Paschal Mystery Chapter 5 TEST

Why did Jesus come to John to be baptized at the beginning of his ministry?

• He needed to be cleansed of Original Sin.

• He felt guilty about the temptation in the desert.

• He wanted to identify completely with the human condition.

• He was unwilling to be seen as being like us.

How did Jesus proclaim that the Kingdom of God was at hand?

• through his miracles

• through his actions

• through his teaching

• All of these

What event strengthened Peter, James, and John in their faith that Jesus was the Messiah?

• the Immaculate Conception

• the Annunciation

• the Baptism of Jesus

• the Transfiguration

What event in the Old Testament prefigured Jesus’ offering of his life for us through his passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension?

• the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses

• the covenant with Noah

• the covenant with David

• the offering of the Paschal Lamb

We enter into the core of the Paschal Mystery every time we celebrate which sacrament?

• Baptism

• Confirmation

• the Eucharist

• Penance and Reconciliation

Why did Jesus embrace material poverty?

• A. He could not have traveled as he did if he had owned many possessions.

• B. He wanted to show us that we do not achieve salvation through wealth.

• Both B and C

• C. He wanted to teach spiritual poverty as the way to union with God.

How did Jesus restore human nature to its original holiness?

• through his perfect obedience to his Father’s will

• through his miracles

• through his teaching

• through the Transfiguration

What does Jesus challenge us to do through his moral teaching?

• to go beyond the letter of the Old Law

• to live the spirit of the Law

• both of these

• neither of these

Through the New Law, Christ redeems us in what way?

• by having us judge ourselves harshly

• by putting dietary restrictions in place

• by making us very concerned with details

• by purifying our conscience

What does Jesus teach about the relationship between sin and illness?

• There is a direct relationship between sin and illness.

• There is an indirect relationship between sin and illness.

• Sin causes illness.

• Suffering is a direct punishment for sin.