REVIEW SHEET FOR GCT TEST #2 (100 Points in Quiz Section of Your Grade)

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Melito of Sardis:

1. The Fathers of the Church of the 2nd-3rd ctry. Are called the _________________ Fathers.

2. Is it fair to claim Melito was anti-Semitic? Explain

3. Who coined the term “canon” of the Bible?

4. Melito was one of the first to teach on the two __________ of Jesus.

5. Melito was Bishop of ______________.

Justin Martyr:

1. St. Justin Martyr considered himself not so much as a theologian, but as a _____________.

2. Justin was one of the greatest Christian apologist of his time. What is an apologist?

3. What was happening that he felt he had to defend Christians?

4. How did St. Justin Martyr die?

St. Irenaeus of Lyons:

1. St. Irenaeus of Lyons is called the “Father of __________.”

2. Who was the Saint who was a mentor to Irenaeus and sent him out to be a missionary? Irenaeus later

wrote the account of his martyrdom.

3. Irenaeus used sarcasm to address the fantastic “myths” created by the Gnostics to explain religious

mysteries. He said he could do the same thing by coming up with silly names for religious terms. Give

one example of a silly name he used.

4. Irenaeus pointed out that Mary was the New ________.

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5. St. Irenaeus wrote against the _______________, a heretical group that believed that they had an elite

“knowledge.”

Greek Philosophers:

1. Who are the three founding fathers of western philosophy?

2. Who were the Sophists? What was the work of the Sophists

3. What was the name of the Philosophical school founded by Plato?

4. How did Socrates die?

5. What is the difference between Aristotle’s actuality and potentiality?

6. For the Greek philosophers, was the concept of “god” a personal one? Explain.

7. Who wrote the “Apologies” of Socrates?

8. What was Socrates concept of “god”?

9. What was Plato’s concept of “god?”

10. What was the Demiurge?

11. What was Aristotle’s concept of “god?”

12. Who founded the “Lyceum?”

13. What is the difference between actuality and potentiality?

Tertullian:

1. What kind of personality did Tertullian have?

2. Tertullian asked, “What does Athens have to do with _______________?” What was the meaning

behind this quote?

3. Tertullian was the first to use the word _______________ to describe the Christian concept of one God

– three Persons.

4. What impressed Tertullian that caused him to convert to Christianity?

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5. What was Tertullian’s relationship to the Church when he died?

6. What was the overriding message of Tertullian’s, “The Spectacles?”

St. Hippolytus of Rome:

1. Hippolytus was a disciple to St. _________________.

2. ______________, a young man, came to hear Hippolytus preach.

3. Why do we call St. Hippolytus the first known “anti-pope?”

4. What happened when under the persecution by Emperor Maximinus Thrax, Hippolytus and Pontian

were exiled together in 235 to Sardinia? (What was the outcome between the two?)

5. How did Hippolytus die?

6. What part of the Mass today can be traced back to Hippolytus?

7. Did Hippolytus think the lapsi should be forgiven?

8. What special custom was also practiced when the priest gave out Communion during Hippolytus’ time?

St. Cyprian of Carthage:

1. St. Cyprian was the Bishop of _____________.

2. St. Cyprian considered ______________ his master.

3. What did Cyprian do during the Dacien persecution of his people which really made them angry?

4. What did Cyprian say to defend himself in regards to above answer?

5. Who were the “lapsi?”

6. What was the “libellus?”

7. How did he die?

St. Clement of Alexandria:

1. Where did Clement first teach?

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2. He coined the term that “Philosophy is the ______________ of Theology.” What did he mean by this?

3. Who was Clement’s famous student?

4. Pope Sixtus “V” later suppressed Clement’s writings for a time because of what concern?

Origen:

1. How did Origen feel about his father’s martyrdom?

2. What did Emperor Justinian do to Origen?

3. What horrible thing did Origen do to himself and why?

4. Is Origen considered a heretic today? Why?

Eusebius of Caesarea:

1. What was the name of Eusebius’ famous writing?

2. Eusebius was Bishop of what famous city?

3. How did Eusebius feel about Constantine? Explain in a few sentences.

4. What was the great heresy arose during the time of Eusebius and Constantine?

5. Who was Arius? Explain in a few sentences.

6. What was the name of the Council that Constantine called?

7. What was Eusebius’ answer to the problem discussed at the council?

8. What was Eusebius’ relationship/attitude towards Athanasius?

9. Right before the Last Seige of the Jews, what did the Christians do?

10. What were some of the tragic events that happened to the Jews?

St. Athanasius:

1. How many times did St. Athanasius suffer exile in his life?

2. What heretical idea did Arius believe about Jesus?

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3. Who did Bishop Alexander appoint as his secretary against Arius?

4. Who summoned the council of Nicea in 325?

5. St. Athanasius promoted _____________, due mostly to his biography of St. Anthony of the Desert.

Antony of the Desert

1. Who wrote his biography?

2. Where was he from?

3. Why is he often pictured with a pig?

4. Anthony is known as the Father of ____________________.

5. What is the name of this painting?

Mary of Egypt:

1. What kind of a person was Mary of Egypt before she went to live in the desert?

2. While Antony of Egypt was the first of the Desert Fathers, Mary of Egypt was the first (known) of the

Desert ________________.

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St. Basil the Great:

1. Many of the members of Basil’s family were _______________ - including his grandparents, his parents

and three of his siblings.

2. Basil wrote a rule of life for _______________.

3. He is remembered as a father of _________________ in Eastern Christianity.

4. What did Basil do when he discovered that the Masses were getting too long and ornate for his people?

5. Today Basil’s Mass is called the ________________ _________________ of St Basil and is used in the

Coptic and Byzantine Churches.

