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Nicene Creed

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Constantine

2.

Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity

a)

Nero

b)

Caligula

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Constantine

3.

The Nicene Creed is closest to:

a)

100 years old

b)

500 years old

c)

1000 years old

d)

2000 years old

4.

The Bishops who attended the Council of Nicea

a)

Came from across the Roman Empire

b)

Came from the Vatican

c)

Knew Jesus personally

d)

All agreed that Jesus was the Son of God

5.

I believe in the Holy ______________, the Lord, the giver of _________________

a)

Spirit; life

b)

Spirit; bread

c)

Spirit; gifts

d)

life; Spirit

6.

...who _______________ from the Father and the _____________

a)

precedes; Father

b)

proceeds; Father

c)

proceeds; Son

d)

precedes; Son

7.

...who with the Father and the Son is _____________ and _______________

a)

adored; treasured

b)

glorified; adored

c)

glorified; worshipped

d)

adored; glorified

8.

...who has ______________ through the prophets.

a)

talked

b)

said

c)

spoken

d)

announced

9.
Why is the Nicene Creed important?
a)
Because our Pastor says so. 
b)
Because Mrs. Nickelsburg says so. 
c)
Because it is rules we have to live by. 
d)
Because it is the stated foundation of our Christian beliefs. 
10.
When was the Nicene Creed originally adopted?
a)
1954 AD
b)
1081 AD
c)
325 AD
d)
7951BC
11.
What is the definition of a creed?
a)
A band from the late 90's and early 2000's.
b)
A set of beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
c)
A long poem
d)
A statement that defines God as unknowable.
12.
Today, the city of Nicea is located in which country
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Syria
d)
Turkey
13.
What does the phrase 'eternally begotten' mean?
a)
That Jesus has always existed and will always exist
b)
That Jesus only came in to existence when he was physically born
c)
That Jesus came in to existence when he was born and will always exist
d)
That Jesus never existed and never will exist
14.

Which is NOT true of the God the Son:

a)

He took on flesh in the Incarnation

b)

He is Jesus

c)

He is the third Person of the Trinity

d)

He became the Son of Mary

15.

Which does Jesus NOT have?

a)

a human intellect

b)

a human will

c)

a human body

d)

sin

16.

The Central mystery of our faith that we believe in three Persons in one God

a)

Eucharist

b)

Trinity

c)

Incarnation

d)

Advocate

17.

An universal statement about the beliefs of our faith.

a)

The Nicene Creed

b)

Ecumenical Council

c)

The Trinitarian Creed

d)

Evangelical Counsel

18.

The Christological position that Jesus, as the Son of God, was created by God. It denied the divinity of Jesus.

a)

Arianism

b)

The Nicene Creed

c)

The Trinity

d)

Hedonism

19.

A gathering of the Church's bishops from around the world convened by the Pope or approved by him to address pressing issues in the Church.

a)

Magisterium

b)

A Papal Meeting

c)

Ecumenical Council

d)

Evangelical Counsel

20.

During the early centuries of the Church, those teachers whose writings extended the Tradition of the Apostles and who continue to be important for the Church's teachings.

a)

The Church Fathers

b)

The Kings

c)

The Prophets

d)

The Judges

21.

A divinely revealed truth whose very possibility cannot be rationally conceived before it is revealed and, after revelation, whose inner essence cannot be fully understood by the finite mind.

a)

Mystery

b)

Heresy

c)

Caritas

d)

Sacred truth

22.

To describe Jesus having no beginning or end we proclaim he is _______ in the Nicene Creed.

a)

magical

b)

an advocate

c)

begotten

d)

sacred

23.

When is the Nicene Creed professed?

a)

At Sunday Mass

b)

At the beginning of the Rosary

c)

During the Examination

d)

During the Divine Mercy Chaplet

24.

The ____ is when Jesus assumed a human nature.

a)

Nicene Creed

b)

Ruah

c)

Incarnation

d)

Ascencion

25.

Did God create evil?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

26.

Who were the Fathers of the Church?

a)

Jesus & God

b)

scholars and writers that contributed to the early Church

c)

the 12 Apostles

d)

the first popes

27.

brings together the bishops of the whole world, along with the pope, to guide the church in matters of faith and life in Jesus Christ

a)

the Magisterium

b)

Ecumenical Council

c)

Deposit of Faith

d)

House of Representatives meeting

28.

Which of the following did Constantine do to make Rome a Christian city? Select all that apply.

a)

Made Sundays, Christmas, & Easter holidays

b)

Built St. Peter's basilica

c)

He displayed the cross in battle himself

d)

He restored holy places

e)

He let people who were not Christian worship false gods

29.

The argument that Jesus was more than human, but not fully divine is called:

a)

the Edict of Milan

b)

a false idol

c)

a regular heresy

d)

Arius's heresy

30.

What did Arius's heresy eventually lead to?

a)

a war breaking out in Rome

b)

Constantine calling the first Ecumenical Council

c)

the Edict of Milan

d)

the creation of the Nicene Creed

31.

True or false: The Council proclaimed that Jesus is fully human AND fully divine, and they set down a creed that states this belief clearly.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What does incarnate mean?

a)

Mary was born without Original Sin

b)

when God became man

c)

a false teaching of the faith

d)

not created but always has been

33.

What does consubstantial mean?

a)

asking for help for others

b)

when God became man

c)

of the same substance

d)

not created but always has been

34.

What does accordance mean?

a)

agreeing or fulfilling

b)

when God became man

c)

of the same substance

d)

not created but always has been

35.

What does proceeds mean?

a)

agreeing or fulfilling

b)

to come from a source

c)

of the same substance

d)

not created but always has been

36.

What does ascended mean?

a)

to rise up

b)

to come from a source

c)

of the same substance

d)

not created but always has been

37.

What does invisible mean?

a)

to rise up

b)

cannot be seen

c)

of the same substance

d)

not created but always has been

38.

What does visible mean?

a)

agreeing or fulfilling

b)

cannot be seen

c)

of the same substance

d)

can be seen

39.

What does catholic mean?

a)

holy

b)

passed down from the Apostles

c)

universal

d)

can be seen

40.

What does apostolic mean?

a)

holy

b)

passed down from the Apostles

c)

universal

d)

catholic

41.
What is the definition of a creed?
a)
A band from the late 90's and early 2000's.
b)
A set of beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
c)
A long poem
d)
A statement that defines God as unknowable.
42.
Why is the Nicene Creed important?
a)
Because our Pastor says so. 
b)
Because Mrs. Nickelsburg says so. 
c)
Because it is rules we have to live by. 
d)
Because it is the stated foundation of our Christian beliefs. 
43.

It was only in the ____ century C.E. that the Christian Church became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th