9th Grade Chapter 8 Practice Quiz

What does the feast of Pentecost celebrate in the New Testament?

• the building of the Temple in Jerusalem

• the giving of the Law to the Jewish People

• the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Church, which then became Christ’s presence in the world

• the institution of the Eucharist

What is the mission of the Church?

• to announce the Good News

• to continue Jesus’ ministry

• to make disciples

• all of these

What is the ultimate goal of God’s plan for us?

• the salvation of our souls

• the establishment of a Church

• the ability for all people to speak one language

• to force all human beings to do His will

Which of the following is NOT one of the four marks of the Church?

• holy

• apostolic

• divided

• Catholic

What makes it possible for the Church to bring Christ’s sanctifying grace to the world?

• the presence of Christ, who lives and acts in and with the Church

• the holiness of all individuals in the Church

• the failings of individuals in the Church

• the universal nature of the Church

What helps the Church to hand down the teaching of the Apostles faithfully at all times?

• the Sacrament of Baptism

• the presence of the Holy Spirit

• the ministry of deacons

• the assembly at Mass

Which of the following do the Sacraments do for us?

• They put us in touch with God’s power and allow us to experience Jesus’ presence with his Body, the Church.

• They empower us to bring the healing ministry of Jesus into our lives.

• They help us to persevere in our struggles.

• All of these

What Catholic teaching means that the consecrated bread and wine at Mass are truly the Body and Blood of Christ, in which he is present in a real, substantial, and unique way?

• The Assumption

• The Incarnation

• The Redemption

• The Real Presence

What does it mean to say that the Magisterium teaches with infallibility?

• Jesus gives the Church a share in his own certainty when it comes to matters that have to do with our salvation.

• Priests and consecrated religious are exempt from making ordinary human mistakes.

• All Church doctrine, including moral doctrine, that has to do with our salvation, is true.

• Everything that members of the Magisterium say is what the members of the Church have to believe.

How do we participate in the ongoing ministry of Christ?

• by receiving the Sacraments

• by attending Mass on Sunday

• by fulfilling the particular vocation to which God has called us

• by living the consecrated life