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8th Grade Religion: Call to Holiness, Liturgical Year Test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

The life, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ is called what?

a)

the Paschal Mystery

b)

Easter-tidings

c)

the Liturgical Year cycle

d)

the Great Commission

2.

The colors of Advent are what?

a)

purple

b)

pink

c)

white

d)

green

3.

The colors of Christmas are what?

a)

white

b)

gold

c)

red

d)

green

4.

The color of Ordinary time is what?

a)

green

b)

purple

c)

white

d)

red

5.

The color of Lent is what?

a)

purple

b)

red

c)

green

d)

black

6.

The colors of Easter are what?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

gold

d)

pink

7.

This Liturgical season is 50 days, ends at Pentecost, and celebrates the Resurrection.

a)

Lent

b)

Christmas

c)

Easter

d)

Ordinary time

8.

This Liturgical Season is 40 days, which represents the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert preparing for his ministry. This season leads us to ponder that Jesus will rise and die. We are urged to do penance, fast and give alms during this season.

a)

Advent

b)

Easter

c)

Triduum

d)

Lent

9.

This Liturgical season ends on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord and is followed by Ordinary time. We celebrate the following during this season: the Nativity of Our Lord and the Epiphany.

a)

Advent

b)

Easter

c)

Pentecost

d)

Christmas

10.

We are preparing for two things during the season of Advent. What are they?

a)

the birth of Jesus at Christmas, the incarnation of Our Lord.

b)

the second coming, when Christ will return to earth at the end of the world.

c)

the crucifixion of Our Lord

d)

the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert

11.

Choose what is true about the Triduum (3 Days) :

a)

We concentrate on the following: the Passion and death of Jesus.

b)

The color is red.

c)

It includes Good Friday.

d)

It ends on Pentecost.

12.

Which season begins the Liturgical Year?

a)

Advent

b)

Christmas

c)

Ordinary time in January

d)

Easter

13.

This color symbolizes fire, blood, and love. It is used at Pentecost, the Passion of Our Lord, feast days of Apostles, martyrs, and evangelists.

a)

green

b)

red

c)

burgundy

d)

pink

14.

This color symbolizes life and hope. You would see the priest wearing this color in the summer months, January, and the first half of autumn.

a)

red

b)

purple

c)

green

d)

gold

15.

This color symbolizes purity, joy, and glory.

a)

red

b)

green

c)

purple

d)

white

16.

This color symbolizes penance, sorrow, and royalty.

a)

purple

b)

white

c)

gold

d)

black

17.

This color symbolizes joy in the midst of sorrow.

a)

pink

b)

purple

c)

silver

d)

gold

18.

The following are Holy Days of Obligation in the USA, except:

a)

Christmas, December 25th, All Saints' Day, Nov. 1st

b)

Immaculate Conception of Mary, December 8th

c)

Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, January 1st, Assumption of Mary, August 15

d)

Ascension, 40 days after Easter

e)

Ash Wednesday, 1st day of Lent

19.

On this Holy Day of Obligation, the Immaculate Conception (December 8th), we celebrate what?

a)

When the angel Gabriel visited Mary

b)

that Mary was conceived without original sin

c)

that Jesus was conceived without original sin

d)

the birth of Jesus

20.

On November 1st, we celebrate which Holy Day of Obligation?

a)

All Saints' Day

b)

Mary, the Mother of God

c)

Christ the King

d)

the Assumption of Mary

21.

Click on all the Holy Days of Obligation:

a)

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Jan. 1st

b)

Ascension, 40 days after Easter

c)

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent

d)

Pentecost, 50 days after Easter

22.

This day begins the season of Lent.

a)

Ash Wednesday

b)

Mary the Mother of God

c)

Pentecost

d)

the Passion of Our Lord

23.

These are the biggest, most important days of our Church year. Trinity Sunday, Christmas, Easter, Mary the Mother of God, John the Baptist, to name a few.

a)

solemnity

b)

feast day

c)

memorial

d)

Holy Day of Obligation

24.

The annual cycle of liturgical celebrations commemorating the saving mysteries of Christ's life, saints, and Mary. The days are second in importance, under a solemnity. They include days to celebrate the evangelists and apostles.

a)

feast

b)

festival

c)

memorial

d)

sanctification

25.

On these special days on the Church calendar, we celebrate the memory of a saint.

a)

feast

b)

solemnity

c)

memorial

d)

All Saints' Day

26.

Our work of spreading the faith, being an Apostle for Christ, by word and example is called our_______________.

a)

vocation

b)

apostolate

c)

mission

d)

call

27.

God calls us to our ______________________________ according to our own gifts, talents and circumstances.

a)

call

b)

mission

c)

duty

d)

specific vocation

28.

What are the seven sins which are the source of all other sins and vices?

a)

mortal sins

b)

venial sins

c)

capital sins

d)

pride

29.

To say that a Christian is called to holiness means that we are.....

a)

called to be perfect. We will never make mistakes.

b)

required to attend Mass daily. It is our only way to be holy.

c)

called to follow Christ so that we will live with him in heaven.

d)

not expected to go to Mass if we don't feel like it.

30.

All of these are the 4 basic premises for holiness, except which one?

a)

love God and neighbor

b)

live a sacramental life

c)

we must live in union with Christ and his Church

d)

we must be perfect, as God is perfect

e)

we must be in a state of grace

31.

This type of sin does not destroy the divine life in the soul, though it does diminish and wound it.

a)

mortal sin

b)

venial sin

c)

concupiscence

d)

envy

32.

A grave infraction of the law of God that destroys the divine life in the soul of a sinner, causing that person to turn away from God.

a)

mortal sin

b)

venial sin

c)

capital sin

d)

anger

33.

For a sin to be mortal, these three conditions must be present, except one:

a)

it is a grace matter

b)

full knowledge of the evil of the act

c)

concupiscence

d)

full consent of the will

34.

Why is it important to be able to identify the capital sins and vices in our lives? (more than one answer)

a)

so we know what to look for in others

b)

it is helpful to know our weaknesses, so we can overcome them

c)

we know what to avoid and look out for

d)

so we can remove original sin

35.

An uncontrolled desire for food and drink. Drunkenness is an example.

a)

envy

b)

sloth

c)

greed

d)

gluttony

36.

Excessive, disordered self-love. Adam and Eve suffered from this. One way a middle schooler does this is by putting down others to make him/herself feel better.

a)

envy

b)

gluttony

c)

pride

d)

lust

37.

Committing adultery is an example of this.

a)

lust

b)

pride

c)

envy

d)

sloth

38.

Unhappiness over the good fortune of others.

a)

greed

b)

pride

c)

envy

d)

lust

39.

An uncontrolled desire for earthly possessions. Stealing would be an example.

a)

greed/covetousness

b)

pride

c)

mortal sin

d)

venial sin

40.

An uncontrolled expression of displeasure or antagonism.

a)

anger

b)

lust

c)

avarice

d)

pride

41.

Excessive laziness, especially spiritually. An example would be sleeping in, instead of going to Mass.

a)

sloth

b)

anger

c)

greed

d)

envy

42.

When you feel unhappy that someone got a better grade than you.

a)

pride

b)

sloth

c)

envy

d)

greed

43.

We restore grace in our lives by...

a)

sacraments

b)

prayer

c)

loving God and neighbor

d)

committing vice