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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church

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Introduction:
"The Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims to trace back its roots to the earliest days of Christianity. Enjoy this quiz on its history."


1. What saint is credited with being the first teacher in what would become the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
    Peter
    Philip the Evangelist
    Stephen
    John the Baptist


2. The word "Tewahedo" often appears as part of the Ethiopian Church's name. Which of these terms is closest to the definition of "Tewahedo"?
    Traditional
    Ancient
    Unified
    Sacred


3. What is the primary language of the liturgy in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
    Swahili
    Farsi
    Sahidic
    Ge'ez


4. Until the 1950s, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was under the jurisdiction of what other church?
    The Coptic Orthodox Church
    The Antiochan Orthodox Church
    The Greek Orthodox Church
    The Syriac Orthodox Church


5. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church uses a printing of the Bible which contains a small number of writings called the "Apocrypha," meaning "hidden." These are books which certain churches accept as part of the Bible, and others do not. Of the following books, which will you see in the Ethiopian text, but *not* in the King James Version?
    John
    Jubilees
    Numbers
    Acts


6. In Ethiopian tradition, who were the "Nine Saints"?
    Printers who distributed Bibles and tracts free of charge
    Missionaries who traveled to Ethiopia in the 5th Century A.D.
    The first nine saints to have their feast days celebrated after New Year's
    Bishops appointed in Eritrea before its church separated from the Ethiopian church


7. In the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, like any other, there are seminaries, or schools for prospective members of the clergy and religious orders. One of the most important of these is the Theological College of the Holy Trinity. Where is it located?
    Dire Dawa
    Haramaya
    Addis Ababa
    Harar


8. What is the title of the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
    Catholicos
    Archbishop
    Pope
    Abune


9. In 2006, what organization elected the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as its president?
    The World Council of Churches
    Princeton Theological Seminary
    The United Nations
    Churches Uniting in Christ


10. What important relic is claimed by the Ethiopian Church to rest within the sanctuary of the church of Our Lady Mary of Mount Zion, in Axum, Ethiopia?
    The True Cross
    The Crown of Thorns
    The Gifts of the Magi
    The Ark of the Covenant


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