<p> Eastern Orthodox Religion Reading Worksheet</p><p>1. What are the two most widely known Orthodox traditions? ______</p><p>2. What beliefs do Orthodox Christians and members of other Christian Churches share? ______</p><p>3. How does the Orthodox Christian Church differ from other Christian Churches? ______</p><p>4. What is the meaning of the word “orthodox”? From what language does it takes its meaning? ______</p><p>5. Where did Eastern Orthodoxy spread? ______</p><p>6. Where and when was the doctrine of the Christian Church established? ______</p><p>7. When did Eastern and Western Christian traditions begin to split? When is the split generally considered to have become final? ______</p><p>8. Over how many years did this take place? ______</p><p>9. Which tradition believed that the Church should use local language? ______</p><p>10. Where were the five great patriarchal sees located? ______</p><p>11. Name some differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and western Christianity. ______</p><p>12. Why do Orthodox Christians repeat the Jesus prayer many times a day? ______13. What is the purpose of fasting in the Eastern Orthodox tradition? ______</p><p>14. When are the four main fasting periods? ______</p><p>15. What are the seven Principle Mysteries or sacraments of the Eastern Orthodox tradition? ______</p><p>16. Which sacrament comes first? ______</p><p>17. Which sacrament is closely linked with the feast of Pentecost? Why? ______</p><p>18. What is the name for the Eucharist in the Eastern Orthodox tradition? How is it received? ______</p><p>19. What do Eastern Orthodox communicants believe about the Eucharist? ______</p><p>20. What are the rules about marriage that pertain to priests and bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church? ______</p><p>21. Which sacrament has two faces, according to Sergius Bulgakov? What are they? ______22. What is the purpose of icons? How are they described? ______</p><p>23. How does an iconographer prepare to paint an icon? ______</p><p>24. What is the name of the solid screen that separated the main body of an Eastern Orthodox Church from the sanctuary? (Look up what a sanctuary is if you don’t know the term) ______</p><p>25. When did the Patriarchate of Constantinople abandon the Julian calendar and adopt the Gregorian calendar? ______</p><p>26. When is the Julian calendar still used? Why? ______</p><p>27. When does the orthodox calendar begin and end? ______</p><p>28. When is Christmas celebrated by orthodox Christians? ______</p><p>29. Name at least one feature of Orthodox Christmas that differs from the western celebration of Christmas ______</p><p>30. How did the term Greek Orthodox come into general use? ______</p><p>31. Where is the center of Orthodox monasticism located? ______32. Who was the Regent of Kiev who was baptized in Constantinople in 957? (This question’s answer is not found on the website but in your textbook) ______</p><p>33. How many members does the Russian Orthodox Church have today according to this BBC website? ______</p><p>34. What question would you like to ask our visitor, Father Paul, tomorrow as a result of your reading about the Greek Orthodox Church?</p>