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RJCS Final Exam Review (U1-3)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all human beings desire?

a)

To be in charge of their own destiny.

b)

To know God and be in a relationship with Him.

c)

To live a comfortable and safe life.

d)

To be famous.

2.

Which of the following best describes the meaning behind this quote: “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” -St. Augustine

a)

Since God is our Creator, only in Him is our soul truly at rest.

b)

God created us so He forces us to love Him back or else we will be restless.

c)

God denies us the freedom to choose a life apart from Him.

d)

All of these

3.

We were created to love God and enjoy perfect happiness in His presence.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following indicate that human beings were made in God’s image?

a)

The capacity to reason

b)

The ability to choose right from wrong

c)

The ability to love

d)

All of these

5.

God created us to be in an intimate friendship with Him therefore it is part of our very nature to be in communion with God.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When the first humans sinned, they lost the close, intimate friendship with God they experienced in the Garden of Eden.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The first humans rejecting God and losing their original relationship with Him is called the ______.

a)

Fall

b)

Sin of sins

c)

Excommunication

d)

None of these

8.

Jesus Christ is the fullness of God’s Revelation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the first way that God has revealed Himself to us?

a)

Through the Ten Commandments.

b)

In our hearts.

c)

Through our families.

d)

Through the created world.

10.

What do we call God’s communication of Himself through the created order?

a)

Naturalism

b)

The covenants

c)

Natural revelation

d)

The Incarnation

11.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five proofs for the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas?

a)

Argument from causation.

b)

Argument from degrees of perfection.

c)

Argument from motion.

d)

Argument from Scripture.

12.

We can become aware of the existence of God through our desire and openness toward truth, goodness, and beauty.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The self-communication of God is called:

a)

Divine Inspiration

b)

Divine Revelation

c)

Natural Revelation

d)

Transmission of Divine Revelation

14.

What are the two phases of divine revelation?

a)

The Pentateuch.

b)

The Old Testament and the New Testament.

c)

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.

d)

The Book of Revelation.

15.

Sacred Tradition is the living transmission of the Gospel message in the Church.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Sacred Tradition changes according to the times and peoples’ varying tastes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is absolutely essential to the transmission of divine revelation?

a)

Sacred Tradition

b)

Scripture

c)

The Magisterium

d)

All of these

18.

The role of the Magisterium is to guard and preserve the Deposit of Faith handed down through Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

All validly ordained bishops are successors of the Apostles.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Magisterium teaches infallibly when it teaches matters of:

a)

Faith and morals

b)

History and religion

c)

Law and science

d)

Psychology and philosophy

21.

Inerrant means without error.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Theology is the study of God based on divine revelation.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

We do not need to know the historical, cultural, or political context of the writings of Scripture in order to understand it.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Everything contained in the Bible is part of God’s plan for our salvation.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Scripture can be properly understood only when in union with Tradition.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

All of the books in the New Testament were written by eyewitnesses.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Very little of the Church’s liturgy is actually based on Scripture.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Reading Scripture is a good thing to do, but it is not essential to the Christian life.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about authorship of Scripture?

a)

The human authors of Scripture are true authors who used their own faculties and powers to write

b)

God is the primary author of Scripture who spoke through human beings whom He inspired by the Holy

Spirit.

c)

The free will of the human authors was disregarded by God.

d)

The human authors wrote exactly what God intended them to write.

30.

Which of the following is true of the human authors of Scripture?

a)

God worked through them as if they were robots or puppets.

b)

They wrote using their own concepts, understanding, literary abilities, and language when writing.

c)

In a miraculous way, God handed them the texts of the books of Scripture fully written from Heaven.

d)

We cannot trust the writings from human authors because they are prone to error and misunderstanding.

31.

Why is an understanding of the historical context of Scripture so important?

a)

Because it helps the modern reader understand what the authors intended to communicate.

b)

Because we can understand Scripture better when we know more about ancient Jewish culture.

c)

Because without historical context we can grasp only a small part of the meaning of a passage.

d)

All of these.

32.

Which of the following is NOT a literary form used in the Bible?

a)

Parable

b)

History

c)

Poetry

d)

Novel

33.

Which of the following is something we need to know in order to determine the intention of a Sacred Author?

a)

The literary genre in which he wrote.

b)

The conditions of the author’s time and culture.

c)

The modes of feeling, speaking, and narrating that were current in the author’s lifetime

d)

All of these

34.

What did Jesus commission His Apostles to do?

a)

To go, baptize, teach, and make disciples of all nations.

b)

To take the faith, keep it secret, and keep it safe.

c)

To go and conquer all the nations by force.

d)

To make all the nations comfortable and feel good about themselves.

