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Ch 1-8 We Live our Faith as Members of the Church

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the value and worth that we share because God created us in his image and likeness.

a)

Conscience

b)

Holiness

c)

Church

d)

Human Dignity

2.

God's gift to human beings of the freedom and ability to choose what to do is called _____.

a)

Kingdom of God

b)

original sin

c)

eternal life

d)

free will

3.

_____ is a participation in God's goodness and a response to God's love by the way that we live.

a)

Conscience

b)

Holiness

c)

Church

d)

Human dignity

4.

The _____ is the community of people who believe in Jesus Christ, have been baptized in him, and follow his teachings.

a)

conscience

b)

holiness

c)

Church

d)

human dignity

5.

True or False: Because of natural law, we are subject to ignorance, suffering, and death, and we have a tendency to use our free will to turn from God and from his laws.

a)

True

b)

False, because of original sin, we are subject to ignorance, suffering, and death, and we have a tendency to use our free will to turn from God and from his laws.

6.

True or False: Our conscience enables us to make right choices.

a)

True

b)

False: The Kingdom of God enables us to make right choices.

7.

True or False: As human beings who have dignity, we are created to respond to God's goodness and love.

a)

True

b)

False, as human being with original sin, we are created to respond to God's goodness and love.

8.

True or False: Through his mercy, especially in the Sacrament of Penance, God forgives our sins if we are sorry and have a firm desire not to sin again.

a)

True

b)

False. Through his mercy, especially in the natural law, God forgives our sins if we are sorry and have a firm desire not to sin again.

9.

_____ is the law of God within us, which is known by human reason.

a)

Natural law

b)

Grace

c)

Mercy

d)

Free will

10.

Through _____, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, God fully reveals who he is, shows us how he wants us to live, and offers us forgiveness and salvation.

a)

Kingdom of God

b)

Jesus Christ

c)

human dignity

d)

mortal sin

11.

True or False: The process by which we make choices between right and wrong, good and evil, eternal life and sin is called social sin.

a)

True

b)

False: The process by which we make choices between right and wrong, good and evil, eternal life and sin is called moral decision-making.

12.

True or False: Through the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, we can continually be reconciled with God and with the Church.

a)

True.

b)

False, With the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, we can receive forgiveness only once, no matter how sorry we are.

13.

In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, we go before a priest who acts in Jesus' name, and we acknowledge our _____.

a)

grace

b)

conscience

c)

sins

d)

forgiveness

14.

A sin of _____ is failure to do the good that we were called to do.

a)

omission

b)

commission

c)

repentance

d)

character

15.

Which of the following is not an effect of social sin?

a)

poverty

b)

homelessness

c)

forgiveness

d)

crime

16.

God's _____ helps us to make good moral decisions.

a)

grace

b)

conscience

c)

sins

d)

forgiveness

17.

We prepare for the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation by _____

a)

others and ourselves

b)

social sin

c)

examining our conscience

d)

well-formed

18.

Turning back to God with all one's heart is known as _____.

a)

conversion

b)

New Commandment

c)

the Holy Spirit

d)

Ten Commandments

19.

The Ten Commandments are the law of God's _____.

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

covenant

c)

Beatitudes

d)

parables

20.

Jesus' teaching that we are to love one another as he loved us is known as the _____.

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

conversion

c)

New Commandment

d)

the Holy Spirit

21.

Each of the _____ expresses the message that we will be blessed, or happy, when we are faithful to God.

a)

the Holy Spirit

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

covenant

d)

Beatitudes

22.

The _____ explain the ways in which we can be faithful to the loving, covenant relationship into which God has called humankind throughout the ages.

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

covenant

c)

Beatitudes

d)

parables

23.

True or False: In the Old Testament, when people were faithful to God, they were called blessed.

a)

True

b)

False: In the Old Testament, when people were faithful to God, they were called Christian.

24.

True or False: Through Jesus we learn that God's great love is only for some people.

a)

True

b)

False: Through Jesus we learn that God's great love is for all people.

25.

In the Beatitudes we read,"Blessed are the _____ for they will be shown mercy."

a)

meek

b)

merciful

c)

clean of heart

26.

Through the New Commandment Jesus called his disciples to live by the Ten Commandments not just out of obedience, but out of _____.

a)

Beatitudes

b)

love

c)

Moses

d)

Ten Commandments

27.

We love God, others, and ourselves by keeping the _____, and living as disciples of Jesus.

a)

Beatitudes

b)

love

c)

Moses

d)

Ten Commandments

28.

giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God

a)

idolatry

b)

sacred

c)

perjury

d)

atheism

29.

the act of making a false oath

a)

idolatry

b)

sacred

c)

perjury

d)

atheism

30.

a sin against the first commandment in which one rejects or denies God's existence

a)

idolatry

b)

sacred

c)

perjury

d)

atheism

31.

honor, love, and respect

a)

reverence

b)

blasphemy

c)

idolatry

d)

sacred

32.

The holy place in Jerusalem where Jewish people gathered to worship God is called the _____.

a)

Shema

b)

Decalogue

c)

Sabbath

d)

Temple

33.

The _____ is a day set apart to rest and honor God.

a)

Shema

b)

Decalogue

c)

Sabbath

d)

Temple

34.

As Catholics, we call Sunday the _____, because it was on this day that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

a)

Paschal Mystery

b)

Blessed Trinity

c)

Lord's Day

d)

Shabbat

35.

True or False: The Decalogue is another name for the Ten Commandments.

a)

True

b)

False, The Decalogue is another name for the Great Commandment.

36.

