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Religion Ch. 1 Test (7)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Zechariah and Elizabeth were the parents of ________________.

a)

David

b)

John the Baptist

c)

Joseph

d)

Mary

2.

The one event common in both Luke's and Matthew's Gospel is _______________________.

a)

the angel appearing to the shepherds

b)

Mary visiting Elizabeth

c)

the birth of Jesus

d)

the coming of the Magi

3.

What does the opening of John's Gospel focus on?

a)

the Exodus

b)

the early life of Jesus

c)

the first miracles

d)

Jesus as the source of life, light, and truth

4.

John begins his Gospel with the same words, "In the beginning," that begin the Book of Genesis to show that _________.

a)

his Gospel retells the creation story

b)

the Incarnation is a long story

c)

Jesus existed from the beginning as God's Word

d)

Jesus has much in common with Old Testament people

5.

Jesus acts as a _______________, a go-between, between God and human beings.

a)

mediator

b)

spokesperson

c)

role model

d)

peacemaker

6.

Why did Jesus, the Son of God, become man?

a)

to show the power of God

b)

to answer our prayers

c)

to save us from our sins

d)

to fulfill the promises of the New Testament

7.

The _____________ gives us the gift of faith to help us believe in the mystery of the Incarnation.

a)

Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

b)

Holy Spirit

c)

Bible

d)

Sacrament of Confirmation

8.

Mary is the Church's model of discipleship because of her _______________.

a)

obedience to God's will

b)

strong will

c)

attention to detail

d)

love for her family

9.

What was both a sign of God's covenant and a sign of the Messiah's coming?

a)

the star over Bethlehem

b)

the naming of John the Baptist

c)

the angel appearing to Joseph

d)

Elizabeth's pregnancy

10.

Handel's Messiah allows us to pray through music as we sing of the ____________.

a)

Resurrection

b)

angel's words to the shepherds

c)

birth, death, and Resurrection of Jesus

d)

Christmas story

11.

The (a)   is Mary's song of praise to God.

12.

The (a)   is the mystery of God's son becoming man, Jesus Christ, who is truly man and truly God.

13.

The name (a)   means "God saves."

14.

The town where Jesus lived with Mary and Joseph is (a)   .

15.

The word (a)   means "God's Anointed One" or "Savior."

16.

The angel (a)   told Mary that she was to be the mother of God's son.

17.

The word (a)   means "a word before."

18.

A body of stories passed down by word of mouth is called (a)   .

19.

Matthew stressed Jesus' (a)   , his family ancestors.

20.

Priestly men from the East who visited Jesus were the (a)   .

21.

Name one example from Luke's Gospel and one from Matthew's Gospel to show that Jesus came as the promised Messiah for all people. Explain how part of one of these Nativity accounts strengthens your belief in the mystery of the Incarnation.

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