FREE Bachelor of Theology Church History Questions and Answers

Question 1

The first Pope was who?

Accepted Answer

St. Peter

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St. John

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St. Paul

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St. Gregory the Great

Question 2

Who died for the New Covenant's first martyr?

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St. Stephen

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St. Joan of Arc

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St. George

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St. James of Zebedee

Question 3

Which of the following was a convert who persecuted Catholics first?

Accepted Answer

St. Paul

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St. Thomas

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St. Andrew

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St. Nathaniel

Question 4

The Book of Acts was written by who?

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St. Luke

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St. Peter

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St. Clement

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St. Paul

Question 5

What year was the Jerusalem Council?

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50 AD

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67 AD

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37 AD

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33 AD

Question 6

Who was Jerusalem's first bishop?

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St. James of Alpheus

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St. Simeon

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St. Peter

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St. James of Zebedee

Question 7

What verdicts did the Jerusalem Council reach?

Accepted Answer

Gentiles are only expected to abstain from idolatry, blood, and fornication

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Gentiles are only expected to believe in Jesus

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Gentiles are obliged to keep Mosaic Law

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Gentiles are to be excluded from Catholic Church and deemed reprobates

Question 8

What city was the first to refer to the disciples as "Christians"?

Accepted Answer

Antioch

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Ephesus

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Rome

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Jerusalem

Question 9

Who served as Antioch's first bishop?

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St. Peter

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Tiberius

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St. Paul

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St. Luke

Question 10

Whose emperor destroyed Rome while blaming Catholics?

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Nero

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Tiberius

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Diocletian

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Marcus Aurelius