Church History Unit 7 Practice Test

The first bishop of the United States was

• James Gibbons

• Lord Baltimore

• John Carroll

• John Adams

Why did Catholics from England first migrate to the American colonies?

• They were subject to harsh treatment and discrimination under Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.

• They had run out of room to worship in England.

• They were promised freedom of worship in the colony of Maryland.

• They thought it would be a fun trip.

Who were the Know-Nothings?

• people who wanted to abolish the education system

• a political party of Protestants who protested the influx of Catholic immigrants

• a group that wanted to instill socialism in the American government

• a group of immigrants who arrived without knowing the language or customs of America

Which of the following was not a reason for building ethnic parishes?

• providing an opportunity for immigrants to worship in their own language

• providing immigrants with a sense of continuity with their country of origin

• isolating immigrants to prevent them from conspiring to take over the United States

• serving as a center of community and social life for immigrants

Which of the following does not characterize the Eastern Catholic Churches?

• They were Catholic communities located on the East Coast of the United States in the nineteenth century.

• They were the Christian communities of Eastern Europe that either never broke from the Catholic Church or else reunited later.

• They have their own liturgical customs, their own dioceses (called eparchies), and their own canon law.

• They acknowledge the Pope as the head of the universal Church.

Which native-born American was the first to be canonized a saint?

• Saint Frances Cabrini

• Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

• Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

• Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?

• It generated technological advances that continue to benefit us today.

• Industrial workers were frequently exploited, especially children and immigrants.

• Low wages were seen as necessary for industrial owners to compete in the marketplace.

• All of these

What was the first modern social encyclical?

• Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor), by Pope Leo XIII

• Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress), by Pope Saint John XXIII

• The Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio), by Pope Paul VI

• Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), by Pope Benedict XVI

Which of the following is not a principle of Catholic social doctrine?

• Superior people should grow wealthy, while those less capable should never attain more than the wages those at the top pay them.

• Governments must serve the common good and protect human rights.

• Workers have a right to just wages and dignified work.

• All of us should care for God’s creation.

Which of the following describes the principle of subsidiarity?

• Subsidiarity opposes all forms of collectivism or socialism.

• A higher civil authority should not assume responsibility for regulations and services that a lower civil authority can provide as well, if not better.

• Government entities should intervene only when there is a real need and always with an eye to serving the common good.

• All of these