Episode 91 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 91: The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity. See what you remember about these two Carthaginian martyrs and the early history of Christian martyrdom more generally by clicking START below!
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In our discussion of honestiores and damnatio ad bestias, we learned that Roman law generally stipulated:
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Which of the following is NOT one of Perpetua’s prophetic visions in The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity?
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The church father Tertullian advanced the theory that Christian martyrs:
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This theologian was Perpetua’s contemporary, and also a citizen of Carthage.
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Significant attention in The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is paid to Perpetua’s relationship with:
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Justin Martyr’s execution, which took place around 165 CE, allegedly had roots in:
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In the 420s, Augustine wrote that Christians facing the horrors of barbarian invasions:
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Two Roman Christian men, Ptolemaeus and Lucius, are butchered in Rome in the pages of Justin Martyr’s Second Apology. Which of the following catalyzes the events leading to their execution?
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The events of The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity took place in:
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The “new prophecies” mentioned at the outset of The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity likely proves the text’s redactor’s allegiance to a Christian splinter group popular in the late second century. This group was:
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This Christian martyr gave birth in prison prior to her execution.
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The person generally considered to be the first non-Biblical Christian martyr is:
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The fourth of the five martyr narratives we read at the outset of this episode survives in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History, and it records a massacre of Christian citizens and slaves. This massacre took place in modern day:
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The events of The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity took place under Rome’s ____________ dynasty.
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Which of the following did Montanists NOT believe in?
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