Chapter 9

What are the Sacred Scriptures?

• the books in the Old Testament

• the books in the Bible

• the books in the New Testament

• the books written by Jesus

Who was the boy Jesus listening to and asking questions of when Mary and Joseph found him in the Temple of Jerusalem?

• Nicodemus

• the Apostles

• Saint Peter

• great teachers of the Scriptures

Why should we read the Scriptures?

• to learns about God's Revelation to us

• to learn about church history

• to learn new prayers

• to learn about the saints

When did the Church's Tradition begin?

• with the Apostles

• when the first Pope was elected

• with the prophets of the Old Testament

• with John the Baptist

What is the Ascension?

• the rising of Jesus from the dead

• the lifting up of Jesus onto the cross

• the return of Jesus to his Father

• the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles

When the Scriptures were first written, which of these languages was used?

• Latin and Hebrew

• Greek and Hebrew

• Italian and Latin

• Spanish and Latin

Who spent more than 30 years translating the Scriptures into Latin?

• Saint Jerome

• Moses

• Saint Peter

• the Apostles

In addition to Sacred Scripture what teaches us how to follow Jesus?

• Sacred Education

• Sacred Praying

• Sacred Reading

• Sacred Tradition

Who guided the writers of the Bible?

• Jesus

• the Holy Spirit

• the first disciples

• the Church

When did the travelers to Emmaus recognize the Risen Jesus?

• when they met him on the road

• when Jesus explained the Scriptures

• when they broke bread together

• when they reached Emmaus