MCC Church History & Tradition

Question 1

Which council in 325 AD condemned Arianism and defined Jesus Christ as consubstantial (homoousios) with the Father?

Accepted Answer

Council of Nicaea

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Council of Ephesus

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Council of Chalcedon

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Council of Constantinople

Question 2

The Edict of Milan (313 AD) issued by Constantine and Licinius primarily accomplished which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Granted religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire

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Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

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Banned all pagan religious practices

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Established the Pope as head of the Church

Question 3

Which schism in 1054 AD permanently divided Christianity into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches?

Accepted Answer

The Great East-West Schism

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The Photian Schism

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The Great Western Schism

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The Donatist Schism

Question 4

St. Augustine of Hippo's work 'The City of God' was written primarily in response to which historical event?

Accepted Answer

The sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 AD

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The Council of Nicaea

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The Edict of Milan

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The martyrdom of the early Christians

Question 5

Which apostolic father wrote 'The Didache,' one of the earliest known Christian catechetical documents?

Accepted Answer

It is anonymous and written by an unknown author or authors

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St. Polycarp of Smyrna

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St. Ignatius of Antioch

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St. Clement of Rome

Question 6

The heresy of Pelagianism, condemned by several councils in the early 5th century, primarily denied which Catholic doctrine?

Accepted Answer

The necessity of divine grace for salvation

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The divinity of Jesus Christ

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The authority of the Pope

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The reality of original sin only

Question 7

Which pope convened the First Vatican Council (Vatican I) in 1869–1870, which defined papal infallibility?

Accepted Answer

Pope Pius IX

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Pope Leo XIII

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Pope Gregory XVI

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Pope Pius XII