Thomas Aquinas and Church History Quiz

As a ________, Thomas Aquinas wrote many theological books that drew on the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers.

• Dominican

• Jesuit

• Franciscan

• Benedictine

The Church is ________, which means that Jesus continues to lead the Church through the pope and the bishops.

• holy

• apostolic

• infallible

• universal

Aquinas used the term ________ to teach that during the consecration, the bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of the risen Christ.

• transubstantiation

• Eucharist

• consecration

• sanctification

The ________ of God eventually forbade fighting among warriors for more than half the year.

• Truce

• Cross

• Peace

• Commandment

The Three Persons of the Trinity call us to be ________ in Christ.

• strong

• one

• united

• faithful

The title used for a leader in the Orthodox Church is ________.

• priest

• patriarch

• bishop

• cardinal

The Holy Spirit has given the pope and the bishops the gift of ________, which means that the teachings of the Magisterium are without error when it comes to matters of faith and morals.

• infallibility

• atonement

• sanctity

• wisdom

From A.D. 700 to 1300, Europe embraced a ________ culture.

• warrior

• peaceful

• mercantile

• agricultural

The new religious orders that ministered directly to the people were known as ________ Orders.

• Mendicant

• Merciful

• Monastic

• Clerical

Jesus ________ for our sins and opened the gates of Heaven for us.

• forgave

• atoned

• sacrificed

• prayed