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WorksheetsLent Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Lent" mean?
a)
Penance
b)
Fasting
c)
Spring
d)
Almsgiving
2.
In Latin, the season of Lent is called "Quadragesima," which means... ?
a)
Fasting
b)
Preparation
c)
Penance
d)
Forty Days
3.
The period of 40 days comes from the forty days Jesus fasted in the desert, but is also associated with all EXCEPT which of these Scriptural events?
a)
Moses & the Jewish People in the desert
b)
Noah & the Flood
c)
Jonah & Nineveh
d)
Joshua & Jericho
4.
“Shrove Tuesday" refers to the day before Ash Wednesday. "Shrove" comes from a word meaning... ?
a)
To prepare
b)
To hear confessions
c)
To feast
d)
To pray
5.
Coming from the need to use up the eggs and fat before the Lenten fast begins, the traditional food for Shrove Tuesday is... ?
a)
Pancakes
b)
Bacon & eggs
c)
Cookies
d)
Steak & potatoes
6.
Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional Lenten practices?
a)
Fasting
b)
Prayer
c)
Weddings
d)
Almsgiving
7.
The season of Lent is associated with which period in the preparation of catechumens (those preparing for baptism) to enter the Church?
a)
Catechumenate
b)
Mystagogy
c)
Pre-Catechumenate
d)
Purification & Enlightenment
8.
Wednesday during Holy Week is also known as... ?
a)
Spy Wednesday
b)
Suffering Wednesday
c)
Maundy Wednesday
d)
Holy Wednesday
9.
The institution of which two Sacraments is celebrated on Holy Thursday?
a)
Baptism & Eucharist
b)
Reconciliation & Eucharist
c)
Holy Orders & Eucharist
d)
Confirmation & Reconciliation
10.
Which word is unspoken during the season of Lent?
a)
Amen
b)
Alleluia
c)
Thanksgiving
d)
Praise
11.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three oils that are blessed at the Chrism Mass?
a)
The Oil of the Sick
b)
The Oil of Catechumens
c)
The Oil of the Sacraments
d)
The Holy Chrism
12.
From where do the ashes that are distributed on Ash Wednesday come?
a)
Palms
b)
The Easter fire
c)
Church candles
d)
Chimneys
13.
For what reason do we abstain from meat on Fridays?
a)
Because vegetables are a real penance
b)
To honor the fishermen apostles by eating fish
c)
To honor Christ who sacrificed his flesh on a Friday
d)
Because it’s a real sacrifice for the Irish, who love corned beef
14.
The three days leading up to Easter are called... ?
a)
The Last Days of Penance
b)
The Final Three
c)
The Vigil Days
d)
The Easter Triduum
15.
The season of Lent is meant to... ?
a)
Help us to draw nearer to Christ
b)
Help us to prepare to enter into the Paschal Mystery
c)
Help us to receive the graces of the redemption
d)
All of the other answers
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