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8th Grade Ch 7 Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Only a few Christians accepted death rather than deny their faith

a)

True

b)

False

2.

We read in the Gospel of John that about three thousand people were baptized on the day we now know as Pentecost.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Gospel of Mark was the first account of Jesus' life and teachings to be written down, in around A.D. 70.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The most famous of the early Christian missionaries was Saint James.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Church relies on Scripture as a book of faith and looks to Tradition as a living witness of faith.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Council of Jerusalem, which took place around A.D. 49, was the first great council of the Catholic Church.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The leaders of the Council of Jerusalem sent _____, Barnabas, and two other delegates to Antioch with a letter describing the council's decision.

a)

John

b)

Nero

c)

Paul

d)

Stephen

8.

The first persecution of Christians began in Rome around A.D. 64, under the Emperor _____.

a)

John

b)

Nero

c)

Paul

d)

Stephen

9.

The books of the New Testament that are said to be the oldest are fourteen _____, or letters, that were written by or attributed to Saint Paul.

a)

Epistles

b)

Revelation

10.

The fourth Gospel to be written, the Gospel of _____, addresses incidents and issues that are not included in the other three Gospels.

a)

John

b)

Nero

c)

Paul

d)

Stephen

11.

The last book of the Bible, the Book of _____, calls believers in Christ to look forward with hope to eternal glory.

a)

Epistles

b)

Revelation

12.

The disciple _____ was put to death in Jerusalem, falsely accused of speaking blasphemy against Moses and God.

a)

John

b)

Nero

c)

Paul

d)

Stephen

13.

On the morning of _____, the Holy Spirit descended on the community of Jesus' disciples.

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation

14.

The New Testament book that gives an account of the very earliest days of the Church is the _____

a)

Ascension

b)

Acts of the Apostles

c)

presbyters

d)

Tradition

15.

Many of the early Christians in Antioch and other places were _____ people, like the Romans and the Greeks, who were not Jews

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation

16.

The word _____ refers to the written and spoken beliefs and practices that have been passed down to us from the time of Christ and the Apostles.

a)

Ascension

b)

Acts of the Apostles

c)

presbyters

d)

Tradition

17.

In the early Church there arose a new generation of leaders called _____, men whom Catholics today would call priests.

a)

Ascension

b)

Acts of the Apostles

c)

presbyters

d)

Tradition

18.

The _____ is the sacred law given by God to Moses.

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation