REL 1350 – Exam 1, Baylor University, 2026– Fully Answered
Practice Exam
Palestine - correct answer ✔✔ The land where Judaism and Christianity first appeared.
A position of strife and suffering because of its location among trade routes
Alexander - correct answer ✔✔ 4th century; master of Palestine after conquering the Persians;
wanted to spread Greek culture
Hellenism - correct answer ✔✔ the result go Greek origin combined with other elements take
from conquered civilizations in various forms and degrees
Happened during the reign of Alexander
Maccabees - correct answer ✔✔ A family who led a Jewish rebellion during the 2nd century;
were able to gain some political and religious independence
Zealot - correct answer ✔✔ radical party; tenaciously opposed to Roman rule; believe that the
Messiah would support violence, and come to save them from the Romans
Pharisees - correct answer ✔✔ synagogue; all of life was a part of the temple service, had good
relationship with the community, not separated from community
Sadducees - correct answer ✔✔ received a mortal blow when the temple was destroyed;
disappeared after 70 AD; didn't believe anything that wasn't in the Torah
, Essenes - correct answer ✔✔ ascetic sect to which many attribute the production of the Dead
Sea Scrolls; expected the end of times to be very near
Temple - correct answer ✔✔ either of two successive religious buildings of the Jews in
Jerusalem. The first (957-586 BC) was built by Solomon and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar; it
contained the Ark of the Covenant. The second (515 BC-AD 70) was enlarged by Herod the
Great from 20 BC and destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt; all that remains is the
Western Wall.
building of devoted worship
Diaspora Judaism - correct answer ✔✔ "disperation"
the Jews who scattered, but still has a strong religious and emotional connection wit the land of
their ancestors; how faith expanded throughout the Roman Empire
easy to speak to others because most people knew Greek
Septuagint - correct answer ✔✔ Greek translation of the Bible; originated in Alexandria, Egypt;
named for the 70 Jewish scholars asked to provide the translations
Philo of Alexandria - correct answer ✔✔ contemporary of Jesus who sought to show that the
best of pagan philosophy agreed with the Hebrew scriptures; tried giving reason that the God of
Scripture is the same God of philosophy
syncretism - correct answer ✔✔ Indiscriminate mixing of elements from various regions and
emperor worship(test of loyalty by burning incense).
mystery religions - correct answer ✔✔ others which seems to be much more impersonal, unlike
the ancient Olympian gods; would belong to a mystery region through initiation
Practice Exam
Palestine - correct answer ✔✔ The land where Judaism and Christianity first appeared.
A position of strife and suffering because of its location among trade routes
Alexander - correct answer ✔✔ 4th century; master of Palestine after conquering the Persians;
wanted to spread Greek culture
Hellenism - correct answer ✔✔ the result go Greek origin combined with other elements take
from conquered civilizations in various forms and degrees
Happened during the reign of Alexander
Maccabees - correct answer ✔✔ A family who led a Jewish rebellion during the 2nd century;
were able to gain some political and religious independence
Zealot - correct answer ✔✔ radical party; tenaciously opposed to Roman rule; believe that the
Messiah would support violence, and come to save them from the Romans
Pharisees - correct answer ✔✔ synagogue; all of life was a part of the temple service, had good
relationship with the community, not separated from community
Sadducees - correct answer ✔✔ received a mortal blow when the temple was destroyed;
disappeared after 70 AD; didn't believe anything that wasn't in the Torah
, Essenes - correct answer ✔✔ ascetic sect to which many attribute the production of the Dead
Sea Scrolls; expected the end of times to be very near
Temple - correct answer ✔✔ either of two successive religious buildings of the Jews in
Jerusalem. The first (957-586 BC) was built by Solomon and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar; it
contained the Ark of the Covenant. The second (515 BC-AD 70) was enlarged by Herod the
Great from 20 BC and destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt; all that remains is the
Western Wall.
building of devoted worship
Diaspora Judaism - correct answer ✔✔ "disperation"
the Jews who scattered, but still has a strong religious and emotional connection wit the land of
their ancestors; how faith expanded throughout the Roman Empire
easy to speak to others because most people knew Greek
Septuagint - correct answer ✔✔ Greek translation of the Bible; originated in Alexandria, Egypt;
named for the 70 Jewish scholars asked to provide the translations
Philo of Alexandria - correct answer ✔✔ contemporary of Jesus who sought to show that the
best of pagan philosophy agreed with the Hebrew scriptures; tried giving reason that the God of
Scripture is the same God of philosophy
syncretism - correct answer ✔✔ Indiscriminate mixing of elements from various regions and
emperor worship(test of loyalty by burning incense).
mystery religions - correct answer ✔✔ others which seems to be much more impersonal, unlike
the ancient Olympian gods; would belong to a mystery region through initiation
