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ASC 10 Religion - History of the Australian Catholic Church

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Catholics to come to Australia were

a)

Mostly English convicts

b)

Mostly Irish convicts

c)

Mostly English settlers

d)

Mostly Irish settlers

2.

The three phases in the history of the Australian Catholic Church are:

a)

Beginnings, developing structure, planning for the future

b)

Beginnings, populating the continent, responding to Vatican II

c)

Survival, creating churches, building schools

d)

Survival, creating and maintaining structures, responding to change

3.

The first official Catholic mass was celebrated by

a)

Father William Ullathorne

b)

Father James Dixon

c)

Father John Therry

d)

Father Philip Conolly

4.

Which priest opened the first Catholic School and lobbied for the first Catholic Church to be built?

a)

Father John Therry

b)

Mother Mary Mackillop

c)

Bishop John Bede Polding

d)

Father James Dixon

5.

Mother Mary Mackillop founded which order?

a)

Sisters of Perpetual Help

b)

Sisters of St Joseph

c)

Sisters of St Dominic

d)

Sisters of St Catherine of Sienna

6.

The first Catholic Australian Prime Minister was elected in 1929. What was his name?

a)

Robert Menzies

b)

Ben Chifley

c)

James Scullin

d)

Edmund Barton

7.

The Education Act 1872 changed funding for schools in Australia by doing what?

a)

Stopping funding to larger and city based Catholic Schools

b)

Increasing funding to Catholic Schools in line with student numbers

c)

Stopping funding to all non Government schools including Catholic Schools

d)

Increasing funding to all schools including Catholic schools

8.

The earliest religious orders in The Diocese of Maitland were

a)

Jesuits, Marist Brothers, Benedictines

b)

De La Salle Brothers, Patrician Brothers, Marist Brothers

c)

Sisters of St Joseph, Sisters of Charity, Ursulines

d)

Dominican Sisters, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St Joseph

9.

Pope John XXIII announced an Ecumenical Council in 1959. The council was to become known as Vatican II. Why was the council called?

a)

To comply with rules - Church documents demand a council be called every 100 years

b)

To help people cope after World War II

c)

To ensure that people did not leave the church

d)

To overhaul the church and bring it into the modern era

10.

How many documents were released by the Second Vatican Council?

a)

6

b)

16

c)

10

d)

100

11.

Which figure in Australian Catholic history was particularly involved in supporting new immigrants to Australia, particularly women?

a)

Catherine McCawley

b)

Mary MacKillop

c)

Caroline Chishom

d)

Eileen O'Connor

12.

The first Bishop in Australia and then first Arch Bishop of Syney, this person worked hard to sway opinions as he was born in England

a)

John Bede Polding

b)

John Therry

c)

Daniel Mannix

d)

William Ullathorne

13.

What event significantly changed the way Catholic Schools were funded?

a)

The Sydney Schools Collective Strike

b)

The Goulburn Gaol Walk Off

c)

The Goulburn Toilet Strike

d)

The Sydney Schools Water Shutdown

14.

What were some of the significant cultural organisations for Australian Catholics in the early 20th century?

a)

Religious Orders

b)

Trade Unionism

c)

Societies and Sodalities

d)

Political movements

15.

What is a distinguishing feature of the beginnings of the Catholic school system in Australia?

a)

t was founded on the work on Mary MacKillop

b)

Catholic men and women built the schools

c)

It was supported by government funding

d)

It was a Catholic Parish School system