Where was the first major Christian Church council held and what was the result of the meeting?
A) Hippo, where St. Augustine became bishop.
B) Nicaea, where a number of theological questions were settled.
C) Rome, where the doctrine of Petrine Succession was adopted.
D) Constantinople, where clergy and lay people studied many ancient documents.
E) Milan, where Church officials decided to make Rome their official headquarters.
B
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In the nineteenth century, which group found liberalism the most appealing?
A) working class B) middle class C) aristocracy D) clergy
During the nineteenth century, the religious group that set the pace for missionary enterprises that other Western nations imitated was __________.
A. evangelical Protestants from Britain B. Roman Catholics from the Americas C. Roman Catholics from Spain, Portugal, and Italy D. Protestant settlers in British colonies
Though the immigrants who came voluntarily to North America in the century following the English Restoration represented a variety of nationalities, most shared the common goal of
A. acquiring farmland. B. setting up a transatlantic trade business. C. owning African slaves. D. becoming part of a Christian commonwealth.
Which of the following best expresses the belief of William Lloyd Garrison?
A. Slavery must be ended gradually. B. A political solution is necessary to bring an end to slavery. C. To end slavery, we must convince either the Whig party or the Democratic party to include an antislavery plank in their national platform. D. Slavery can be ended by winning over the hearts of slavery owners and slavery supporters to Christ.