Christian Traditions by Origin

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Most of these denominations will claim to be the original church founded by Jesus and the Apostles. This quiz is only concerned with the origins of these denominations in their current forms.

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#	Hint	Answer
1	Split from the rest of the church at the Council of Ephesus	Assyrian Church of the East
2	Split from the rest of the church at the Council of Chalcedon	Oriental Orthodox
3	Eastern church that split from #4 in the Great Schism of 1054	Eastern Orthodox
4	Western church that split from #3 in the Great Schism of 1054	Roman Catholicism
5	Began when a German monk was kicked out of #4 for trying to reform it (please be specific)	Lutheranism
6	Began when a Swiss theologian was rejected for denying that the Eucharist is the true body and blood of Christ	Anabaptist
7	Founded by a French theologian known for his intellectual approach to Christianity	Reformed
8	Subcategory of #7, followed the teachings of a fiery Scottish minister	Presbyterianism
9	Split from #4 after #4's leader refused to grant a king permission to divorce his wife	Anglicanism
10	Subcategory of #7, separated from #9 when they worried that #9 did not separate from #4 enough	Congregationalism
11	Likely came out of the same movement as #10, followed #10 to the new world and were persecuted by #10 there	Baptist
12	Came out of a revival movement within #9, followed an English cleric whose teachings focused on sanctification and the transforming effect of faith.	Methodism
13	Came out of the Holiness movement, a movement in #12 during the 19th century, started expecting a revival of apostolic power and spiritual gifts.	Pentecostalism
14	Came out of the restorationist movement within #11, declared independence from traditions and creeds.	Churches of Christ
15	Arose from the Millerite movement in the 1840s, emphasized the imminence of the Second Coming, and believed the Sabbath was still on Saturday.	Seventh-day Adventism