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Worksheets6th-8th Grade Religion Bee Preliminary Round
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the very first words spoken by God in the Bible?
a)
I Am Who Am
b)
Let there be light
c)
I Am the Lord Thy God
d)
Be Fertile and Multiply
2.
In how many days did God create the world?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
9
d)
12
3.
What was the very first commandment that God gave to human beings?
a)
Be fertile and multiply
b)
Do not eat the forbidden fruit
c)
Worship the one true God.
d)
Love God and love one another.
4.
From what did God make Adam?
a)
dirt
b)
His love
c)
wood
d)
a lesser animal
5.
From what did God make Eve?
a)
dirt
b)
Adam's rib
c)
His love
d)
a lesser animal
6.
In the form of which animal did Satan tempt Eve?
a)
serpent
b)
dragon
c)
goat
d)
dove
7.
Adam and Eve originally had two sons. Who were they?
a)
Cain and Abel
b)
Abel and Seth
c)
Isaac and Ishmael
d)
Jacob and Esau
8.
In the beginning of Exodus, Pharaoh orders the killing of who?
a)
every Hebrew baby boy
b)
every Hebrew first-born child
c)
all of the Jews
d)
The Israelite leaders
9.
Baby Moses is saved when his sister floats him down which river in a basket?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Jordan
d)
Nile
10.
Who found and adopted baby Moses?
a)
Aaron
b)
Pharaoh's wife
c)
Pharaoh's daughter
d)
a priestess
11.
How did God first appear to Moses?
a)
a burning bush
b)
tongues of fire
c)
a dove
d)
a lamb
12.
Since Moses could not speak well, whom did God choose to serve as the spokesman for Moses?
a)
Joshua
b)
Aaron
c)
Miriam
d)
Levi
13.
When Pharaoh refused to free the Israelites, how many plagues did God send upon the Egyptians?
a)
three
b)
seven
c)
ten
d)
twelve
14.
What did God tell the Israelites to sacrifice as a substitution for their first-born sons?
a)
a goat
b)
two turtledoves
c)
incense
d)
young male lamb
15.
Who ruled the Israelites after the death of Joshua?
a)
kings
b)
judges
c)
prophets
d)
priests
16.
Who was the first king of the Israelites?
a)
David
b)
Saul
c)
Solomon
d)
Rehoboam
17.
After King Saul went mad, who did God anoint as the new king of his people?
a)
Solomon
b)
Samuel
c)
David
d)
Jeroboam
18.
David killed a giant named Goliath from which enemy group?
a)
Canaanites
b)
Philistines
c)
Moabites
d)
Greeks
19.
Name the weapon that David used to kill Goliath.
a)
slingshot
b)
sword
c)
spear
d)
lance
20.
What musical instrument did King David play?
a)
tambourine
b)
drum
c)
harp
d)
maracas
21.
Which book of the Old Testament did King David write?
a)
Wisdom
b)
Proverbs
c)
Ecclesiastes
d)
Psalms
22.
Which mortal sin did David commit?
a)
adultery
b)
blasphemy
c)
theft
d)
heresy
23.
Name the archangel that appeared to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Jesus.
a)
Gabriel
b)
Raphael
c)
Michael
d)
Uriel
24.
What do we call the miracle of God becoming a human being in the womb of the Virgin Mary?
a)
Immaculate Conception
b)
Incarnation
c)
Virgin Birth
d)
Nativity
25.
Name the cousin whom Mary visited before Jesus was born.
a)
Sarah
b)
Salome
c)
Elizabeth
d)
Bethany
26.
Name the city in which Jesus was born.
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Nazareth
c)
Bethlehem
d)
Galilee
27.
Name the town that Mary and Joseph came from.
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Nazareth
c)
Bethlehem
d)
Galilee
28.
Where did Mary and Joseph bring baby Jesus 40 days after he was born?
a)
Egypt
b)
Nazareth
c)
to be baptized
d)
Temple
29.
Name the prophet at the Temple who greeted baby Jesus.
a)
John the Baptist
b)
Elijah
c)
Simon
d)
Simeon
30.
On which holy day do we celebrate Jesus entering the city of Jerusalem?
a)
Easter Sunday
b)
Pentecost Sunday
c)
Ascension Thursday
d)
Palm Sunday
31.
When Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, what word was the crowd chanting?
a)
Alleluia
b)
Hosanna
c)
God is good
d)
praise Jesus
32.
Which Jewish holiday did Jesus and his followers go to Jerusalem to celebrate?
a)
Passover
b)
Rosh Hashanah
c)
Yom Kippur
d)
Hanukkah
33.
Which apostle betrayed Jesus to the Pharisees?
a)
Judas Thaddeus
b)
Judas Iscariot
c)
Peter
d)
Matthias
34.
At which meal did Jesus give his apostles the first Eucharist?
a)
Last Supper
b)
Wedding Feast at Cana
c)
multiplication of the loaves and fish
d)
Road to Emmaus
35.
