Chapter 12 Multiple-Choice Self-Quiz (Level 2)

. The doctrine of "apostolic succession" states that

the popes are the successors of Jesus as leaders of the Church.

bishops receive their authority through an unbroken line of bishops that reaches back to the apostles and, through them, to Christ himself.

bishops have the authority to appoint their own successors.

Christians have the right to elect their bishops.

. The Roman Catholic Council of Trent (1545-63) was convened to

formally approve the doctrine of Transubstantiation.

restore the unity of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions.

respond to the Protestant Reformation.

declare the doctrine of papal infallibility.

. The "Syllabus of Errors" published by Pope Pius IX in 1864 was a(n)

list of features of modern culture that Catholics were urged to reject.

admission that some ancient Roman Catholic doctrines were false.

list of twelve anti-popes from the Middle Ages.

list of philosophers whose views were inconsistent with those of the Church.

. Christianity understands God as

personal.

personal and transcendent.

personal, transcendent, and triune.

personal, transcendent, triune, and immanent.

. Hesychasm is

a form of mysticism that emphasizes inner quiet and repetitive prayer.

the doctrine that God gave the Byzantine emperors authority over the Church.

the belief that hell exists and is eternal.

the belief that hell exists but is not eternal.

. Demographic trends project that Christianity's "center of gravity"

remains solidly established in Western Europe and North America.

is moving toward Eastern Europe and Russia.

is moving toward Africa, Asia, and South America.

is moving from South America into North America.

. __________ theology urges Christians to take action in society to end the exploitation of and discrimination against the poor, women, and minority groups.

Activist

Gospel

Liberation

Freedom

. In England, the Reformation led to the creation of the __________, which remains independent of the Roman Catholic Church.

Anabaptist Church

Church of the Apostles

Church of England

Church of the North

. Generally speaking, __________ have been the most open to acknowledging and adapting to the realities of modern culture.

fundamentalists

evangelicals

liberal Protestants

Baptists

. For Christians, the biblical story of Adam and Eve illustrates that fact that human sin

brought a separation of God and humanity.

was inevitable, since evil was a part of human nature from the beginning.

can be blamed on Satan.

is the consequence of God's creation of an imperfect world.

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