Church History on Brethreign: the quiz and the Arena

The story of the church didn’t stop at the book of Acts. Brethreign has two ways to explore what came after: a quick Church History quiz that counts toward the leaderboard, and the Church History Arena, where you can read about the people who carried the faith through the centuries. This guide covers both.

The Church History quiz

Open the Games page at /games and tap Church History. The quiz is five questions “on the people and moments that shaped the church: fathers, reformers, missionaries, hymn writers.”

1. Tap Start quiz. Every round is fresh.
2. Choose an answer. Each question has four choices.
3. Read the note. After each answer you’ll see whether you were right, plus a short explanation.
4. Tap Next until all five are done.

Your score is added to your week on the leaderboard, and the result screen lets you share it to your feed, copy a share line or play again.

The Church History Arena

The Arena is at /history. It describes itself simply: “From the upper room to the modern moves of God: 60 of the church’s witnesses, in their order.”

Six eras

Tabs across the top take you through six eras:

• Apostolic (33–100). The first generation after Christ: apostles, evangelists and the first martyrs.
• Patristic (100–500). The church fathers, such as Augustine, Athanasius and Chrysostom. Creeds, councils and defenders of the faith.
• Medieval (500–1500). Monks, mystics and scholars, from Benedict and Francis to Aquinas and Wycliffe.
• Reformation (1500–1700). Luther, Calvin, Tyndale and Knox. Scripture back into the hands of the people.
• Modern (1700–1900). Awakenings and missions: Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards, Carey, Taylor, Spurgeon and Moody.
• Revivalists (1900–today). The Pentecostal outpouring and modern witnesses, including Seymour, Wigglesworth, Graham, Bonnke, Corrie ten Boom and Bonhoeffer.

Each era opens with a short chronicle, a few paragraphs telling the story of that period.

Tap a figure to read their story

Under each era are cards for its figures, with their years and one line on why they matter. Tap a card and a panel opens with:

• the era and their years,
• what they’re remembered for,
• a well-known quote, where there is one,
• a short biography.

Close the panel to go back to the era.

Play and read together

The quiz and the Arena work best side by side. Read about an era in the Arena, then play a round of the quiz and see what stuck. When a question surprises you, look the person up in the Arena afterwards.

Why church history matters

It’s easy to feel as if our generation is the first to face hard questions. Church history shows otherwise. Believers before us faced persecution, confusion and doubt, and stayed faithful. Their stories encourage us to do the same.

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1)

Keep going

• How to play the Bible Quiz
• Character Match: name the Bible figure
• Games on Brethreign