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Early Church in Australia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Catholic Bishop in Australia?

a)

Richard Johnson

b)

John Joseph Therry

c)

Bede Polding

d)

James Dixon

2.

Which congregation of sisters did Bishop Polding establish in Australia?

a)

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

b)

Sisters of St Joseph

c)

Sisters of Mercy

d)

Benedictine Sisters

3.

Which Irish priest was involved in the founding of St Mary's Cathedral?

a)

Bede Polding

b)

James Dixon

c)

Norman Gilroy

d)

John Joseph Therry

4.

What was the original religion of Australia?

a)

Anglicanism

b)

Catholicism

c)

The Dreamtime

d)

All of the above

5.

What the official religion of the new colony of Australia

a)

Anglicanism

b)

Catholic

c)

Orthodox

d)

Jewish

6.
Who was the first Catholic Priest given permission to celebrate Mass and the Sacraments in Australia?
a)
Fr Jeremiah O’Flynn
b)
Governor Macquarie
c)
Fr James Dixon
d)
Mary MacKillop
7.
 The first Priests officially appointed to minister to Australian Catholics were Fr Philip Conolly and ...
a)
Fr John Therry
b)
John Bede Polding
c)
Fr Julian Tenison Woods
d)
Mary MacKillop
8.
Which Christian denomination felt disadvantaged in Australian society in the 1800s ?
a)
Church of England (Anglican)
b)
Catholic
c)
Methodist
d)
Presbyterian
9.
What was the main reason for the Catholic education system being able to survive?
a)
The tireless work of the men and women of religious orders (brothers, priests, nuns)
b)
An anonymous donations of a large sum of money
c)
United with other denominations to make ends meet
d)
Reduced the number of students they taught
10.
when someone moves to live permanently in another country
a)
Immigration
b)
Conscription
c)
Secularism 
d)
Settlement 
11.
Churches that have their origins in the reformation period during the sixteenth century; having broken away from the Catholic Church
a)
Migrant
b)
Immigration 
c)
Protestant
d)
Settlement 
12.

The year that Fr. Therry and Fr. Connolly arrived as the first OFFICIAL priests

a)

1803

b)

1788

c)

1820

d)

1817

13.

The Education Acts of 1872 meant that schools must be.... (tick all that apply)

a)

Free

b)

Compulsory

c)

Religious

d)

Secular

14.

What year were the Education Acts passed in Australia?

a)

1820

b)

1788

c)

1901

d)

1872

15.

Which political party did most Catholics support?

a)

Liberal

b)

Labor

c)

Greens

d)

Independent

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