What did Jesus do for his apostles before the Last Supper to show that they are his priests?
a)
blessed them
b)
anointed them with oil
c)
breathed upon them
d)
washed their feet
36.
Where was Jesus when he was arrested?
a)
the upper room
b)
Garden of Gethsemane
c)
the Temple
d)
Mount Horeb
37.
Who was chosen to replace Judas as the 12th apostle?
a)
Paul
b)
Barnabas
c)
Matthias
d)
Timothy
38.
On which day did the Holy Spirit descend from Heaven upon the apostles as tongues of fire?
a)
Easter
b)
Ascension
c)
Pentecost
d)
Good Friday
39.
How many days after the Resurrection did Pentecost occur?
a)
forty
b)
fifty
c)
seventy
d)
thirty
40.
Who was the first deacon and the first martyr?
a)
Matthias
b)
Timothy
c)
Titus
d)
Stephen
41.
How was Stephen killed by the Jews?
a)
crucifixion
b)
fed to lions
c)
stoned
d)
thrown from the Temple
42.
Before he became a Christian, St. Paul was known by what name?
a)
Saul of Corinth
b)
Saul of Tarsus
c)
Saul of Samaria
d)
Saul of Persia
43.
To which city was St. Paul travelling when he received a vision from Jesus?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Bethlehem
c)
Corinth
d)
Damascus
44.
Name the main travelling companion and preaching partner of St. Paul.
a)
Timothy
b)
Titus
c)
Luke
d)
Barnabas
45.
Name two companions of Paul who later wrote books of the New Testament.
a)
Mark and Luke
b)
Timothy and Titus
c)
James and John
d)
David and Andrew
46.
Name the Roman Emperor who ended the persecution of the Church.
a)
Nero
b)
Marcus Aurelius
c)
Constantine
d)
Constantius
47.
Name the 4th century council of bishops which defined the Church's fundamental beliefs.
a)
Constantinople
b)
Nicea
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Vatican II
48.
Name the prayer that defines the basic beliefs of the Church.
a)
Apostles' Creed
b)
Lord's Prayer
c)
Our Father
d)
Nicene Creed
49.
What do we call a priest who is placed in charge of all of the churches and priests in a city, serving as a modern-day apostle?
a)
bishop
b)
cardinal
c)
deacon
d)
pope
50.
By which sacrament does a man become a priest or deacon?
a)
Confirmation
b)
Anointing with Oil
c)
Holy Orders
d)
Baptism
51.
Where do nuns live?
a)
rectory
b)
convent
c)
monastery
d)
cathedral
52.
Where do monks live?
a)
rectory
b)
convent
c)
monastery
d)
cathedral
53.
What do we call a Christian who lives by himself studying, praying, meditating, and fasting?
a)
hermit
b)
prophet
c)
priest
d)
teacher
54.
Who are the top bishops who elect each new pope and help him govern the Church?
a)
archbishops
b)
cardinals
c)
monsignors
d)
deacons
55.
What do we call the process by which the Church officially declares a person to be a saint after his/her death?
a)
beatification
b)
canonization
c)
sanctification
d)
Justification
56.
Which saint began the Franciscan religious order?
a)
St. Francis de Sales
b)
St. Francisco de Capillas
c)
St. Frances of Rome
d)
St. Francis of Assisi
57.
Which bishop became the patron saint of Ireland?
a)
St. Dublin
b)
St. Francis
c)
St. Patrick
d)
St. Arthur
58.
This saint was also a pope who encouraged the conversion of the British and the use of Latin chant.
a)
Pope Leo the Great
b)
Pope John Paul II
c)
Pope Pius XII
d)
Pope Gregory the Great
59.
This saint was a native of Mexico and received visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
a)
Martin de Porres
b)
Manuel Morales
c)
Juan Diego
d)
Juan Pablo
60.
This is the archangel who drove Satan from Heaven and defends the Church.
a)
Michael
b)
Gabriel
c)
Raphael
d)
Which saint was the mother of emperor Constantine and discovered the cross of Jesus in Jerusalem?
61.
Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation are called the sacraments of...
a)
Invitation
b)
Salvation
c)
Initiation
d)
Congregation
62.
We are baptized in the _______________ of Jesus and become members of Christ’s __________.
a)
grace
b)
body
c)
Holy Spirit
d)
water
63.
In baptism, we receive sanctifying grace and begin a new ____________ in Christ.
a)
religion
b)
soul
c)
life
d)
faith
64.
When we are baptized, we receive the three _____________ of faith, hope, and charity.
a)
blessings
b)
fruits
c)
flames
d)
virtues
65.
The two sacraments which a deacon can give us are...
a)
baptism and Eucharist
b)
baptism and confession
c)
baptism and matrimony
d)
baptism and funeral
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