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Originally Posted by Solon

In my Western Civ. class we read primary source documents every week. This week's document is Acts 18-28. I give a rinky-dink objective quiz to encourage attendance, reward those who read carefully, and to help foster discussion. Today's discussion focused on the spread of Christianity, folk religion (esp. magic), and life in the Roman east.

Today's questions:

1. According to this excerpt from Acts, at Ephesus, some of those who became Christian

a. collected and burned their expensive magic books.
b. started a riot in protest of pagan cults.
c. were thrown to the lions.
d. decided to found a new colony of Christians near Jerusalem.
e. None of these.


2. During the contentious meeting called by Demetrius at Ephesus, those assembled repeatedly shouted,

a. “By this sign we will conquer!”
b. “Death to the Christians!”
c. “Great is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of God!”
d. “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
e. None of these.


3. In this selection from Acts, Paul identifies himself as
a. a Greek speaker
b. a Roman citizen
c. a native of Tarsus, in Cilicia (Asia Minor)
d. a Pharisee
e. All of these.


4. According to the letter from the Roman commandant in Jerusalem to Felix the governor, Paul was sent to Felix at Caesarea

a. because the commandant learned that Paul’s life was in danger.
b. to be executed without delay.
c. in order to teach him about Christianity.
d. to stand trial in the governor’s court for non-Roman citizens.
e. None of these.


5. Paul is rescued from a flogging (whipping) by

a. identifying himself as a Roman citizen from birth.
b. two angels who break his chains.
c. a Christian mob, led by Demetrius the Silversmith.
d. the intervention of Emperor Tiberius.
e. None of these.

6. This section we read (and the book) of Acts ends with

a. Paul living in Rome, awaiting his appeal to Caesar and teaching Christianity.
b. Paul and his shipmates being shipwrecked on their way to Rome.
c. Paul’s execution by Festus at Jerusalem.
d. Paul’s execution by Nero at Rome.
e. None of these.

1a 2d 3e 4e (he was sent because he appealed to Caesar) 5e (he was flogged, in spite of being a Roman citizen) 6b