RELIGION CLASS TEST STUDY GUIDE: GRADE 6-8

The Penitential Rite takes place during which part of the Mass?

• Introductory Rites

• Liturgy of the Word

• Liturgy of the Eucharist

• Concluding Rites

The prayer recited during the Liturgy of the Eucharist before the Sign of Peace is:

• The Lord's Prayer

• The Nicene Creed

• The Gloria

• The Agnus Dei

The part that follows immediately after the First Reading in the Liturgy of the Word is:

• The Responsorial Psalm

• The Gospel Acclamation

• The Second Reading

• The Homily

Select the option that is NOT part of the Concluding Rites.

• Final Blessing

• Dismissal

• Liturgy of the Eucharist

• Closing Song

On Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, the additional prayer included in the Introductory Rites is:

• The Gloria

• The Creed

• The Our Father

• The Hail Mary

The Feast of the Assumption is primarily commemorating:

• the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven

• the birth of Jesus Christ

• the resurrection of Jesus

• the ascension of Jesus

The dogma of the Assumption of Mary was officially defined in which year?

• 1950

• 1854

• 1962

• 1870

The early Christians explained the empty tomb of Mary by:

• Believing she was assumed into heaven

• Thinking her body was stolen

• Claiming she never existed

• Saying she moved to another city

A significant difference between Christ's and Mary's ascension to heaven is that:

• Christ ascended by his own power, while Mary was assumed by God's power.

• Both Christ and Mary ascended by their own power.

• Mary ascended before Christ.

• Christ was assumed into heaven, while Mary ascended by her own power.

In the United States, the Feast of the Assumption is observed by Catholics in which of the following ways?

• By attending Mass and participating in religious processions

• By fasting for forty days

• By lighting fireworks and having parades

• By exchanging gifts with family members