35.

How many books make up the canon of Scripture?

a)

4

b)

73

c)

1,000

d)

46

36.

What did the heresy of Gnosticism deny?

a)

The existence of God

b)

The existence of evil

c)

Fallen human nature

d)

The true humanity of Christ

37.

Which two approaches to translation of Scripture must translators generally choose between?

a)

The traditional translation and the modern translation

b)

The metaphorical translation and the systematic translation

c)

The periodic translation and the elementary translation

d)

The literal translation and the dynamically equivalent translation

38.

How should we read the Bible when we study it privately?

a)

With the guidance of the Magisterium and within the context of Sacred Tradition.

b)

Only in the original languages, or, if necessary, in English or Latin.

c)

We should not read the Bible unless guided by a priest, religious sister, or other holy person.

d)

With loud music playing in the background.

39.

Where is Scripture encountered in the life of the Church?

a)

In the Mass

b)

In personal prayers

c)

In the Liturgy of the Hours

d)

All of these

40.

What ought to be our main goal when we read Scripture?

a)

Coming to a better knowledge of Jesus Christ.

b)

Figuring out how to synthesize historical inconsistencies.

c)

Memorizing individual verses to support our personal views on Scripture.

d)

None of the these.

41.

An interpretation or analysis of scriptural text

a)

Analogy of Faith

b)

Exegesis

c)

Literal Sense

d)

Historical-Critical Method

42.

The task of giving authentic interpretation to the Word of God belongs to each one of us.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Where do we find the authentic interpretation of the Word of God?

a)

In our hearts.

b)

In the writings of biblical scholars.

c)

In the living, teaching office of the Catholic Church alone.

d)

There is no single authentic interpretation of the Word of God.

44.

To what do misunderstandings about Scripture ultimately lead?

a)

Division in the Church.

b)

Confusion about who God is.

c)

Inability to distinguish right from wrong.

d)

All of these.

45.

Jesus gave the Apostles and their successors the authority and responsibility to ensure the Scriptures are interpreted properly.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What do we gain when we read the Bible in the light of Catholic Tradition?

a)

A feeling of superiority over others.

b)

The ability to perfectly understand every aspect of Scripture.

c)

The wisdom of the Church’s saints and greatest teachers.

d)

All of these.

47.

The name given to the method of Scripture analysis that considers the historical context of Scripture.

a)

Exegesis

b)

Historical-Critical Method

c)

Literal Sense

d)

Spiritual Sense

48.

Dei Verbum is the Church document on revelation given to us by Vatican II.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

To understand Scripture properly, we need to read it in the context of the Tradition of the Church, which stretches back to the Apostles.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

To understand what the inspired authors of the Bible meant by what they wrote, we have to learn about

a)

their culture

b)

historical circumstances

c)

different styles of writing used

d)

all of these

51.

What the author intended to say is what God intended to convey.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The coherence of the truths of the Faith among themselves and within the whole plan of revelation; the unity that exists in all Catholic teaching.

a)

Anagogical Sense

b)

Analogy of Faith

c)

Literal Sense

d)

Sacred Tradition

53.

We need to read Scripture passages not just in their original historical context, but also in the context of the entirety of Scripture and all the truths of the Faith.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The various meanings of the Scripture text; multiple lenses or multiple layers of meaning

a)

Criticisms

b)

Biblical Interpretations

c)

Moral Senses

d)

Senses of Scripture

55.

The most direct meaning of the Scriptural Text intended by the author.

a)

The allegorical sense

b)

The literal sense

c)

The moral sense

d)

The spiritual sense

56.

This sense points us to Heaven, our ultimate destiny

a)

The allegorical sense

b)

The anagogical sense

c)

The literal sense

d)

The moral sense

57.

“__________ are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth” [Pope John Paul II]

a)

Justice and mercy

b)

Faith and reason

c)

Knowledge and power

d)

None of these.

58.

The Catholic Church rejects a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible that insists on a literal interpretation that fails to account for historical context and leads to conflict with the findings of modern science.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The name given to the analysis of early manuscripts of Scripture to establish the text’s earliest form.

a)

Historical Criticism

b)

Literary Criticism

c)

Source Criticism

d)

Textual Criticism

60.

The name given to the analysis of the original sources from where the sacred authors of Scripture may have drawn material for their own writing.

a)

Historical Criticism

b)

Literary Criticism

c)

Source Criticism

d)

Textual Criticism