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WorksheetsJC Religion 8 Midterm Part 1 Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
What does the word "secularism" mean?
Relating or proceeding directly from human beings
An indifference to religion and a belief that religion should be excluded from civil affairs and public education
A type of government that we see in other countries in Europe
Record of the history of Salvation from creation through covenants of Israel
How many books are in the Old Testament?
27
46
39
52
What is an "atheist"?
People who do not accept or practice that God exists
A person who believes in God
A person who supports the beliefs of Christians
A person who is supportive of all religions
How many proofs does St. Thomas Aquinas put forth to prove the existence of God?
5
4
10
7
What is the central mystery of the Christian faith; there are Three Divine Persons in one God?
The Hypostatic Union
The Holy Trinity
Natural Revelation
Divine Revelation
Worshipping something or someone other than God is known as?
Idolatry
Covenant
Monotheism
Polytheism
A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people, holding each other to a course of action is known as?
Idolatry
Covenant
Incarnation
Resurrection
Which Old Testament figure does God promise that would become the "father of many nations"?
John the Baptist
Abraham
Moses
King Solomon
Which one of the following word best describes this definition, "the living transmission of the Church's Gospel message found in the Church's teaching, life, and worship?"
Sacred Scripture
Sacred Tradition
Deposit of faith
Covenant
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
46
73
66
What is the official teaching authority of the Church?
Magisterium
Divine Revelation
Natural Revelation
Faith
Which one of the following best describes the truths contained in or connected to Divine Revelation?
Dogma
Magisterium
Sacred Scripture
Sacred Tradition
How did God use "inspiration" to write the Bible?
God inspired angelic authors to write these truths
God inspired human authors to write those truths that are necessary for one's salvation
God inspired the Popes to write the truths in the Bible
God inspired modern scholars to write the necessary truths for one's salvation
The original authors of the Old Testament wrote mostly in which language?
Greek
Hebrew
Aramaic
Latin
St. Jerome's 4th-century translation of the Bible from Greek into the common language of the people of his day in Latin is called?
Dead Sea Scrolls
Vulgate
Septuagint
Catechism
What was unique and valuable about the discovery of the "Dead Sea Scrolls"?
It revealed some Jewish practices in Jesus' way
It revealed the accounts of Mary being assumed into heaven
It revealed the secret behind Adam and Eve's fall
It revealed the exact location of where Jesus was buried
The official list of inspired books of the Bible is known as?
Canon
Magisterium
Apostolic
Catechism
A second-century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made at Alexandria, Egypt is known as?
Septuagint
Vulgate
Dead Sea Scrolls
Canon
What was affirmed at the Council of Trent by Catholic leaders?
They adopted the Jewish canon of 39 books
They affirmed the 46 books of the original Septuagint
They provided modern translations of the English Bible
They adopted the Vulgate translation of the Bible from the 4th century
During the Second Vatican Council in 1965, which document further explained the Church's understanding of biblical interpretation?
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Dei Verbum
Amoris Laetitia
Council of Trent
The process used by scholars to discover the literal meaning of the biblical text is known as?
Exegesis
Literary Genre
Form Criticism
Historical Criticism
Which of the following is an important factor to remember about understanding truth in the Bible?
It is a scientific fact
It is a written record of Divine Revelation
It should be read and interpreted literally only
It is symbolic and does not hold factual evidence
Drawing on records from Roman and Jewish historians, which one of the following was NOT affirmed in the historical evidence discovered?
Jesus of Nazareth did exist
The Romans under prefect Pontius Pilate crucified Jesus
Jesus established a Church that persists to this day
Jesus saved Judas from hell
Which one of the following interprets God's words to help one see earthly events and other realities in the context of one's journey to heaven?
Allegorical sense
Moral Sense
Anagogical sense
Literal sense
Which books are a part of the Pentateuch?
Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Micah, and Isaiah
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Genesis, Leviticus, Song of Songs, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Genesis, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Under which king did historians believe that the Chosen People (the Israelites) began to write down their stories?
King Abraham
King Solomon
King David
King Malachi
Following the Oral Tradition being written down came the writing of the prophets. Who were the ones that composed and collected most of the works of the prophets?
Their disciples and secretaries
Their followers
Their sons and daughters
The Israelite priests
The "LAW" in the Old Testament helped the Israelites live in conformity to God's will. How many laws are listed in the last four books of the Pentateuch?
613
815
727
365
Who were the "Judges" mentioned in the historical books of the Old Testament?
