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RANDOM

100

Which of the following was not a role of the Nine Saints?

1.Burning churches

2. Spreading monastic life

3.Teaching and expanding monasticism

4. All of above

Burning churches

200

14. Which of the following is not a composition of St. Yared?

a) Diguab

b) Se’atat (Hours)

c) Tsome Digua (Fasting Digua) 

d) Anqetse Birhan

b)se’atat (hours)

300

Which group of saints emerged during the Golden Age?

a) Aba Giorgis of Gascha, Aba Heriakos of Bihinsa, Aba Selama Kesate Berhanb

b) St. Ephrem, St. Lalibela, Abune Teklehaymanotc

c) Aba Giorgis of Gascha, Abune Teklehaymanot, St. Lalibela 

d) St. Lalibela, Abreha and Atsbeha, Frumentius

C) Aba Giorgis of Gascha, Abune Teklehaymanot, St. Lalibela

400

12. Why is the 12th-15th century called the Golden Age?

a) Because many Ethiopian church scholars emerged

b) Because the churches destroyed by Yodit Gudit were rebuilt 

c) Because gold resources were discovered during this time

d) Answers (a) and (b)

D) Answers (a) and (b)

500

Why is the 6th-10th century called the Dark Ages?

a) Because it was a time of darkness

b) Because of the rise of Queen Yodit Gudit

c) Because of the separation of the Ethiopian Church from other Christian communities 

d) Answers (b) and (c)

d) Answers (b) and (c)

RANDOM

100

Why did the Nine Saints flee to Ethiopia?

a) Because they refused to accept the intercession of the Virgin Mary

b) Because they rejected the Old Testament laws

c) Because they opposed the two-nature belief

 d) No answer

C) Because they opposed the two-nature belief

200

9. Which of the following is not among the Nine Saints?

a) Aba Aregawi

b) Aba Ale

c) Aba Giorgis 

d) Aba Yem’ata

c) Aba Giorgis 

300

8. In Ethiopian Church history, what did Abreha and Atsbeha accomplish?

a) They built many roads

b) They made Ethiopia known for the hymns of St. Yared

c) They made Christianity the national religion

 d) All of the above

c) They made Christianity the national religion

400

Who was the Patriarch of Alexandria that sent Bishop Frumentius to Ethiopia?

a) St. George

b) St. Ephram

c) Aba Heriakos

 d) St. Athanasius

 d) St. Athanasius

500

Who formally expanded Christianity in Ethiopia around 330 A.D., after it was introduced in 34 A.D.?

a) Abune Matias

b) St. Lalibela

c) Abune Selama Kesate Berhan

 d) Abune Paulos

C) Abune Selama Kesate Berhan

RANDOM

100

 Which of the 12 apostles is said to have come to Ethiopia and preached Christianity?

a) St. Paul

b) St. John

c) St. Matthew

 d) St. John the Baptist

C) St. Matthew

200

After Apostle Bakos was taught, what question did he ask when they arrived at a place with water?

a) “Can I drink some water because I am thirsty?”

b) “Can we bathe in the water because it is hot?”

c) “Shall we sit by the water and rest?” 

d) No answer

d) No answer

300

 In Ethiopian Church history, what did Bakos (the Ethiopian eunuch) not do?

a) He introduced Christianity to Ethiopia

b) He taught the reading and interpretation of the Holy Bible

c) He brought the Holy Bible to Ethiopia for the first time

 d) He preached Christianity after returning to Ethiopia

c) He brought the Holy Bible to Ethiopia for the first time

400

2. When we say the Church is apostolic, what does it mean?

a) It means it was founded by the apostles

b) It belongs to the apostles

c) It has an unbroken lineage of priesthood from the apostles 

d) Both answers (a) and (c)

d) Both answers (a) and (c)

500

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic or identity of the Church?

a) The Church is one

b) The Church is holy

c) The Church belongs to the clergy

d) The Church is apostolic

c) The Church belongs to the clergy

RANDOM

100

15. Who were the people instructed to examine and declare someone clean from leprosy after they were healed?

A) The disciples

B) The priests

C) The prophets

D) The scribes

B) The priests

200

14.Who among the disciples expressed concern about how much it would cost to feed the crowd?

A) Philip

B) Andrew

C) Peter 

D) John

A) Philip

300

13.What was Lydia’s contribution to the early church?

A) She was a prophetess.

B) She provided her home for church gatherings.

C) She was a scribe.

D) She was a singer.

B) She provided her home for church gatherings.

400

12.What was the role of Deborah in the Old Testament.

A) A prophetess

 B) A judge of Israel

C) A leader in battle

D) All of the above

D) All above

500

11.Who led the Israelites into battle against Sisera?

A) Ruth

B) Esther 

C) Deborah

D) Huldah

C) Deborah

RANDOM

100

10.Where did God bring water from a rock?

A) Sinai

B) At Kadesh

C) Mount Horeb

 D) B and C

D) b and c

200

 

9.In which book of the New Testament is the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead found?

A) Matthew

B) Mark

C) Luke

D) John

D) John

300

What question did the expert in the law ask Jesus, leading to the story of the Good Samaritan?

A) “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

B) “How can I follow you?”

C) “Why do you perform miracles?”

D) “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

A) “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

400

Paul was originally from a Greek-speaking city under the Roman Empire. Where was he born?

A) Alexandria

B) Tarsus

sC) Damascus 

D) Bethlehem

No answer 

500

Which part of Jerusalem did Nehemiah lead the people to rebuild?

A) The Temple 

B) The city walls

C) The palace

D) The marketplace

C) the city walls