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Coming of the Messiah

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Evangelist refers to Jesus as 'the Word' at the very beginning of time?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

2.

What is the significance of the Incarnation for Christians? (Check all that apply)

a)

To reconcile us to God. For our salvation

b)

So we can know God's love

c)

To be a model of holiness

d)

To make us a partaker in the divine nature

3.

Announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit to be called Jesus

a)

Annunciation

b)

Good News

c)

Fiat

d)

Salvation

4.

What is the incarnation?

a)

When humans become God

b)

When Jesus died

c)

When God became human

d)

When God appeared in the burning bush

5.

Was Jesus tempted to sin?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Who were Jesus' parents?

a)

Mary and Jacob

b)

Abraham and Sarah

c)

Martha and Joseph

d)

Mary and Joseph

7.

The stories in Matthew and Luke's gospel about the birth and early life of Jesus are referred to as...

a)

Infancy Narratives

b)

The Passion

c)

Dogmas

d)

Pentecost

8.

Word referring to Jesus which means 'God in human form'.

a)

Christ

b)

Messiah

c)

Saviour

d)

Incarnation

9.

What does the word Incarnation mean?

a)

Jesus being born human and divine

b)

Jesus being born only human

c)

Jesus being born only divine

d)

Jesus appearing as human but was really a ghost.

10.

Incarnation is when...

a)

You are made King.

b)

God took human form in the person of Jesus.

c)

The angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus.

11.

Which of the following Gospels contains accounts of Jesus' birth? Choose all that apply.

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

12.

Which of the following details were unique to Luke's account of Jesus' birth? Choose all that apply.

a)

Shepherds visiting Jesus

b)

Jesus' humble beginnings

c)

The magi

d)

King Herod slaughtering the infants

13.

Which Gospel starts this way?


In the beginning was the Word

and the Word was with God

and the Word was God.

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

14.

Which term most directly refers to the idea of Jesus taking on flesh?

a)

Nativity

b)

Christmas

c)

Incarnation

d)

Gospel

15.

The Old Testament accounts are completely separate stories from the New Testament. In other words, the Old Testament and New Testament accounts have nothing to do with another

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Because of Mary's free will, her consent was vital to God's plan of salvation.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The lives of holy women in the Old Testament prepared for Mary's exalted role in the New Testament

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A doctrine, or teaching, that is divinely revealed and proposed by the Magisterium.

a)

Annunciation

b)

Incarnation

c)

Ascension

d)

Dogma

19.

The Church's living teaching office made up of all the bishops and the Pope guided by the Holy Spirit.

a)

Dogma

b)

Magisterium

c)

Assumption

d)

Theotokos

20.

Which of the following describes Mary being born without original sin?

a)

Theotokos

b)

Perpetual Virginity

c)

Immaculate Conception

d)

Assumption

21.

Which of the following describes Mary's title relating to her giving birth to Jesus

a)

Immaculate Conception

b)

Theotokos

c)

Incarnation

d)

Assumption

22.

Which of the following describes Mary remaining a virgin beyond giving birth to Jesus

a)

Assumption

b)

Immaculate Conception

c)

Theotokos

d)

Perpetual Virginity

23.

Which of the following dogmas describes Mary being taken to heaven after early life both body and soul

a)

Assumption

b)

Perpetual Virginity

c)

Ascension

d)

Immaculate Conception

24.

The name Jesus means...

a)

Messiah

b)

Teacher

c)

God Saves

d)

God Loves

25.

The Greek term for Messiah which means the 'anointed one'.

a)

Emmanuel

b)

Son of Man

c)

Son of God

d)

Christ

26.

There are six Marian dogmas that exist.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

How many mysteries of the Rosary are there?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

28.

The title used to convey Jesus' divinity in particular during his Baptism, Transfiguration, and Resurrection

a)

Son of God

b)

Son of Mary

c)

Christ

d)

Lord

29.

The term 'Gospel' literally means...

a)

To announce

b)

The Good News

c)

Minister

d)

The truth

30.

Which Gospel account was predominately written for a Jewish-Christian audience?

a)

John

b)

Matthew

c)

Luke

d)

Genesis

31.

