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The Post-Reformation Church

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The post-reformation church is the last 1000 years up to the present day when the Church has tried to overcome centuries of division

a)

True

b)

False

2.

One event that has been celebrated during the Enlightenment Period is...

a)

The discovery of gravity

b)

The Galileo Controversy

c)

Cell Theory

d)

Jesus' Crucifixion

3.

True or False, during the post-reformation there was a decrease in religious orders.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Mercy Sisters, founded in Ireland by Catherine McAuley begun in

a)

1831

b)

1901

c)

2000

d)

2020

5.

When did Christianity arrive in Australia?

a)

with the First Fleet in 1788

b)

1820

c)

1900

d)

1914

6.

Who was the first Australian Saint?

(a)  

7.

What Religious Order did Mary Mackillop begin

a)

Mercy Sisters

b)

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart

c)

Christian Brothers

d)

Joeys

8.

Which Pope called The First Vatican Council (Vatican I)

a)

Pope Leo

b)

Pope Francis

c)

Pope Pius

d)

Pope Peter

9.

The First Vatican Council was disrupted by...

a)

an earthquake

b)

The death of the Pope

c)

War

d)

Protests in the Vatican

10.

Pope Leo XIII wrote an encyclical on which social justice issue

a)

Rerum Novarum: ‘Rights and Duties of Capital and Labour’

b)

Laudato si': 'On Care for our Common Home' (environment)

c)

Mater et Magistra: 'On Christianity and Social Progress'

d)

Pacem in Terris: 'Peace on Earth'

11.

During the post reformation period Pope Benedict XV called which event “the suicide of Europe”.

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Russia-Ukraine War

d)

Chechen–Russian conflict

12.

Pius XII has been criticised for not denouncing strongly enough the German Nazi regime. Why?

a)

Because he remained neutral at the time

b)

Because He was a supporter of their regime

c)

Because he encouraged conflict

d)

The statement is false

13.

When did Vatican II begin

a)

1959

b)

1967

c)

1962

d)

2001

14.

What was the purpose of Vatican II

a)

None of these options

b)

To address the entire body of believers.

c)

To define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church

d)

The Church needed to get in touch with the modern world and make its message appropriate to the times.

15.

True or False, John said he wanted to “Throw open the windows of the church and let the fresh air of the spirit blow through.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False, John XXIII died in 1965 after the third session of the Council but his successor, Pope Paul VI saw it through to its conclusion in 1967.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

One of the outcomes of the Second Vatican Council was for the Catholic Church to become involved in the Ecumenical Movement. What is Ecumenism

a)

Promoting prayer and religious practices.

b)

Promoting the division between churches.

c)

Promoting Christian unity.

d)

None of these

18.

Which of the following was NOT a change made during the Second Vatican Council

a)

The altar was turned around to face the people

b)

divorce was now accepted by the church

c)

Women and laity were able to participate more in mass.

d)

Latin was no longer used for mass, it was now in the vernacular of the people.