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8th Grade Midterm Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each share a small part of what it means to be God but are only fully divine when united together as Trinity.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following statements best describes what it means to be made in God’s image and likeness?

a)

We look like God.

b)

We share certain characteristics of God, specifically love.

c)

God is like whatever we imagine Him to be.

d)

Our souls are our true selves, and our bodies are not important.

3.

True or false: All animals are made in God's image and likeness.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the human soul?

a)

The human soul is created by God at the moment of conception.

b)

The human soul is our true self and must be freed from the shell of the human body.

c)

The human soul is immortal.

d)

The human soul and the human body form a unity and together make us who we are as human beings.

5.

True or False: We have rights because we were created in God's image and likeness.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what does every human community need?

a)

A national Cathedral

b)

A king

c)

A national religion

d)

An authority to govern it

7.

What does the Declaration of Independence say is the purpose of government?

a)

To decide for its people what is right and what is wrong

b)

To ensure that its people have a vote in every issue of government

c)

To secure the inalienable rights our Creator created us with

d)

To build roads and tax the people

8.

True or False: It is not necessary to participate as fully as possible in the public, or political, life of one’s country.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does the Second Vatican Council document Gaudium et Spes teach that man must do in order to “fully find himself”?

a)

Make of himself a “sincere gift” to others

b)

Always remain alone and in solitude

c)

Make as much money as he can during his working life

d)

Create his own identity according to how he feels at a given moment

10.

What did Pope St. John Paull II teach is the spousal meaning of the body?

a)

The ability for men and women to have children

b)

The ability for men and women to speak to each other in human language

c)

The capacity of human beings to give themselves to one another, just as the Father and the Son eternally give themselves to each other

d)

The capacity of human beings to get married and decide for themselves whether they should have children

11.

What vocation does God call every human being to?

a)

Priesthood or religious life

b)

Marriage

c)

Love

d)

Parenthood

12.

By which theological virtue do we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God?

a)

Faith

b)

Charity

c)

Hope

d)

Temperance

13.

In what kind of relationship should we find both eros, or romantic love, and agape?

a)

Friendship between two or more people

b)

Marriage between a man and a woman

c)

A working relationship between an employee and her boss

d)

The relationship between a dog and its owner

14.

In John 13:34-35, what did Jesus teach about how others would know that we are His disciples?

a)

By how often we go to Church

b)

By the way we judge others

c)

By the love we have for one another

d)

By our Church membership card

15.

Which of the following is NOT an example of someone practicing the principle of solidarity?

a)

An employer paying his workers a just wage

b)

A family donating their gently used clothes to a homeless shelter

c)

A worker doing an honest day’s work

d)

A very rich man who lives in a mansion saving up all of his money to buy a bigger house

16.

What do we call God’s reign or rule over all things?

a)

Charity

b)

The principle of solidarity

c)

The Imago Dei

d)

The Kingdom of God

17.

What is the law in God’s Kingdom?

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Constitution of the United States of America

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

18.

Where do children receive their first proclamation of the faith and learn how to pray?

a)

At school during religion class

b)

At home in the family

c)

On the playground in groups of friends

d)

At Church during Mass

19.

How does the family reflect the Father’s work of creation?

a)

By building a home and taking care of a yard

b)

Through procreation and education of children

c)

Through the formation of many friendships with other holy families

d)

By going to Mass every Sunday

20.

On what should human fatherhood be modeled?

a)

The fatherhood of God

b)

The relationship a father had with his father

c)

The relationship a father had with his mother

d)

Society’s opinion of what a father should be

21.

Who has the primary responsibility for the education of children?

a)

Teachers

b)

Priests

c)

The government

d)

Parents

22.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Adam and Eve before the Fall of Man?

a)

Adam had dominion over all of the animals and related well with the environment

b)

Adam and Eve knew each other as equals

c)

Adam and Eve blamed each other for their own mistakes

d)

Adam and Eve had a close, loving relationship with God

23.

In what relationships do we first learn to love and respect others and to receive love and respect from others?

a)

Dating relationships

b)

Friendships

c)

Student/teacher relationships

d)

Marriage

24.

Which of the following of Jesus’ teachings teaches us to return gentleness for violence and hatred and to refuse to stoop to the level of those who would harm us?

a)

“Whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

b)

“But I say to you, do not swear at all…let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’”

c)

“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.”

d)

“I am the Bread of Life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”

25.

Which of the following best describes the Father’s love for us?

a)

Merciful

b)

Unforgiving

c)

Conditional

d)

Limited

26.

Which of the following holy people faithfully carried out the Corporal Works of Mercy by caring for the needs of those on the margins of society by founding a religious community of sisters who served the poorest of the poor?

a)

St. Patrick

b)

St. Maria Goretti

c)

St. Theresa of Calcutta

d)

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

27.

The word advent means “__________” in Latin.

a)

hurry up

b)

winter

c)

coming

d)

Messiah

28.

What does the shape of the Advent wreath symbolize?

a)

the Crucifixion

b)

God’s eternity

c)

the Holy Spirit

d)

Christmas

29.

