Rome and Religion (6.58-6.60)

What type of religion was practiced in early ancient Rome?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

• Agnostic

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Who is considered the central figure in Christianity?

• Moses

• Paul

• Jesus

• Peter

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What is the sacred text of Christianity?

• The Quran

• The Torah

• The Bible

• The Vedas

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What event led to the Jewish diaspora?

• The birth of Jesus

• The Roman expulsion of Jews

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The construction of the Second Temple

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What role did Paul play in the spread of Christianity?

• He wrote the Old Testament

• He was a Roman emperor

• He was a missionary who spread Christianity

• He was a Jewish priest

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Describe the impact of the Roman expulsion on Jewish communities.

• It led to the unification of Jewish tribes

• It caused the Jewish diaspora

• It resulted in the conversion of Jews to Christianity

• It led to the rebuilding of the Temple

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What were the consequences of the Jewish diaspora for Jewish cultural and religious identity?

• It led to the loss of Jewish traditions

• It strengthened Jewish cultural and religious identity

• It caused the Jewish religion to disappear

• It resulted in the assimilation into Roman culture

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Identify the central features of Christianity that distinguish it from Roman polytheism.

• Belief in multiple gods and goddesses

• Belief in one God, sin, forgiveness, and Jesus as the Messiah

• Belief in nature spirits and ancestor worship

• Belief in reincarnation and karma

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Place these events in Roman history in the correct order.

• Christians were persecuted by Rome.

• Constantine I makes Christianity an acceptable religion in the Roman empire.

• Theodosius I makes Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

• People mostly practiced Roman polytheism.

• Rome crucified Jesus as the leader of a rebellion.

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Select all the characteristics of Roman polytheism.

• Religion based on Greek polytheism.

• Romans adopted other gods as they encountered other polytheistic groups.

• Rome respected and allowed all other religions within the empire.

• Rome built the Pantheon to honor all the gods and goddesses.

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