Military leaders who led the Old Testament Israelite tribes in battles against their oppressors
Voluntary soldiers that led the uprising of the Israelites to overthrow tyrant kings
Priests chosen by Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery
The leaders of the Israelite tribunal court to pass judgement on sinners
What does the word "apocalyptic" refer to?
Covenants
Salvation history
Secrets
Final Judgement
What are the four sections the Old Testament is divided into?
Laws, Historical, Wisdom, Prophetic
Pentateuch, Gospels, Wisdom, Prophetic
Historical, Letters, Psalms, Wisdom
Wisdom, Prophetic, Historical, Revelation
What did prophets generally try to do as the Israelites moved away from God's covenant?
They tried to give in to the demands of the Israelites
They tried to keep the Israelites inline
They tried to lead the Israelites by force
They tried to listen to the advice of kings and queens
The word "Gospel" means?
Bad news
Good news
Holy news
Fake news
The core or essential message of the Gospel that Jesus Christ is the Lord is known as?
Kerygma
Didache
Gospel
Heresy
In the writings of the Gospels, the Gospel writers told the story differently to different Christian communities. Which one of the writer's emphasized Jesus as a teacher who perfectly fulfilled the Jewish prophecies made about him?
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
In the writings of the Gospels, the Gospel writers told the story differently to different Christian communities. Which one of the writer's presented Jesus as a Savior for all people who especially reaches out to the poor and neglected?
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Which one of the following Gospels is believed to have been written last?
John
Matthew
Mark
Luke
In the Acts of the Apostles, there was a meeting of the Apostles and leaders to resolve the issue of Gentiles being allowed into the Christian community. What was the name of this meeting?
The Council of Nicea
The Council of Trent
The Council of Jerusalem
The Council of Constantinople
What was the covenant sign from Noah and the great flood that God showed to express there will be no more floods again that wipe out the entirety of humanity?
Sabbath
Rainbow
Passover
Eucharist
A biblical scholar using "source criticism" is interested in which of the following?
The origins of biblical material
The evolutional development of biblical material
The critiques of biblical material
The different authors of biblical material
YHWH, God's sacred name, is never pronounced by Jews. Which one of the following Old Testament figures did God reveal himself to using this name?
Abraham
Moses
Noah
David
The power, rooted in reason and will to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility is known as?
Free will
Original sin
The fall
Kerygma
Describes the fallen state of human nature into which all generations of people are born.
Free will
Original sin
Expulsion
Kerygma
Which one of the following statements is the "Protoevangelium" from Genesis 3:15?
I am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me
Shepherd me Oh God, beyond my words, beyond my life, from death into life
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel
Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet
Who is the sinless woman known as the "New Eve" because she helped reverse the original Eve's sin by bearing and raising Jesus?
Bathsheba
Sarah
Elizabeth
Mary
The divine-human covenants in the Bible resemble a "political suzerainty". What is a suzerainty covenant?
When a group of people paid money to all the neighboring countries
One people or geographical area was the rule of a more powerful nation
A type of socialistic government reform
A political idea that started with the Romans
In Genesis Chapter 17, God changed Abram's name to Abraham to signify that he would be the "Father of a multitude of nations". What was the requirement God gave to Abraham?
Abraham and his descendants would have to get circumcised
Abraham had to build a temple for his descendants
Abraham had to free the Egyptians from slavery
Abraham had to repopulate the world
What terrible action did Isaac's younger son commit which causes him to run away?
He stole his brother's wife
He stole his brother's birthright (inheritance)
He sold all of the family's livestock to the enemy
He betrayed and broke the 10 commandments
Who was Israel's favorite son out of the 12?
Levi
Benjamin
Joseph
Rueben
Moses and Aaron shared God's plan with the Israelite elders and the Egyptian pharaoh. However, Pharaoh does not listen and doubled the work of the Israelites. Which event finally convinces the Pharaoh?
The revolution started by the slaves
The Ten Plagues
The Great Flood
The army of angels that destroy Egypt
The Old Testament books of Joshua and Judges covers which part of Israel's history?
Esau and Jacob to the Tribes of Abraham
Time of Moses's death to the beginning of the monarchy
King David to the fall of the kingdom of Israel
Rise of the prophets to the birth of Jesus
Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land by celebrating the Passover meal before the invasion and always obeying the Lord's command. Where did he renew the covenant before his death?
