Church History
The five most important cities in the early Church that were later codified in an official Church hierarchy.
What is the Pentarchy?
The apostle named Simon who was crucified upside down under Nero.
Who is St. Peter?
The founder of Gnosticism (who may have been struck by lightning by God while engaging in a wizard duel with St. Peter whilst flying above the Roman Forum).
Who is Simon Magus?
The emperor who "didn't" start the fire (The Great Fire of Rome) and had Sts. Peter and Paul put to death.
Who is Nero?
The lowest of the Major Orders which is no longer in use.
What is a Subdeacon?
The Church Father who was not canonized as a saint because he became a Montanist.
Who is Tertullian?
The belief that all members of the Church need to be morally perfect (or be excommunicated) and that mortal sins were unforgivable?
What is Montanism?
The emperor who started the worst persecutions of the Church and originated the Tetrarchy.
Who is Diocletian?
The three "States" of the members of the Church.
What are the Laity, Clergy, and Religious?
The Church Father who was not recognized as a saint because he (allegedly) castrated himself.
Who is Origen?
The core tenants of Gnosticism.
What is the belief that knowledge (gnosis) is what saves you?
What is the belief that physical things are evil?
What is the belief that humans are spirits trapped in flesh prisons?
What is the belief that there are two gods (a good one that created spiritual things and a bad one that created physical things)?
The emperor who wrote the Meditations.
Who is Marcus Aurelius
The three "Parts" of the Universal Church.
What are the Church Militant, Church Suffering, and Church Triumphant?
The first catechism which set aside Wednesday and Friday as days of fasting.
What is the Didiche?
The definitions of Formal and Material heresy.
Material: What is believing a corrupted form of dogma without knowing that the belief has been condemned by the Church?
The building achievements of Trajan's immediate successor.
What is Hadrian's Wall, the Castel Sant'Angelo, and the Pantheon?
A list of the Minor Orders in ascending order.
What is "Porter, Lector, Exorcist, Cantor, Acolyte"?
The liturgical Rite which originated from the See which was founded by St. Mark the Evangelist.
What is Coptic (1st century Egyptian) or Ge'ez (3rd century Ethiopian)?
The three core principles of Arianism.
What are the beliefs that
1) Jesus is the highest angel (he was created)
2) therefore he is not God (but we can still worship him) and
3) he did not have a human nature (though he might have had a human body)?
The events leading up to the Battle of Milvian Bridge (which took place on October 28, 312 AD). (From the start of Charlemeign's reign until the night before the battle.)
What are:
1) Charlemeign becomes Caesar of the West.
2) Maxentius overthrows Flavius (wins a civil war).
3) Maximian declares himself Emperor.
4) Charlemeign kills Maximian.
5) Maxentius tries to avenge Maximian by conquering Rome (& make his claim as Emperor more legitimate).
6) Constantine marches to Rome (although greatly outnumbered).
7) Constantine has a vision of a Chi-Rho and is told to put it on his soldier's shields.