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Christianity: quiz worksheet

A printable worksheet for the classroom: 8 multiple-choice questions on Christianity, with an answer key and explanations on the last page.

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  1. Around when was Jesus of Nazareth crucified in Jerusalem?

    1. A About 70 CE
    2. B About 100 CE
    3. C About 4 BCE
    4. D About 30 CE

  2. Which council of 325 condemned Arius and adopted the Nicene Creed?

    1. A Trent
    2. B Nicaea
    3. C Ephesus
    4. D Chalcedon

  3. In which year did mutual excommunications become the symbol of the split between Rome and Constantinople?

    1. A 1054
    2. B 800
    3. C 451
    4. D 1517

  4. Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses began the Reformation in…

    1. A 1648
    2. B 1545
    3. C 1517
    4. D 1453

  5. How many books does the New Testament contain?

    1. A 39
    2. B 66
    3. C 27
    4. D 46

  6. What does the Chi-Rho symbol combine?

    1. A The first two Greek letters of “Christ”
    2. B The Latin initials of Jesus
    3. C Two crossed keys
    4. D The Greek letters of the word “fish”

  7. Which region has more Christians than any other today?

    1. A Europe
    2. B Sub-Saharan Africa
    3. C Latin America
    4. D North America

  8. What does Pentecost celebrate?

    1. A The visit of the Magi
    2. B The baptism of Jesus
    3. C The resurrection of Jesus
    4. D The coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles

Answer key

  1. D · About 30 CE. Almost all historians agree that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate around 30 CE.
  2. B · Nicaea. Constantine summoned the Council of Nicaea, which affirmed that the Son is of one substance with the Father.
  3. A · 1054. The excommunications of 1054 marked the division into the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches; they were lifted in 1965.
  4. C · 1517. Printing helped turn Luther’s protest of 1517 into the Reformation, from which the Protestant churches grew.
  5. C · 27. Four Gospels, Acts, the letters and Revelation: 27 books, agreed by most churches by the late 4th century.
  6. A · The first two Greek letters of “Christ”. X (chi) and P (rho) begin Christos in Greek; the emperor Constantine made the sign famous.
  7. B · Sub-Saharan Africa. In the 20th century Christianity’s centre of gravity shifted south; about 31% of Christians now live in sub-Saharan Africa.
  8. D · The coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles. Pentecost falls fifty days after Easter, in May or June.

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