Why is an evergreen plant an important symbol during the winter?

a)

the color is pretty

b)

green is an important symbol for Advent

c)

evergreen trees stay alive and green

d)

Jesus had an evergreen tree in His yard as a kid

30.

What does the pink candle lit during the third week of Advent represent?

a)

prayer

b)

penance

c)

rejoicing

d)

justice

31.

True or False: God is love, so we are made by love, in love, for love, and to give love. 

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: The human family is the earthly relationship that best reflects the love of the Trinity.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False: The role of authority in human communities is to ensure as far as possible the common good of the society.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or False: Some people have more or less dignity than others.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False: Our consciences are obligated to follow laws enacted by the government, regardless of whether the laws are moral.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False: The Catholic Church and the Declaration of Independence agree that if a government fails to protect the rights of its people, the people have the right to change the government or to get rid of it completely and replace it with one they think would be better.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

True or False: It is not a necessary part of human nature for people to live in society together.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or False: When we pray in the Our Father for God’s Kingdom to come, we are praying for God’s reign to be complete here on earth as He reigns fully in Heaven.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or False: The family is also called the domestic church.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or False: Because our human fathers sometimes fall short and let us down, God also falls short of His promises to us.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

True or False: Society has a responsibility to support and strengthen marriage and the family.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: A good father never disciplines his children.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or False: Because God created us, we are only objects to Him.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

True or False: Christ’s relationship to the Church is like a marriage with Christ as the bridegroom and the Church as His bride.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

___________ means brotherhood, close relationship, or community.

a)

dignity

b)

Trinity

c)

fraternity

d)

Imago Dei

e)

agape

46.

The ______________________ is the Christian belief revealed to us by God that He is three Persons in one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

a)

dignity

b)

Trinity

c)

fraternity

d)

Imago Dei

e)

agape

47.

___________ is Latin for “Image of God” and refers to how human beings as male and female are made in God’s image.

a)

dignity

b)

Trinity

c)

fraternity

d)

Imago Dei

e)

agape

48.

The honor and respect due to all people, from unborn babies to the elderly, because we are all children of God made in His image and likeness is called ______________

a)

dignity

b)

Trinity

c)

fraternity

d)

Imago Dei

e)

agape

49.

___________ is the Greek word for sacrificial love, the love of God for human beings and the love that human beings are called to have for God and for one another.

a)

dignity

b)

Trinity

c)

fraternity

d)

Imago Dei

e)

agape

50.

The spiritual principle that animates or gives life to a body is called a ______________________ .

a)

chastity

b)

common good

c)

solidarity

d)

society

e)

soul

51.

The sum total of conditions that allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily is called the ______________________ .

a)

chastity

b)

common good

c)

solidarity

d)

society

e)

soul

52.

______________________ is a moral virtue that helps us manage or control our desires for bodily and spiritual pleasure in the way that God intended.

a)

chastity

b)

common good

c)

solidarity

d)

society

e)

soul

53.

______________________ is the uniting principle in a society by which people bear each other’s sufferings together; make sure that material things such as food, clothing, and other resources are distributed justly; and most importantly, share spiritual goods such as prayer and penance.

a)

chastity

b)

common good

c)

solidarity

d)

society

e)

soul

54.

A ______________________ is a group of persons bound together naturally by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them.

a)

chastity

b)

common good

c)

solidarity

d)

society

e)

soul

55.

A man and woman united in marriage, together with their children, who form a communion of persons who are a sign and image of the Holy Trinity is called a ______________________.

a)

justice

b)

original justice

c)

family

d)

peace

e)

friendship

56.

______________________ is the state of human beings before sin, when there was no suffering or death, man was at peace with himself, there was harmony between men and women, and there was peace between Adam and Eve and all of creation.

a)

justice

b)

original justice

c)

family

d)

peace

e)

friendship

57.

______________________is a relationship between two or more people brought together for a common reason or purpose.

a)

justice

b)

original justice

c)

family

d)

peace

e)

friendship

58.

The Cardinal or Moral Virtue that helps us give God and neighbor their due is called ______________________.

a)

justice

b)

original justice

c)

family

d)

peace

e)

friendship

59.

______________________is the stability and security of a just order.

a)

justice

b)

original justice

c)

family

d)

peace

e)

friendship

60.

______________________ means to hurt someone back who has hurt you.

a)

Church

b)

Corporal

c)

retaliation

d)

Spiritual

e)

Resurrection

61.

The ______________________ Works of Mercy helps us to meet a person’s physical needs.

a)

Church

b)

Corporal

c)

retaliation

d)

Spiritual

e)

Resurrection

62.

Instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead are all examples of the ______________________ Works of Mercy.

a)

Church

b)

Corporal

c)

retaliation

d)

Spiritual

e)

Resurrection

63.

The Christian belief that at the end of time our souls will be reunited with our bodies which will be risen from the dead and glorified is called the ______________________ of the dead.

a)

Church

b)

Corporal

c)

retaliation

d)

Spiritual

e)

Resurrection

64.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church compares the ______________________ to a mother, “the spotless spouse of the spotless lamb.”

a)

Church

b)

Corporal

c)

retaliation

d)

Spiritual

e)

Resurrection