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Chapter 11: THe Teaching Church Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most catechists or religion teachers are ______ who teach Catholics to live according to the faith.

a)

religious sisters

b)

deacons and priests

c)

lay people

2.

The Pope and all the bishops working in union with him make up the Magisterium, the __________.

a)

teaching office or body of the Church

b)

Bishop's Conference

c)

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

3.

The Pope is the ________ and the head of the entire Catholic Church.

a)

successor of Saint Peter

b)

bishop of Rome

c)

both a and b

4.

_______ have received the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

a)

Priests

b)

Bishops

c)

Deacons

5.

Because the Holy Spirit guides the Church, the Church declares that she has _________, or freedom from error, in her most important teachings on faith and morals.

a)

Christ's guidance

b)

wisdom

c)

infallibility

6.

A "_____" is a common misunderstanding among the whole People of God about an important or central truth of the faith.

a)

sense of the faithful

b)

traditional belief

c)

popular devotion

7.

The Magisterium protects and explains the _______ and safeguards it for future generations.

a)

history of the Saints

b)

Word of God

c)

importance of Easter

8.

A doctrine or dogma is an important teaching from the Magisterium that Catholics ____________.

a)

are free to believe or ignore

b)

will learn about only in religion classes

c)

are required to believe

9.

Priests and _______ assist the bishops in the teaching ministry that the bishops have inherited from the Apostles.

a)

parish managers

b)

deacons

c)

religious sisters

10.

Pope Saint John Paul II traveled around the world to share the Gospel and visited _________, two countries never before visited by a Pope.

a)

Mexico and Haiti

b)

The United States and Canada

c)

Sicily and Angola

11.

When Jesus sent the Apostles out to share the Gospel, he also _________.

a)

told them which countries they should evangelize

b)

established the mission and authority of their successors

c)

shared many secrets about the future of the Church

12.

The word Magisterium means "__________."

a)

the Lord's witness

b)

body of teachers

c)

all the truth

13.

According to Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus sent his Apostles out to baptize all nations and then to teach them "___________."

a)

the Great Commandment

b)

all my parables about the Kingdom of God

c)

to observe all I have commanded you

14.

Jesus clearly named Saint Peter as the leader of the Apostles and the Church when he said to him, "____________"

a)

I am with you always, until the end of the age

b)

Who do you say that I am?

c)

You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church

15.

Pope Saint John Paul II wrote many encyclical to the Church ____________.

a)

help people make right choices to live good, moral lives

b)

tell about his youth in Poland

c)

encourage people to read the Old Testament

16.

successor of Peter who is also bishop of Rome and head of the Church

a)

doctrine

b)

Pope Saint John Paul II

c)

Pope

d)

infallibility

e)

Magisterium

17.

visited 129 different countries to present the faith to all people

a)

doctrine

b)

Magesterium

c)

Pope

d)

Pope Saint John Paul II

e)

infallibility

18.

gift to Pope and bishops that allows them to declare an important teaching is free of error

a)

doctrine

b)

Magisterium

c)

infallibilty

d)

Pope

e)

Pope Saint John Paul II

19.

teaching office of the Church, made up of the Pope and bishops

a)

Magisterium

b)

infallibility

c)

Pope

d)

doctrine

e)

Pope Saint John Paul II

20.

important teaching of the Church that Catholics must believe

a)

doctrine

b)

Pope SAint John Paul II

c)

Pope

d)

infallibility

e)

Magisterium