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8th Grade Chapters 1-3 Test : The Birth and Nature of the Church

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

God made a covenant with this man and his descendants: this is the beginning of the chosen people.

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Jesus

2.

Through this man, God gave his people formal worship and standards of behavior (10 Commandments) and set them apart as his own people.

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

David

d)

St. Paul

3.

God was the King of his people, and this man was his earthly vicar. He foreshadowed the relationship of Christ and the Pope.

a)

David

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

St. Peter

4.

When the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and they began the Church's mission to the world. 3000 people were baptized that day.

a)

Pentecost

b)

Ascension

c)

Assumption

d)

Revelation

5.

All of these are marks of the Church except which one?

a)

One

b)

Catholic

c)

Sacraments

d)

Holy

e)

Apostolic

6.

Who founded the Church?

a)

St. Peter

b)

St. Paul

c)

Jesus

d)

Moses

7.

Who are the members of the Church?

a)

the Communion of Saints: Angels and Saints in heaven

b)

all of faithful on earth

c)

the souls in purgatory

d)

All of the these above

8.

Who did Jesus and God the Father send to us?

a)

Adam and Eve

b)

the Marks of the Church

c)

the Holy Spirit

d)

the saints

9.

40 days after the Resurrection when Jesus was taken up to heaven.

a)

Easter

b)

Assumption

c)

Ascension

d)

Pentecost

10.

All the grace necessary for salvation which Jesus merited for us by his death.

a)

deposit of faith

b)

deposit of grace

c)

Ascension

d)

descent of the Holy Spirit

11.

The whole of revelation entrusted to the Church by Jesus and handed on through Scripture and Tradition by the Apostles and their successors.

a)

deposit of faith

b)

deposit of grace

c)

Pentecost

d)

Holy Bible

12.

The teaching authority or office of the Church. It is exercised by the Pope and the bishops united with him. Christians are obliged to obey its teachings.

a)

Apostolic

b)

Magisterium

c)

Communion of Saints

d)

diocese

13.

The last instruction or Great Commission of Jesus was...

a)

to wear sackcloth and ashes in fasting

b)

to feed the poor

c)

to make disciples of all nations and baptize them

d)

to speak in different languages and tongues

14.

A mustard seed, sheepfold, field, and pearl are all _________ of the Church.

a)

part

b)

vestments

c)

images

d)

Mystical Bodies

15.

The Greek word for "Assembly" that is used in the New Testament for the Church.

a)

Ekklesia

b)

tabernacle

c)

agnus dai

d)

Pentecost

16.

Jesus laid the ___________ for his Church during his public life and by his death, Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven. After his Ascension he sent the Holy Spirit to the leaders of the Church.

a)

foundation

b)

net

c)

miracles

d)

Assumption

17.

Jesus gave his Apostles and their successors the authority and power to spread the ___________ to all people

a)

gospel "Good News"

b)

Holy Water

c)

mayonnaise

d)

Ekklesia

18.

The Holy Spirit ____________ on the Apostles and gave them the grace to go forth and __________.

a)

descended, serve

b)

ascended, preach

c)

descended, preach

d)

dropped, Ekklesia

19.

The birthday of the Church; the day that Jesus sent his Holy Spirit to give life to the Church.

a)

Ascension

b)

Assumption

c)

Easter

d)

Pentecost

20.

After the Fall, God promised Adam and Eve that he would send a _______________.

a)

Redeemer

b)

Dove

c)

Flood

d)

Tree of Life

21.

He was a fisherman who became an Apostle of Jesus. His name means "Rock" and Jesus gave him the "Keys" to the Church. He was the leader of the Early Christians and our first Pope.

a)

St. Paul

b)

St. Andrew

c)

St. Peter

d)

King David

22.

His Jewish name was Saul and he was a strict Jewish man trained by the Pharisees. He saw the early Christians as blasphemers and persecuted them.

a)

Paul

b)

Peter

c)

Moses

d)

Solomon

23.

On his way to Damascus, he encountered Jesus and realized the truth of his Resurrection. He was blinded but regained his sight after he was baptized. He wrote letters to early Christian communities that make up a large part of the New Testament.

a)

St. Paul

b)

St. Peter

c)

St. Corinthian

d)

St. Saul

24.

The Church; the union of the members of the Church with each other and Christ.

a)

Mystery of Faith

b)

Mystical Body of Christ

c)

the Sheepfold

d)

Pentecost

25.

All of these express how Christ is present in the Church, except..

a)

the Sacraments (especially the Eucharist)

b)

the Apostles and their successors

c)

the sin of the members

d)

the bishops

26.

The hierarchy of the Church starts with the Pope as the head, then the Cardinals, the Archbishops, the Bishops, the Priests, the _____________, the Laity (the people).

a)

Apostles

b)

disciples

c)

Deacons

d)

principals

27.

All of these describe how the Church is "one" except:

a)

The Church is one because God is one.

b)

The Church is one as Christ's mystical body.

c)

Unity of belief; worship, and liturgy, and of government.

d)

The Church has the fullness of Christ’s truth and is for all people at all times and all places.

28.

All of these describe how the Church is "apostolic" except:

a)

The Church originated from the Apostles and professes the same doctrine as the Apostles.

b)

The Church hands on its teachings to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops.

c)

Unity of belief; worship, and liturgy, and of government.

d)

Apostle means to "be sent" and the Church has a mission to share the Good News of Christ.

29.

The Church is "catholic" in all these ways except...

a)

The Church has the fullness of Christ’s truth and is for all people at all times and all places.

b)

The Church continues to be led by the legitimate successors of Peter and the Apostles.

c)

universal

d)

God gathers the whole world to himself in the Church.

30.

The Church is holy in all these ways, except...

a)

In her origin, purpose, and members who open themselves to grace.

b)

Jesus founded the Church. He is the head of the Mystical Body. He is holy.

c)

The supernatural nature of the Church remains holy event hough some members sin.

d)

The Church has the fullness of Christ’s truth and is for all people at all times and all places.