Chapter 1: Divine Origins of the Church

All of the following are correct about Saul, the future St. Paul, before his conversion EXCEPT:

• He was a Pharisee.

• He was an Apostle of Jesus.

• He was a strict follower of the Mosaic Law.

• He harassed and arrested Christians.

What is characteristic about the church?

• It is a place of worship.

• It serves as a community gathering space.

• It provides spiritual guidance.

• All are correct.

Which Catholic saint said, "About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they are one thing, and we shouldn't complicate the matter."?

• St. Joan of Arc

• St. Francis of Assisi

• St. Teresa of Avila

• St. Augustine of Hippo

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred scripture and sacred tradition, and that is handed down in the church through the magisterium and proposed as belief for being divinely revealed.

• Deposit of faith

• Faithful tradition

• Scriptural heritage

• Divine revelation

The Acts of the Apostles was most probably written by who?

• St. Luke the Evangelist

• St. John the Apostle

• St. Paul the Apostle

• St. Matthew the Evangelist

The event that marks the definitive entrance of Jesus humanity into God's heavenly domain.

• The Resurrection

• The Ascension

• The Crucifixion

• The Nativity

From the Greek for 'fiftieth day' a Jewish harvest feast occurring fifty days after Passover, and when the Spirit of God descended upon the Apostles:

• Passover

• Sukkot

• Pentecost

• Yom Kippur

Which council dealt with resolving the question whether gentiles should be admitted into the early church?

• The Council of Jerusalem

• The Council of Nicaea

• The Council of Chalcedon

• The Council of Ephesus

Because of his missionary efforts throughout the Mediterranean, and the way by which he inspired so many to take the message of Christ as far as Spain. St. Paul is usually referred to as:

• Apostle to the gentiles.

• Prophet of the nations.

• Disciple of Christ.

• Evangelist of the Mediterranean.

Prior to the evangelization of the gentiles, the general religious understanding of the time was that what the gentiles believed and practiced could be reconciled with Jewish belief and practices.

• True

• False

• Partially true

• Not applicable