True or False: The first three commandments specifically instruct us in the ways God wants us to love him.

a)

True

b)

False, the first three commandments instruct us in how to live the Paschal Mystery

37.

The celebration of the _____ is the very center of ourlife and worship as Catholics.

a)

Eucharist

b)

first

c)

Paschal Mystery

d)

third

38.

To live out the _____ commandment, we must believe in God and put him first in our lives.

a)

Eucharist

b)

first

c)

Paschal Mystery

d)

third

39.

The _____ is Jesus' suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension

a)

Eucharist

b)

first

c)

Paschal Mystery

d)

Third

40.

The commandments are part of God's _____, yet they also express what is instinctively moral to each of us.

a)

Revelation

b)

chastity

c)

human dignity

d)

human sexuality

41.

The _____ commandment is based on the truth that all life is sacred, created by God.

a)

sixth

b)

fourth

c)

fifth

d)

human dignity

42.

The _____ commandment obliges married couples to be faithful, both physically and emotionally, to each other until death.

a)

fifth

b)

sixth

c)

chastity

d)

fourth

43.

The _____ commandment requires that we obey all those who lead and serve us, except when they direct us to do something that is morally wrong

a)

Revelation

b)

fifth

c)

sixth

d)

fourth

44.

True or False: Through God's grace each of us can find the power to heal, to build up, and to choose life.

a)

True

b)

False, only through society's influence each of us can find the power to heal, to build up, and to choose life.

45.

The right to life, from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death, is the most basic human right.

a)

True

b)

False, the right to free speech is the most basic human right.

46.

Euthanasia, or mercy killing, is a sin against the _____ commandment.

a)

fourth

b)

fifth

c)

sixth

47.

Polygamy, the practice of having two or more spouses at the same time, is a sin against the _____ commandment.

a)

fourth

b)

fifth

c)

sixth

48.

_____ is infidelity in marriage, unfaithfulness to one's husband or wife.

a)

Adultery

b)

Chastity

c)

Pornography

d)

Suicide

49.

_____ is the virtue by which we use our human sexuality in a responsible and faithful way.

a)

Adultery

b)

Chastity

c)

Pornography

d)

Suicide

50.

Striving to live the moral life that God has called us to live and working for justice are requirements for disciples of Jesus and members of the Church.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Giving false witness does not harm others.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

In living out the eighth commandment, we witness to the truth of Jesus by the things we say and do.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The ____ commandment obliges us to thank God for what we have, to work for what we need, and to help others to have what they need.

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

54.

The ____ commandment teaches us about the need for the truth.

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

55.

We are ____ when we live in the love of God, our Father, just as his Son, Jesus Christ, calls us to do, and allow the Holy Spirit to fill us with goodness and love.

a)

pure of heart

b)

tempted

c)

temperate

d)

modest

56.

The virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and helps us to bring our desires into balance is called .

a)

pure of heart

b)

temptation

c)

modesty

d)

temperance

57.

Only a few Christians accepted death rather than deny their faith

a)

True

b)

False

58.

We read in the Gospel of John that about three thousand people were baptized on the day we now know as Pentecost.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The Church relies on Scripture as a book of faith and looks to Tradition as a living witness of faith.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The Council of Jerusalem, which took place around A.D. 49, was the first great council of the Catholic Church.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The books of the New Testament that are said to be the oldest are fourteen _____, or letters, that were written by or attributed to Saint Paul.

a)

Epistles

b)

Revelation

62.

The fourth Gospel to be written, the Gospel of _____, addresses incidents and issues that are not included in the other three Gospels.

a)

John

b)

Nero

c)

Paul

d)

Stephen

63.

The last book of the Bible, the Book of _____, calls believers in Christ to look forward with hope to eternal glory.

a)

Epistles

b)

Revelation

64.

On the morning of _____, the Holy Spirit descended on the community of Jesus' disciples.

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation

65.

The New Testament book that gives an account of the very earliest days of the Church is the _____

a)

Ascension

b)

Acts of the Apostles

c)

presbyters

d)

Tradition

66.

Many of the early Christians in Antioch and other places were _____ people, like the Romans and the Greeks, who were not Jews

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation

67.

The word _____ refers to the written and spoken beliefs and practices that have been passed down to us from the time of Christ and the Apostles.

a)

Ascension

b)

Acts of the Apostles

c)

presbyters

d)

Tradition

68.

The _____ is the sacred law given by God to Moses.

a)

Gentiles

b)

Torah

c)

Pentecost

d)

Book of Revelation

69.

Who was the pope whose teaching that Jesus was one person with two natures, divine and human, was affirmed at the Council of Chalcedon?

a)

Pope Leo the Great

b)

Pope Saint Jerome

c)

Pope Saint John Chrysostom

70.

Who was the saint who translated the Bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek?

a)

Saint Pope Leo the Great

b)

Saint Jerome

c)

Saint John Chrysostom

71.

Who was the saint, a great preacher, whose name means "golden-mouthed?"

a)

Pope Leo the Great

b)

Saint Jerome

c)

Saint John Chrysostom

72.

The emperor Constantine built a great basilica over the tomb of _____ in Rome.

a)

Saint Peter

b)

Saint Jerome

c)

Mary

d)

Pope Leo the Great

73.

The _____ claimed that God's revelation was available was available only as secret knowledge to a select few.

a)

Manichees

b)

Arians

c)

Gnostics

d)

Marcionites

74.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church developed its New Testament of _____ books

a)

forty-five

b)

thirty-three

c)

fourteen

d)

twenty-seven

75.

Some of the most important works of the Fathers of the Church were written to defend the truths of the faith against _____.

a)

heretics

b)

all Romans

c)

saints

d)

evil spirits