Pop Quiz Time!

In this new semester, Dave is teaching a favorite topic of his: Church History. After polling the students, he found the majority in his class have not yet taken World History. What better way to learn about the development of civilization than through studying the church's influence?

To gauge the knowledge base his students were starting with, Dave gave a pop quiz on the first day of class. A few students scored a few correct answers, but most were pretty mystified. It's a fun semester of learning ahead!

Itching to take the quiz yourself? An excerpt is below. Maybe you'll find you want to join Dave's Church History class, too!

Church History Quiz!

Match the number with the corresponding letter (answers at the bottom of this post):

1. Luther
2. Destruction of the Temple
3. Abba Antony
4. Charlemagne
5. Augustine of Hippo
6. John Wycliffe
7. Julian of Norwich
8. Council of Trent
9. Gutenberg
10. Henry VIII

A. Mass production of Bibles
B. Counter-reformation
C. Church of England
D. Medieval mysticism
E. Confessions
F. English Bible
G. Christmas Day 800 A.D.
H. Diet of Worms
I. Desert Fathers
J. 70 A.D.


Reading Time!

Christmas just kept going for Dave when he learned last month that the Covenant Bible College of Ecuador (CBC) was donating their entire library to the Alliance Academy. While we are sorry to see the CBC leave Ecuador, we are thrilled by their generous gift to our school. Dave had to leave behind a large portion of his personal library when we moved here, and he has often bemoaned the loss of those great resources. Now they have been more than replaced! There was even a complete classroom set of a book he planned to use for his church history class - and it is an updated edition from the copies the AA owned. God is so good!


Preschool Time!


(Above: Levi digs play time at Pirulitos, his preschool)

Levi has been enjoying attending a Spanish language preschool, which he began in August. His teachers report he is coming along well with language acquisition and has lost his accent. If only Beth could say the same about herself! Levi is also learning about Ecuadorian culture and holidays and making lots of new friends. We are grateful for the quality of his teachers and programming. We plan to start Luke in the same school this coming August and it will be interesting to see which language the two of them choose for their play times.

(Below: No school for Luke or Aaron yet, but lots of fun learning at home!)


Answers Time!

1. H 2. J 3. I 4. G 5. E 6. F 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C