St. Gregory of Nazianzus:

1. Why was Gregory of Nanzianzus named the most “relunctant” of all the Fathers?

2. What kind of person was Gregory of Nanzianzus father?

3. Gregory of Nanzianzus’ letter to his flock explained the reason why he___________________.

4. Gregory of Nazianzus’ beautiful poem was based on a dialogue between _________ and ____________.

St. Gregory of Nyssa:

1. Who were the three Cappadocian Fathers?

2. What made them famous?

3. Who was Gregory of Nyssa’s famous brother?

4. What did Gregory of Nyssa do when his wife died?

5. In his first essay we read, Gregory wrote about why __________ die.

6. The second essay, the Mystical Death refers to _______________.

7. In Gregory of Nyssa’s third essay he explains how a ____________ was built.

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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:

1. Why were the Bishops suspicious of St. Cyril of Jerusalem?

2. What happened when St. Gregory of Nyssa was sent to “inspect” St. Cyril’s teachings?

3. St. Cyril’s series of catechetical lectures were preached “off the cuff” (extemporaneously) and written

down later by his followers. What did these lectures center upon? (clue: you read about two of them in

the text!)

4. According to Cyril, how should you receive the Blessed Sacrament when you approach the priest?

St. Ambrose of Milan:

1. In what city was Ambrose bishop?

2. Did Ambrose believe in a separation of Church and state, or not?

3. Before Ambrose was unanimously elected Bishop by the people, what career did he have?

4. What famous saint to Ambrose baptize?

5. When Valerian’s mother, an Arian, was allowed to take over the churches in Milan by her son, how did

Ambrose change the emperor’s mind and get the churches back from her?

6. Ambrose is not only a Father of the Church but __________ of the Church, as well!

7. What is the “Duomo” in Milan, Italy??

8. How many churches did Ambrose build in Milan?

9. Ambrose was responsible for changing the musical situation in the Church. How so?

10. Where is the “Ambrosian Rite” for Mass prayed still today?

11. What is the “Te Deum?”

St. John Chrysostom:

1. John was nicknamed, “Chrysostom” which meant _____________________.

2. Did the school of Antioch teach a allegorical or literal translation of Scripture?

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3. What did John want to do with his life, but his mother wouldn’t allow it?

4. Why did John HAVE to accept the position of Patriarch in Constantinople?

5. What happened to bring John back from his first exile?

6. How did John die?

7. What is the “Hagia Sophia?”

8. John created his own music and his own Liturgical Rite. The _______________ _________________

of St. John Chrysostom is in the Eastern, especially Byzantine Church today.

St. Cyril of Alexandria:

1. Was successor to St. ________________.

2. Cyril worked for his famous uncle, __________________ who persecuted John Chrysostom.

3. How did Cyril respond to Nestorius said that Mary was not the “Mother of God?”

4. What did the Council of Ephesus decide about Mary in 431?

5. What is the “hypostatic union?”

St. Jerome:

1. What characteristics about Jerome’s personality make him “eccentric”?

2. What is the “Vulgate?”

3. Why was it necessary, in the 4th ctry., to have the Bible translated into Latin?

4. What was the Septuigent?

5. Why did Augustine disagree with Jerome?

6. St. Jerome is often pictured in art with a lion. What did St. Jerome do to help the lion?

7. “ While Jerome was an accomplished and careful translator, he was not a dogmatic one. He translated

___________ for _____________, and not always word for word.”

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St. Vincent of Lerins:

1. What did Vincent do after he left the military?

2. Vincent wrote under the pen-name, “Peregrinus” which means ____________.

3. Vincent believed that we should know the difference between true and false doctrine by looking at what

has been believed everywhere, always and by all. This is known at the Vincentian ______________.

4. “Catholic” means _________________.

St. Leo the Great:

1. Pope Leo the 1st was also known as “Leo the _________.”

2. What famous barbarian did Pope Leo meet face to face in 452?

3. What did the Council of Chalcedon teach about Jesus Christ?

4. According to Pope Leo, why did the Lord allow Rome to become such an enormous, prosperous

kingdom which embraced numerous nationalities?

St. Benedict of Nursia:

1. How is Mount Subiaco related to Benedict?

2. How is Monte Cassino related to Benedict?

3. What is special about the medal of St. Benedict?

4. What does Benedict’s motto, “Ora et Labora” mean?

5. Who was Benedict’s famous sister?

QUESTIONS:

1. What is “negative” or “apophatic” theology?

2. What is “catophatic” theology?

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3. Give a brief history of the Library of Alexandria.

4. Give a brief history of the school of Antioch vs. the school of Alexandria.

5. What are some major reasons for the decline of Rome?

AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS:

1. According to Msgnr. Heintz, what is the structure of the Confession (ie. What role does “Book 5”

play?)

2. To whom is the Confessions addressed?

3. At what age does Augustine believe that people start to sin?

4. What kind of personality did Augustine’s father have?

5. What was the name of Augustine’s mother?

6. Where was Augustine born and on what continent?

7. Why did Augustine struggle with his sexuality throughout his life?

8. What was Augustine’s early education like?

9. What did Augustine study once he left his hometown?

10. What sect did Augustine join?

11. What were some of the strange beliefs about this sect?

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12. What was the name of Augustine’s son?

13. What finally happened to Augustine’s mistress?

14. What happened to his son?

15. Why was Augustine disgusted with his students?

16. Why did Augustine steal the pears?

17. How long did his mom pray for Augustine?

18. What happened during the “eureka!” moment of Augustine’s conversion to the faith in the garden?

19. Who Baptized and instructed Augustine?

20. In what city was Augustine baptized?

21. In book 9, Augustine reflects upon the role of his mother in his life. Why doesn’t he cry at her

funeral?

22. Augustine is one of the greatest fathers and ______________________s of the Church – especially

in the western Church.

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