Early Church History I

What year was that?

100

The year that the first church started. 

a) O AD 

b) 33 AD 

c) 100 AD 

33 AD 

200

What year marks the resurrection of Christ?

a) 0 BC  

b) 0 AD 

c) 33 BC 

d) 33 AD 

33 AD 

300

The Church began approximately how many years ago?

a) 500 years ago 

b) 1000 years ago 

c) 1500 years ago 

d) 2000 years ago 

2000 years ago 

400

The 12 disciples of Christ lived during which era?

a) 33 - 100 AD 

b) 100-180 AD 

c) 180 - 260 AD 

33-100 AD 

500

The Apostolic Era was during which time period?

a) 1st & 2nd centuries

b) 2nd & 3rd centuries

c) 3rd & 4th centuries  

1st and 2nd century

Disciple or Apostle?

100

St Peter 

Disciple 

200

St. Luke 

Apostle 

300

St. Barnabas

Apostle 

400

St. Mark 

Apostle

500

St. Philip 

Disciple 

Who Am I?

100

This apostle was chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot among the 12 disciples. 

Hint (Acts 1:15-26)

St. Matthias 

200

He was mentioned in the miracle of feeding the five thousand when the Lord asked from where we can buy food for those to eat and St._____ answered food with 200 coins is not enough for them (John 6:5-7).

Philip 

300

This saint went early with St.Peter to the Lord's tomb on the Glorious Resurrection Sunday and reached the tomb first before St.Peter. 

St.John the Beloved

400

He was initially feared by the disciples and they did not believe that he was a disciple, but Barnabas convinced them otherwise and believed in the conversion of St._______. 

St.Paul, the Apostle 

500

His house was where the Passover meal took place, where the apostles gathered following the Crucifixion and also where the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles on the day of Pentecost. 

St. Mark the Evangelist

True/False

100

St.Mark is our founder of the Coptic Church and our first Pope. 

True! 

200

St.Thomas was known as the apostle to preach the gospel to Egypt 

False - It was St.Mark the Evangelist 

300

St.Luke was a physician and write of the Holy Book of Acts 

True! 

400

St.Peter was the only disciple who followed the Lord Jesus Christ to the Holy Cross and was entrusted to care for the Virgin Mary after Christ's death. 

False - This was St.John the Beloved. 

500

St. Paul and St.Barnabas were imprisoned together in Philippi and the Lord freed them and the Philippian Jailer believed in the Lord. 

False - St.Paul and St.Silas

Martyr?

100

This saint is known as the protomartyr 

St.Stephen 

200

This disciple was martyred by crucifixion 

St.Peter 

300

This man was an apostle martyred in Rome following 3 missionary trips. 

St.Paul 

400

He is the brother of John the Beloved. He was beheaded by Herod Agrippa. 

St. James (Son of Zebedee)

500

Was St.John the Beloved a martyr?

No - However, he was exiled to Patmos and endured many sufferings.