Title: Chapter 01: Global Christianity: A Very Brief History
Course: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents

Q: The three early Christian leaders Peter, Paul, and John
- almost always agreed on everything
- had different perspectives, but Peter and John always deferred to Paul
- had different perspectives, but Paul and John always deferred to Peter
- sometimes expressed different views, but the church honored them all
A: sometimes expressed different views, but the church honored them all

Q: Which of the following was not one of the four major church traditions that existed in the year 1000?
- Church of the South
- Church of the East
- Eastern Orthodox
- Miaphysite
A: Church of the South

Q: Who is the anti-Christian ruler who played a major role in bringing about the “Great Contraction” of Christianity in the years 1100 to 1500?
- Alopen
- Hong Xiuquan
- Saladin
- Timur Leng
A: Timur Leng

Q: In 1500, the great majority of the world’s Christians lived in
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- They were evenly distributed across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
A: Europe

Q: How many of the world’s Christians lived in Europe in the year 1900?
- 99%
- Two-thirds
- 25%
- 10%
A: Two-thirds

Q: How many of the world’s Christians live in Europe today?
- 99%
- Two-thirds
- 25%
- 10%
A: 25%

Q: Other than Christianity, which religion is dispersed most widely around the globe?
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Islam
- The three religions (a, b, c) are roughly equal in their global dispersion.
A: Islam

Q: How much of today’s Christian population lives in the Global South?
- 99%
- Two-thirds
- Half
- 25%
A: Two-thirds

Q: Which continent has the fewest total number of Christians?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
A: North America

Q: Which term does Global Gospel use to describe the today’s world Christian movement?
- Flat
- Lumpy
- Bottom heavy
- Hierarchical
A: Flat

Q: On which continent has Christianity grown the most in the twentieth century?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
A: Africa

Q: In the Christian church’s first century, the issue of greatest concern was
- Jewish-Gentile relations
- tensions between Roman citizens and non-citizens
- whether women should be ordained as church leaders
- what method to use for baptism
A: Jewish-Gentile relations

Q: What percentage of the world’s Buddhists live in Asia?
- 99%
- Two-thirds
- 25%
- 10%
A: 25%

Q: The Council of Nicaea, which met in the year 325, was convened by
- Augustine
- Constantine
- Origen
- Theophilus
A: Constantine

Q: Roman emperors who were Christians generally
- were religiously neutral, and allowed all people to worship as they pleased
- gave financial support to all forms of Christianity across the empire
- favored Christianity above other religions, but allowed others to worship as they pleased
- supported only one form of Christianity and banned other expressions of Christianity as heretical
A: supported only one form of Christianity and banned other expressions of Christianity as heretical

Q: Christians in the Persian (religiously Zoroastrian) Empire were
- persecuted more harshly than Christians in the Roman Empire
- persecuted less harshly than Christians in the Roman Empire
- experienced a brief period of persecution in the first century and none thereafter
- never experienced any persecution at all
A: persecuted more harshly than Christians in the Roman Empire

Q: Who was the first person to introduce Christianity into China?
- Alopen
- Arius
- Simeon
- Thomas
A: Alopen

Q: The so-called Nine Saints helped establish Christianity in which country?
- Armenia
- Ethiopia
- Ireland
- Persia
A: Ethiopia

Q: Saint Patrick was one of the first individuals to preach the gospel in
- Armenia
- Ethiopia
- Ireland
- Persia
A: Ireland

Q: Almost all of Europe had been Christianized by the year
- 500
- 1000
- 1500
- 1800
A: 1000