
1. Historical narratives particular to one region of the world do not require 
~ Historical narratives particular to one region of the world do not require a unified chronology. In these works, time tends to be marked locally via generations or temporal words.
@ Historical narratives particular to one region of the world do not require a unified chronology. In these works, time tends to be marked locally via generations or temporal words.
a. translation for outside scholars.
b. romanticized retelling.
*c. a unified chronology. 
d. scholarly consensus.

2. Sextus Julius Africanus attempted to
~ Sextus Julius Africanus attempted to establish how long ago Creation had taken place. By studying pre-Christian myths beginning with Creation, he hoped to create a unified chronology for the Christian world.
@ Sextus Julius Africanus attempted to establish how long ago Creation had taken place. By studying pre-Christian myths beginning with Creation, he hoped to create a unified chronology for the Christian world.
*a. establish how long ago Creation had taken place.
b. predict the coming of Christ.
c. find the age of God.
d. establish a new branch of Christianity.

3. Sextus Julius Africanus uses _____ as his main source of historical understanding for his chronology.
~ Sextus Julius Africanus uses the Hebrew and Christian Bibles as his main source of historical understanding for his chronology. He spends the first part of the reading disregarding other cultures understanding of time.
@ Sextus Julius Africanus uses the Hebrew and Christian Bibles as his main source of historical understanding for his chronology. He spends the first part of the reading disregarding other cultures understanding of time.
a. ancient Greek records
b. the teachings of Jesus Christ
*c. the Hebrew and Christian Bibles
d. an early Roman form of carbon dating

4. From a twenty-first century scientific perspective, one critique of Africanus's methods would be 
~ From a twenty-first century scientific perspective, one critique of Africanus's methods would be that he understands the Bible as representing literal truth, for example, individuals living for hundreds of years.
@ From a twenty-first century scientific perspective, one critique of Africanus's methods would be that he understands the Bible as representing literal truth, for example, individuals living for hundreds of years.
*a. that he understands the Bible as representing literal truth, for example, individuals living for hundreds of years.
b. his mistakes made during the calculation process.
c. his neglect of other cultures' knowledge.
d. his assertion based on no evidence at all that humans could live for hundreds of years.

5. Sextus Julius Africanus makes his calculation by 
~ Sextus Julius Africanus makes his calculation by adding up the ages of biblical figures and correlating them to events in Graeco-Roman chronology.
@ Sextus Julius Africanus makes his calculation by adding up the ages of biblical figures and correlating them to events in Graeco-Roman chronology.
a. studying the position of stars mentioned.
*b. adding up the ages of biblical figures and correlating them to events in Graeco-Roman chronology.
c. adding up the lunar cycles stated in Genesis.
d. adding up the age of each ruler of Jerusalem.

6. What formula most accurately represents Africanus's calculations?
~ 5,531+192=5,723. The world is 5,723 years old.
@ 5,531+192=5,723. The world is 5,723 years old.
a. (3,563+1,235+1,237)-192=5,843. The world is 5,843 years old.
*b. 5,531+192=5,723. The world is 5,723 years old.
c. 5,531+221=5,752. The world is 5,752 years old.
d. Each day of creation=1,000 years. 7 days of creation x 1,000=7,000. The world is 7,000 years old.

7. A 2017 Gallup poll found that 38% of U.S. adults believe the earth was created between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. One may infer from reading Africanus that
~ The mathematical calculations that inform this belief were developed by Sextus Julius Africanus. One cannot infer anything about the truth value of that belief from this reading.
@ The mathematical calculations that inform this belief were developed by Sextus Julius Africanus. One cannot infer anything about the truth value of that belief from this reading.
a. This belief is scientifically invalid.
b. This belief is scientifically valid.
c. This belief is ahistorical.
*d. The mathematical calculations that inform this belief were developed by Sextus Julius Africanus.