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Ecclesiology Semester Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process called by which the Church declares someone a saint?

a)

election

b)

injunction

c)

canonization

d)

democratic selection

2.

Which title for Pope was best exemplified when Pope John Paul II said to one of his assistants, "Tell your little girl that God loves her, and that I do too"?

a)

Vicar of Christ

b)

Bishop of Rome

c)

Head of the College of Bishops

d)

Successor to Peter

3.

What is referred to as the domestic Church

a)

the diocese

b)

the parish

c)

the holy see

d)

the home

4.

By studying the lives of the saints, our aim was to see their lives as models of. . .

a)

happiness

b)

holiness

c)

magnanimity

d)

beauty

5.

A call from God to all members of the Church

a)

cell phone

b)

discernment

c)

vocation

d)

feeling

6.

The hierarchy and their authority were established by

a)

Peter

b)

Paul

c)

Common Consent

d)

Jesus

7.

The early Christians preserved the relics of the martyrs with reverence and celebrated their "birthdays" into Heaven annually.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Purgatory has its strongest evidence in the Old Testament in the First Book of Maccabees.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Eternal separation from God is the principal punishment of those in Hell.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Catholics worship the saints because of their heavenly purity.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which model of the Church is demonstrated by the following quote? Jesus said, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.”

a)

Herald

b)

Sacrament

c)

Mystical Communion

d)

Servant

12.

Which model of the Church is demonstrated by the following quote? “After Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, he told them, “I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”

a)

Herald

b)

Sacrament

c)

Mystical Communion

d)

Servant

13.

Which model of the Church is demonstrated by the following quote? “The Church is meant to be a visible manifestation, a sign of Christ in the world."

a)

Herald

b)

Sacrament

c)

Mystical Communion

d)

Servant

14.

This model highlights the variety of people who make up the Church and emphasizes that it is the Spirit that makes us belong to one another.

a)

Herald

b)

Sacrament

c)

Mystical Communion

d)

Servant

15.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church and Canon Law demonstrate which model of the Church?

a)

Institution

b)

Sacrament

c)

Herald

d)

Mystical Communion

e)

Servant

16.

Human beings can participate in the heavenly liturgy only if they in fact reach heaven.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Church will endure many trials and persecutions before the return of Christ.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The saints in Heaven continue to play an important role in the spiritual lives of the faithful on earth.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The bishop of Rome

a)

Bishop Rhoades

b)

Fr. Jonathan Norton

c)

Cardinal Dolan

d)

Pope Francis

20.

In Greek, "theotokos" means

a)

blessed mother

b)

holy woman

c)

God-bearer

d)

ever virgin

21.

The Apostles appointed themselves to be leaders of the Church.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Incarnation occurred at a specific time and in a specific place of God's choosing.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The first of the four marks of the Church.

a)

One

b)

Holy

c)

Catholic

d)

Apostolic

24.

Ecumenism indicates that the Church is open to having dialogue with people of other . . .

a)

states

b)

nations

c)

churches

d)

languages

25.

Jesus sent his Apostles to continue his Father's mission and gave authority and _______ to them.

a)

chrism

b)

freedom

c)

holy water

d)

power

26.

According to Scripture, who baptized St. Paul in Damascus?

a)

Barnabas

b)

Saul

c)

Peter

d)

Ananias

27.

Which of the following is not a correct meaning of the word "church" in Christian usage?

a)

the entire community of God's people around the world

b)

the local community which is the diocese, or archdiocese

c)

the community assembled for liturgy, especially the Mass

d)

the community of writers intent on being published authors

28.

Which answer best demonstrates the comparable symbolism of the Church originating from the blood & water of Christ's side to the relationship of Adam & Eve?

a)

The Church formed from Christ's side is the bride of Christ just as Eve formed from the side of Adam is his bride.

b)

Adam & Eve lived in the Garden of Eden which possessed the water of eternal life just like the water from Christ's side.

c)

The Church possesses both the blood of Christ and the water of baptism.

d)

The water & blood from Christ's side makes his humanity and divinity visible to the world just like Adam & Eve make God's image & likeness visible.

29.

What Sacrament, specifically, allows us to participate in a mystical way in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross?

a)

Matrimony

b)

Anointing of the Sick

c)

Reconciliation

d)

Eucharist

30.

During the life of Jesus, what were the signals that the Kingdom of God had already begun on earth?

a)

Trumpet blasts

b)

Jesus' miracles and His healing of the sick

c)

Jesus' baptism

d)

The attacks from the Sadducees & Pharisees