110: Quiz on the Easter Controversy
What was the Paschal Controversy?
A) A disagreement about the date on which to celebrate Easter
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B) A disagreement about the importance of fasting during Easter season
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C) A disagreement about the use of Latin in religious texts
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D) A disagreement about the role of women in the Church
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Question explanation
The Paschal Controversy was a disagreement about the date on which to celebrate Easter. Specifically, the controversy arose over whether Easter was to be kept on a Sunday or whether Christians should observe the Holy Day of the Jews, the fourteenth of Nisan, which might occur on any day of the week.
What was the second stage in the Easter controversy?
A) Dispute over the determination of the Sunday for Easter
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B) Dispute over the day of the week for Easter to be held on
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C) Dispute over the importance of Easter as a holiday
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D) Dispute over the use of certain religious symbols during Easter celebrations
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Question explanation
The second stage in the Easter controversy was a dispute over the determination of the Sunday itself. The dispute arose after it was agreed that the great Easter festival was always to be held on a Sunday, and was not to coincide with a particular phase of the moon, which might occur on any day of the week. The text of the decree of the Council of Nicaea which settled, or at least indicated a final settlement of, the difficulty has not been preserved to us.
What was the main cause of the third stage in the Paschal controversy?
A) The Quartodeciman controversy
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B) Conflicting traditions of St. John and St. Peter
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C) Divergent cycles in determining Easter
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D) The shape of the tonsure
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Question explanation
"It was to the divergent cycles which Rome had successively adopted and rejected in its attempt to determine Easter more accurately that the third stage in the paschal controversy was mainly due."
What is the earliest possible date of Easter?
A) 20th March
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B) 21st March
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C) 22nd March
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D) 23rd March
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Question explanation
"According to this rule, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday which occurs after the first full moon (or more accurately after the first fourteenth day of the moon) following the 21st of March. As a result, the earliest possible date of Easter is 22 March, the latest 25 April."