Shechem
Sinai
Bethel
Gerizim
The history of the Israelites during the period of the Judges centers around a cycle of "apostasy". What does the word "apostasy" mean?
The denial of God and the repudiation of faith
The acceptance and warm embrace
The revealing of a private revelation
The evangelizing and spreading of Good News
Who became the new king of the Israelites with God's approval through Samuel?
Saul
Gideon
Samson
Deborah
Where does King David bring the Ark of the covenant to?
Gerizim
Jerusalem
Jericho
Judah
The Davidic dynasty lasted 400 years until they were conquered in the southern kingdom in 586 BC. Who conquered them?
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Romans
The Greeks
Which one of the following is NOT what corrupted Solomon as King?
He provoked many wars with neighboring nations
He had many wives and had to support their luxurious habits
His foreign wives get him to worship their gods and priests
He initiated many building projects that required taxing the Israelites heavily
Which one of the kingdoms after the split of the Kingdom of Israelites falls first?
The Southern Kingdom
The Northern Kingdom
The Western Kingdom
The Eastern Kingdom
What did King Jeroboam do because of his fear that the people who worshipped in Jerusalem might return to the Southern kingdom?
He established his own places of worship in the northern cities of Benjamin and Asher
He established his own places of worship in the northern cities of Dan and Bethel
He established his own places of worship in the northern cities of Levi and Judah
He established his own places of worship in Cana and Galilee
What was the name of King Ahab's wife who convinced pagan religion to take hold in Israel?
Jezebel
Bathsheba
Rakquel
Sarai
What incident occurs when Elijah challenges the prophet Baal to ask their gods to send down fire to consume the sacrifices?
God sends fire to consume all of the sacrifices on the altar
The pagan gods send warriors to steal the sacrifice
God sends animals to consume the sacrifices
The pagan gods reign supreme by sending fire to consume the sacrifices
King Jeroboam II succeeds King Jeroboam. The prophets Amos and Hosea were the two prophets of social justice that challenged him. What was one thing they did that was unique from the other prophets?
They caused an uprising
They wrote their own books
They were very unpopular to the people
They were married and had children
Due to sins of infidelity to God, lying, murder, theft and adultery, what does the prophet Hosea prophesy about Israel?
He prophesied the nation would have a new military leader
He prophesied the nation would have a new king
He prophesied that the nation would prosper
He prophesied that the nation would perish
The Kings of the southern kingdom that succeeded King Solomon eventually intermarried with the northern kingdom's Ahab-Jezebel family. What type of offenses did this lead to?
The reunification of the northern and southern kingdom
Idolatry, injustice and religious false worship
Merging of the Assyrian and Persian empires into the Israel kingdom
Worship of the one True God of the Israelites
Micah warned of the coming of the Judgement by God. What did he preach God would bring after this time of judgement?
A universal sign of being lost
A universal sign of war
A universal sign of peace
A universal sign of suffering
What was the name of the Babylonian King that deported most of the Jewish residents?
Nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
How did the message of Jeremiah and Ezekiel change once doom had struck Israel?
Their message changed to consolation and hope
Their message changed to repentance
Their message changed to hate and suffering
Their message changed to forgiveness
Which one of the prophets performed a symbolic act of cutting his hair and separating into pieces to show the fate of the Israelites for their sinful conduct?
Elisha
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
After the fall of Jerusalem, Ezekiel told the exiled Jews of a new king, of a shepherd who would make a covenant of peace with the people. What else did he prophesy?
The return to slavery to Egypt
The rebirth of the kingdom of Israel
The building of a new Temple, a new Jerusalem
The endless amount of suffering the Israelites would endure
A Hebrew word for teacher of the Torah.
Messiah
Rabbi
Prophet
Priest
A Jewish feast of the dedication, also known as the "Festival of light".
Hanukkah
Passover
Yom Kippur
Kwanza
What was an important lesson that the Israelites learned through the Babylonian exile?
God does not tolerate idolatry and pagan worship
God abandons those that break the covenant
God wanted worship false gods
God desired them to intermarry with other cultures
Which Postexilic prophet predicted a Messianic age to come?
Haggai
Zechariah
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Which Greek leader was responsible for defeating the Persian Empire in 334 BC?
Alexander the Great
Marcus Aurelius the Great
Herod the Great
Maximilius the Great
What terrible deed did Herod the Great do during his time as King of Judea?
He called for the execution of male Jewish children
He called for the destruction of the Temple
He called for the use of Jewish people as slaves
He called for an end to the Babylonians
