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8th Grade Review Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Church teaches us that Jesus Christ is:

a)

true God and true man

b)

neither man nor God

c)

man who pretended to be God

d)

God who pretended to be man

2.

Which of the following help us to reflect on Jesus' suffering and death?

a)

Temptation in the desert

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Act of Contrition

d)

Stations of the Cross

3.

In addition to attending Mass, which activity is appropriate for Sundays and Holy Days?

a)

silence

b)

completing household chores

c)

doing works of mercy

d)

enjoying sports

4.

Which title for Mary describes her relationship to the Church?

a)

daughter

b)

mother

c)

bride

d)

godmother

5.

Where in the Bible do we find stories about Jesus Christ, Mary and the Apostles?

a)

New Testament

b)

Old Testament

c)

Pentateuch

d)

Psalms

6.

To keep Holy the Lord's Day means we are bound to...

a)

participate in Mass on Sunday or Saturday evening

b)

Not curse or swear

c)

receive communion

d)

spend time with family

7.

What do Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday?

a)

birth of Jesus

b)

Jesus' return to the Father

c)

death of Jesus

d)

Jesus' Resurrection

8.

When Jesus' followers asked him how they should pray, Jesus taught them...

a)

the Greatest Commandment

b)

the Our Father

c)

the Nicene Creed

d)

the Act of Contrition

9.

What is the resurrection?

a)

Jesus' ascension into heaven

b)

a healing sacrament

c)

Jesus rising from death to new life

d)

the appearances of the risen Jesus to the disciples

10.

When Jesus spoke to God, he often called God...

a)

Yahweh

b)

Jehovah

c)

Father

d)

Lord

11.

Why is it important to know and honor Mary?

a)

Mary remained a virgin.

b)

Mary did not have original sin.

c)

Mary was faithful to Jewish Law.

d)

Mary, Mother of God, was chosen to bring Jesus Christ to us.

12.

The season of Advent prepares us for...

a)

Easter

b)

Christmas

c)

Pentecost

d)

Ordinary time

13.

Which of the following do Christians consider the library of the written word of God?

a)

everyday prayers

b)

the Roman missal

c)

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

d)

the Bible

14.

Which of the following statements about the Ten Commandments is true?

a)

Jesus gave them to his disciples on Mt. Sinai.

b)

The first 5 are about loving the church and the last 5 are about God.

c)

The first 3 are about God and the last 7 about neighbor,

d)

God gave them to Abraham.

15.

On Pentecost Sunday, Christians celebrate...

a)

the baptism of Jesus

b)

Jesus returning to heaven

c)

Jesus dying on the cross

d)

the Holy Spirit coming to the apostles

16.

When we pray the "Our Father" we ask God to forgive us as we forgive:

a)

our own sins

b)

those who have hurt us

c)

the sins of our friends

d)

those who know they are wrong

17.

As Catholics, we believe which one of the following statements about God and us?

a)

God sent his Son, Jesus Christ, into our world to save us.

b)

God wants to punish us for our sins.

c)

God never forgave us since Adam and Eve sinned.

d)

God continually tests our faith.

18.

Which statement describes how the Church is united to and dependent on Jesus Christ?

a)

Come follow me.

b)

Repent and believe the Good News.

c)

Let the children come to Me.

d)

I am the vine and you are the branches.

19.

Which of the following liturgical symbols is essential to Confirmation?

a)

water

b)

candle

c)

white garment

d)

oil of chrism

20.

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave 8 ways in which God wants us to live. What are they?

a)

epistles

b)

precepts

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Beatitudes

21.

What part of the Bible tells us most about the life and work of Jesus?

a)

Old Testament

b)

Gospels

c)

Psalms

d)

Pentateuch

22.

What is the meaning of the Immaculate Conception?

a)

Mary was taken into heaven body and soul.

b)

Mary was told she would be the Mother of God.

c)

Mary was conceived without original sin.

d)

Mary visited Elizabeth.

23.

