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Holy week

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Agony in the Garden take place?

a)

Holy Sepulcher

b)

Garden of Gethsemane or Mt. Olives

c)

Bethlehem

2.

Who betrayed Jesus?

a)

John

b)

Judas

c)

Simon Peter

3.

Who denied Jesus three times?

a)

Paul

b)

Simon Peter

c)

Pontius Pilate

4.

Who ordered Jesus to be scourged?

a)

Pontius Pilate

b)

Judas

c)

the people of Jerusalem

5.

The criminal that was released instead of Jesus.

a)

Joseph of Arimathea

b)

Barabbas

c)

Simon

6.

How many Stations of the Cross are there? traditional

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

7.

How many times does Jesus fall on the way to Calvary?

a)

3 times

b)

4 times

c)

5 times

8.

Who helped Jesus carry his cross?

a)

Simon Peter

b)

Simon of Cyrene

c)

Veronica

9.

Who wiped the face of Jesus?

a)

Mary of Magdalene

b)

Veronica

c)

Mary the mother of Jesus

10.

What did the sign on the cross say?

a)

King of the World

b)

King of the Jews

c)

King of the Most High

11.

Who made arrangements for the burial of Jesus?

a)

Joseph his father

b)

Joseph of Arimathea

c)

Simon of Cyrene

12.

Who was the first to discover that Jesus had risen?

a)

Mary Magdalene

b)

Simon Peter

c)

John

13.

When does Holy Week fall?

a)

the last week of Advent

b)

the week before Easter

c)

the first week of Lent

14.

Which of these days does NOT fall during Holy Week?

a)

Good Friday

b)

Black Saturday

c)

Shrove Tuesday

d)

Holy Thursday

15.

What are the first and last days of Holy Week, respectively?

a)

Palm Sunday/Holy Saturday

b)

Palm Sunday/Easter

c)

Holy Monday/Good Friday

16.

Which day in Holy Week commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem?

a)

Maundy Thursday

b)

Palm Sunday

c)

Holy Wednesday

17.

What does Maundy Thursday commemorate?

a)

The Last Supper

b)

The Crucifixion

c)

The Resurrection

18.

Celebration of Catholic Mass is typically forbidden on which of these holy days?

a)

Holy Saturday

b)

Maundy Thursday

c)

Good Friday

19.

On which of these holy days would you typically find the altar either covered in black or stripped?

a)

Holy Thursday

b)

Good Friday

c)

Holy Saturday

20.

What event in the life of Jesus is typically associated with Holy Wednesday?

a)

The Last Supper with His disciples

b)

His triumphal entry to Jerusalem

c)

Judas conspiring to betray Him

21.

On Palm Sunday, some Christians participate in the drama of the events of Holy Week through the "Cry of the Whole Congregation." Which of these is not a line that the congregation, playing the part of the people, speaks?

a)

Away with this man, away!

b)

Prophesy, who is it that struck you!

c)

Even if I must with you, i will never deny you.

22.

What day of Holy Week is also known as Sabbatum Sanctum?

a)

Holy Saturday

b)

Holy Wednesday

c)

Holy Tuesday

23.

During Holy Week bishops bless sacred oils in the diocesan cathedral at a special liturgy known as the

a)

Chrism Mass

b)

Veneration the Cross

c)

Last Supper

24.

The word “Triduum” comes from the Latin word meaning

a)

3 days

b)

4 days

c)

6 days

25.

What do you mean by "The Sacred Triduum?"

a)

it encompasses the three most sacred days in the Church year

b)

The tradition of buying Easter lilies during Holy Week for use as decorations in homes and churches

c)

The suffering of Jesus

26.

What is the Sunday before Easter called?

a)

Passion Sunday

b)

Palm Sunday

c)

Resurrection Sunday

27.

What is Palm Sunday?

a)

The day Jesus died on the cross

b)

The day Jesus was condemned to death

c)

The day Jesus entered Jerusalem

28.

Why is Palm Sunday called Palm Sunday ?

a)

People welcoming Jesus spread palm fronds in front of Jesus as he entered Jerusalem

b)

Those welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem wore palm fronds in their hair

c)

Jesus wore palms on his garments

29.

What happens to the palms after Palm Sunday ?

a)

They are kept safe and returned to the church the next Lenten season to be burned and used for ashes during Ash Wednesday

b)

Parishioners take them home

c)

They are thrown away

30.

Where do the Palms come from ?

a)

The church garden

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Harvesters all around the world