7 Christmas Quiz

1.  A _____ is an important announcement.

• message

• memo

• note

• proclamation

2.  The word proclamation comes from a Latin word that means “________”.

• herald

• message

• to cry out

• send

3.    Long ago, when a ruler wanted his subjects to hear something important, he would send a messenger, or _____, to make an official proclamation.

• herald

• proclaimer

• runner

• poster

4.  Because not everyone could read, the messenger would first _____ and proclaim the ruler's message in a loud voice.

• Act out the message

• bang a stick on the ground

• blow a horn

• give out candy

5.  On Christmas Day and throughout the Christmas season the Church celebrates the love of God in the person of ______.

• Mary

• Joseph

• Jesus

• David

6.  At Christmas, Jesus’ followers think about and celebrate Jesus’ birth at Bethlehem and also that Jesus is _______ to us at every moment of our lives.

• present

• in heaven

• relating

• proclaiming

7.   We look forward in hope when Christ will come again at the end of time and bring about in its fullness the _____ he announced.

• Kingdom of God

• parables

• celebration

• Incarnation

8.  Christmas is more than a single day of _______ for the Church because it is a whole season of feasts and celebrations.

• recognition

• celebration

• praying

• observation

9.  The Christmas season begins with the Solemnity of the ______ of the Lord on December 25th.

• manger

• star

• Nativity

• Magi

10.     Early Christians began to hold the celebration of the Incarnation near the ________ when the short days of winter begin to grow longer.

• stable

• holidays

• winter solstice

• vernal equinox