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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What sets the Catholic Church apart? What is uniquely Catholic?
The Bible
The belief in the Trinity
The Eucharist
The Sacrament of Baptism
Why do Catholics build beautiful Churches? What do they signify?
That the Church is wealthy and prosperous
God blesses those who follow Him
Jesus is present
The arts are important and someone needs to support architects and artists
When a priest in Lanciano struggled with doubts about the Real Presence, what happened to change his mind?
The pope visited him personally
At the words of consecration the bread turned into living flesh and the wine into blood
He read St. Thomas' Summa Theologica and became convinced by his theological argument
He read John 6 again and was moved by Jesus' words
What do we call the place where the Eucharist is kept in a church?
The vault
The Ark of the Covenant
The pew
The tabernacle
What did the early Church mean by “the breaking of the bread”?
The community meal at dinner time
The Eucharist
The breaking of the bread into smaller bite for the children
All of these
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “This ___ My Body”
is
symbolizes
is not
none of these
The great Jewish feast commemorating the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt is called:
Passover
Manna
Hanukkah
Exodus
What is the sacrifice of the New Covenant?
The lambs in the Temple at Passover
The offering of gifts at Christmas
The Eucharist at the Last Supper
The sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham
Where in the bible does Jesus' sermon about eating His flesh and drinking His blood take place?
John 6
Matthew 7
Luke 1
Mark 9
How did God feed the Israelites in the desert for forty years?
He made plants to grow along their path
A herd of sheep appeared
He provided manna daily
Moses dug in the ground and root vegetables were there in plenty
When did the disciples on the Road to Emmaus recognize Jesus?
When their hearts were on fire as Jesus spoke about Scripture
In the breaking of the bread
When Jesus healed one of them who was blind
Immediately, as soon as they saw Him approaching
What were the two times people fled Jesus? (select two answers)
When He healed the demoniac
His Sermon on the Eucharist
At the Cross
When taught about life after death
What does St. Paul mean when he says we must "discern the body" of Christ?
Be able to tell the difference between ordinary bread and Jesus' Real Presence in the Eucharist
Be able to see Jesus in others - His Mystical Body
Be disciples of Jesus and part of His body
Be able to distinguish Jesus' presence in the body of Scriptures
Which term means that the substance of bread and wine is changed into the Body and Blood of Christ with His soul and divinity while the appearance remains the same.
Substantiation
Consubstantiation
Transubstantiation
Substratta
The word "Eucharist" means:
Thanksgiving
Bread of Life
Manna
Joy
When did the Church begin using the term "Eucharist"?
With St. Ignatius of Lyon in AD 107
With St. Thomas Aquinas in 1264
With Pope John Paul II in 1997
Of what is the Eucharist a "Memorial"?
The Lord's Passion
The Lord's Death
The Lord's Resurrection
All of the above
Why do we call the Eucharistic celebration the "Mass"?
Mass means "to send forth", which are the last words of the celebration
The celebration is composed of a mass of people, large in number
Mass means "bread of life" and Jesus in the Eucharist gives us life
The term Mass was used in the middle ages because the celebrations took place in massive cathedrals
What is the sacrificial blood of the New Covenant?
The blood of the lambs sacrificed in the Temple by the Jews at Passover each year
The blood of the Early Church martyrs
The blood of Jesus sacrificed on the Cross
The blood and sweat we put into following Christ and spreading the Gospel
What did the Jews mean by doing something in memorial?
Seeing things from God's point of view as eternally present
Building an altar over the place of the event
Writing it in a sacred scroll
recalling an event to mind to honor it
What is the most important part of Mass?
The Music
The Homily
Welcoming people
The Eucharist
Are the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and the sacrifice of the Eucharist one single sacrifice?
Yes
No
St. Paul compared the Eucharist to sacrifices in the Old Testament in which when one ate the food which had been sacrificed one ______ the sacrifice itself.
Was irreverent toward
Participated in
Witnessed
Became
Why do we celebrate the Lord’s Day on Sunday?
It’s the day Jesus rose from the dead
It’s the day that Jesus died
It's the day of the Last Supper
All of these
From the writings of St. Justin Martyr in A.D. 155, we can see that:
The basic structure of the Mass has remained the same since his time
The Mass has undergone dramatic change since his time
The early Christians believed the Eucharist to be a symbol
They used grape juice instead of wine at Mass
Which of these was required for a sacrifice in the Old Testament?
It had to be offered by a priest
The victim was an unblemished male
It was offered in remission for sin
It had to be destroyed in some manner
All of these were requirements
The sacrifice of the Eucharist and the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross have the same:
Victim
Priest
Sacrifice
All of these
Did the Early Christians believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist?
Yes
No
What is the origin of the Liturgy of the Word (the first part of Mass)?
When the early Jewish Christians met at Temple for prayer on the Sabbath
It's a liturgy outlined in the Torah and continued by early Christians
When early Gentile Christians incorporated a pagan practice of reading holy writings for their worship
Why did Christians stop worshiping in the synagogues? Why did they begin to build their own churches?
They were angry at those Jews who did not accept Jesus
After the Temple was destroyed, all of the synagogues were demolished too
The Jewish Christians were expelled from the synagogues by the Jewish leaders
Jesus forbade the apostles from worshiping in synagogues after the Last Supper
What is the only limit to how many graces you receive in the Eucharist?
How much Jesus loves you
Your own capacity
The holiness of your priest
The holiness of your family
What is the most sacred thing in the world?
The Eucharist
The Pope
Calvary
St. Peter’s Basilica
Which of these is NOT one of the requirements to receive Holy Communion at Mass:
Be a baptized Catholic
Fast from all food and drink for one hour prior to reception of the Eucharist
Refrain from taking any medication for one hour prior to reception of the Eucharist
Make a sacramental Confession, if a mortal sin has been committed
How often does the Church require her members to receive Communion?
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Before He ascended into Heaven, Jesus promised to be with us until the end of time.
True
False
Is the whole of Christ present in even a crumb of the consecrated host?
Yes
No
Are the bread and wine substantially present after consecration?
Yes
No
The Eucharist is like a super food for the soul because:
It's loaded with grace to keep you spiritually healthy, like super foods are loaded with nutrients to keep you physically healthy
It strengthens your soul like super foods strengthen your body
It protects your soul against sin like super foods protect against physical sickness
All of these
Which of these is NOT one of the ways the bread from heaven in the desert relates to Jesus as the bread from heaven in the Eucharist:
God miraculously provided the manna every day & the Eucharistic bread is miraculous
Manna sustained the Israelites during their journey to the Promised Land & the Eucharist sustains Christians on the journey toward heaven.
The manna could be gathered in abundance and saved up to last a week & the grace of Sunday Eucharist lasts a week
The Israelites ate manna but still died whereas when we receive the Eucharist we live eternally.
Who is the priest-king that offered a sacrifice of bread and wine with Abram in thanksgiving?
Jeremiah
Melchizedek
Azariah
Zedekiah
