurred to him that there was no other great ascetic like him.
14. About Saint Pola (Paul) the first anchorite:
a) Was well educated, fluent in Greek and Coptic.
b) His parents died when he was about 16 years old.
c) His brother, Peter, wanted to take the smaller part of the inheritance.
d) Lived as a desert hermit the remainder of his 113 years of life.
e) Departed on Feb. 9, 342 AD (Amshir 2, 58 AM).
f) Departed on January 30, 356 AD.
g) St. Jerome wrote his biography.
h) Only a, b, d, and g.
15. About St. Pola:
a) God revealed his existence to St. Anthony.
b) Lions dug his grave to help his burial by St. Anthony.
c) St. Anthony brought him St. Athanasius’ tunic for his burial.
d) St. Athanasius used to put on St. Pola’s fibre tunic during three major feasts.
e) Many miracles took place from his fibre tunic.
f)) He is Patron Saint of “Clothing Industry.
g) Order of Monk’s in Hungary and several churches around the world are named after him.
h) He went down to the city only once during his solitary life.
16. During St. Anthony’s visit to St. Pola, the raven brought them:
a) A whole loaf of bread.
b) Half a loaf of bread.
c) Two loaves of bread.