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in One God is the...

a)

Incarnation

b)

Trinity

c)

Covenant

d)

Hypostatic Union

24.

Which sacrament is for those who are called by God through Church to become ordained ministers?

a)

Matrimony

b)

Eucharist

c)

Holy Orders

d)

Reconciliation

25.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world is a ...

a)

pope

b)

patriarch

c)

cardinal

d)

deacon

26.

Holy Communion is...

a)

unleavened bread

b)

a symbol of Jesus

c)

Jesus' body

d)

a wafer

27.

What kind of prayer is offered for the needs of our community and the world around us?

a)

adoration

b)

thanksgiving

c)

intercession.petition

d)

contrition

28.

What virtue helps us trust in God's promises even when it seems impossible to do so?

a)

faith

b)

hope

c)

charity

d)

prudence

29.

What is Assumption?

a)

Mary taken to heaven in body and soul

b)

Jesus returning to the Father in heaven

c)

Jesus rising from the dead

d)

The raising of Lazarus

30.

What is the Catholic practice of devotion to Mary?

a)

Stations of the Cross

b)

the rosary

c)

Prayers of the Faithful

d)

the Creed

31.

During what part of Mass does the reader (lector) read from the Old Testament?

a)

Liturgy of the Eucharist

b)

Greeting

c)

Penitential Rite

d)

Liturgy of the Word

32.

The free gift of God that enables us to be his adopted children.

a)

virtue

b)

Mass

c)

grace

d)

sacraments

33.

Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

a)

Pentateuch

b)

Gospels

c)

epistles

d)

Psalms

34.

The official public worship of the Church is...

a)

blessings

b)

Liturgy

c)

confession

d)

Holy Days

35.

What do we call "growing in a "loving relationship with God"?

a)

hope

b)

charity

c)

spirituality

d)

Decalogue

36.

Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are sacraments of ...

a)

Service

b)

vocation

c)

initiation

d)

healing

37.

The twelve men Jesus chose to be his closest followers and to share in his work and mission in a special way...

a)

disciples

b)

apostles

c)

followers

d)

bishops

38.

What are Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach?

a)

Historical books

b)

Beatitudes

c)

The Law

d)

Wisdom books

39.

What are the Sacraments of Initiation?

a)

Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist

b)

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist

c)

Holy Orders and Matrimony

d)

Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick

40.

What do we call people who live a consecrated religious life, make public vows of poverty, chastity. and obedience?

a)

evangelical counsels

b)

laity

c)

secular people

d)

the chosen ones

41.

A word that comes from Greek and Hebrew that mean "messenger from God."

a)

cardinal

b)

saint

c)

priest

d)

angel

42.

The Husband of Mary, the foster father for Jesus.

a)

John

b)

Joseph

c)

Joacim

d)

Jude

43.

The union of believers, living and dead, who form one body in Christ.

a)

Trinity

b)

purgatory

c)

Communion of Saints

d)

Mystical Body of Christ

44.

What do we call it when we stand with and are related to people who are deprived of their human rights?

a)

Magisterium

b)

solidarity

c)

communion

d)

ecumenism

45.

When does life begin?

a)

when the heart beats

b)

at birth

c)

at 9 months

d)

at conception

46.

Who was the first martyr, the first person to be killed for believing in Jesus?

a)

Stephen

b)

Paul

c)

Peter

d)

Judas

47.

What are prayers and practices that honor Jesus, Mary and the saints?

a)

devotions

b)

apparitions

c)

services

d)

blessings

48.

What is deliberately choosing to offend God?

a)

mistake

b)

misinformation

c)

temptation

d)

sin

49.

To this day, in union with the Pope are the authentic teachers who pass on the faith to the People of God and make pronouncements on moral questions

a)

College of Bishops

b)

Monks

c)

Deacons

d)

All religious

50.

He is considered the Church's greatest theologian and philosopher.

a)

St. Benedict

b)

St. Francis

c)

St.Thomas Aquinas

d)

St. Augustine