Why does Matthew's account of his infancy narrative begin with a genealogy?

a)

Out of concern for the story itself

b)

He is writing to the Gentile converts

c)

Noting the miracle of John's birth

d)

Show Jesus' lineage to Abraham and King David

32.

The Rosary is to help us keep what events in memory?

a)

The Creation Stories

b)

The Crossing of the Red Sea

c)

The events in the life of Jesus and Mother Mary

d)

None of the options are correct

33.

Which of the following Rosary mysteries help us remember the life of Jesus and Mother Mary? Check all that apply

a)

Joyful Mysteries

b)

Sorrowful Mysteries

c)

Temptation Mysteries

d)

Glorious Mysteries

e)

Luminous Mysteries

34.

Which of the following is the familiar name that was used for those closest to Jesus and associated the name with Him being the Son of Mary and God.

a)

Jesus

b)

Christ

c)

Son of Mary

d)

Lord

35.

The angel Gabriel's instruction to Mary about her Son's name sums up his entire life's work. This name is...

a)

Jesus

b)

Christ

c)

Son of God

d)

Lord

e)

Son of Mary

36.

The title of Jesus associated with the understanding that Jesus was Lord in the same sense that his Father is Lord

a)

Jesus

b)

Christ

c)

Son of God

d)

Lord

37.

The overall message of Jesus' titles was to reflect which of the following? (Check all that apply)

a)

To know that he had different names

b)

Jesus' identity was revealed to those around him as they spent more time with him

c)

Those who spent more time with Jesus were able to identify him according to the different titles

d)

Those who spent more time with Jesus were able to to know him better through a deeper relationship

38.

The Gospels all reflect which of the following?

a)

Birth of Jesus

b)

Ministry

c)

His sins

d)

Teachings and Miracles

e)

Death and Resurrection

39.

Whose Gospels accounts include stories from the Old Testament?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

40.

Luke's infancy account begins with the announcement of the birth of John the Baptist. This is significant because...

a)

Notes the miracle of his birth, hence the miracle of Jesus' birth

b)

It begins with the genealogy

c)

It's focus is on the Annunciation

d)

None of the options are correct

41.

Matthew and Luke's Gospels both mention which of the following accounts?

a)

Angel appears to Joseph in a dream

b)

Angel Gabriel appears to Mary

c)

Jesus was conceived through the Holy Spirit

d)

None of the options are correct

42.

Who does an angel appear to in Matthew's account of the announcement of Jesus' birth?

a)

Joseph

b)

John

c)

Mary

d)

The Magi

43.

In both infancy narratives, Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Whose Gospel emphasizes that Jesus was born in a barn?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

44.

What are the two pivotal moments in Jesus' public life that reveal that nature of his sacrificial mission?

a)

Resurrection and Ascension

b)

Last Supper and the time in the wilderness

c)

Jesus' Baptism and temptations in the desert

d)

None of the options are correct

45.

Gospels are biographies of Jesus' life.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Gospels are...

a)

Testaments of faith

b)

Biographies

c)

Proclamations of the Good News

d)

Both testaments of faith and proclamations

e)

None of the options are correct

47.

Jesus' Baptism prefigures and completes his ministry through which of the following... (Check all that apply)

a)

Jesus perfectly submitted his will both at Baptism and his Crucifixion

b)

Jesus' Baptism reveals his humility as does his Death on the Cross

c)

Jesus identifies with sinful humans at his Baptism, as he does on the Cross

d)

Jesus' Baptism serves as a model for the Sacrament of Baptism

48.

The Gospels report that Jesus retreats to the wilderness after his Baptism for how many days?

a)

12

b)

7

c)

3

d)

40

49.

Jesus' temptation to turn stones into loaves of bread is significant because...

a)

The temptation was to reveal his power

b)

The temptation was to own all earthly things and power

c)

The temptation was to do something miraculous for himsel

d)

None of the options are correct

50.

Jesus' temptation to throw himself down from the Temple's pinnacle was to reveal...

a)

The temptation was to reveal his power

b)

The temptation was to own all earthly things and power

c)

The temptation was to do something miraculous for himsel

d)

None of the options are correct