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8th grade 2nd Semester Final

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

change of heart.

1.

Conversion

b)

A prayer telling God how thankful we are.

2.

Thanksgiving

c)

Our best model for saying yes to God in our prayers.

3.

Virgin Mary

d)

A prayer in which we tell God how much we appreciate what he does for us.

4.

Praise

e)

An Old Testament person who showed great faith, trust, and joy in the Lord.

5.

King David

2.

Match the following

a)

A prayer for God’s loving care for a person, place, or activity.

1.

Blessing

b)

Asking God for something.

2.

Petition

c)

He was also human, and needed to maintain his relationship to God through prayer.

3.

Jesus

d)

Songs of praise and thanksgiving, many composed by King David.

4.

Psalms

e)

A prayer on behalf of someone else.

5.

Intercession

3.

Any time you take a moment to raise your heart and mind to God you are___________.

a)

thinking

b)

playing

c)

praying

d)

meditating

4.

The lines of communication between God and us are kept open by____________.

a)

our mind

b)

our thoughts

c)

our hearts

d)

the Holy Spirit

5.

The history of God’s people shows us that prayer is a___________.

a)

back-and-forth exchange

b)

one-way communication

c)

useless exercise

d)

a waste of time

6.

Prayer is something like a _______________ that helps us tune in to God’s love.

a)

walkie-talkie

b)

walkie-talkie

c)

iPhone

d)

radio

7.

Things that keep us from tuning in to God are called___________.

a)

distractions

b)

conversations

c)

entertainments

d)

entanglements

8.

Our relationship with God may have its ups and downs, but all God asks is that we be

a)

on schedule

b)

rigid

c)

faithful

d)

fearful

9.

Vocal prayer uses ____________to speak to God.

a)

gestures

b)

words

c)

sacrifices

d)

art

10.

Contemplation, or “resting in God,” is _________________ prayer.

a)

thoughtless

b)

wordless

c)

careless

d)

reckless

11.

We use Scripture, the Rosary, pictures, or creation in prayer to ______________.

a)

keep us from getting bored

b)

carry on traditional Catholic practices

c)

have something to look at or have in our hands

d)

focus our minds and hearts on what God is trying to tell us

12.

(a)   gave us the Lord’s Prayer.

13.

The Lord’s Prayer teaches us (a)  

14.

The Lord’s Prayer is addressed to the (a)  

15.

The Lord’s Prayer helps us know who (a)   is

16.

The Lord’s Prayer helps us know who (a)   are

17.

The Lord’s Prayer helps us be more (a)   God our Father.

18.

Lord’s Prayer helps us to have humble and trusting (a)   .

19.

The Lord’s Prayer is about “we,” not (a)  

20.

The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer of the (a)  

21.

The Lord’s Prayer is truly a summary of the whole (a)  

22.

Match the following

a)

a request for help in keeping God’s name holy

1.

“Hallowed be thy name”

b)

a prayer that good will ultimately triumph over evil

2.

But deliver us from evil

c)

asking God how to do his will by loving as Jesus loved

3.

“Thy will be done on earth”

d)

the symbol for perfection and completeness

4.

the number 7

e)

asking God to forgive us as we forgive those who hurt us

5.

“Forgive us our trespasses”

23.

Match the following

a)

another name for a sin

1.

temptation

b)

we ask that the needs of those we love and all the world be met

2.

“Give us this day our daily bread”

c)

asking God’s help to avoid saying yes to people and situations that lead to sin

3.

“Lead us not into temptation”

d)

an invitation to do something wrong

4.

Temptation

e)

asking God to help us put our priorities in order: justice, peace, and love

5.

“Thy Kingdom come”

24.

Jesus prayed in these ways: alone, with others, for others, both short prayers and long prayers. Choose one way, and give an example of a time when Jesus prayed in that way. Then give an example of how you follow Jesus in praying in that way. (3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
25.

Write your own “psalm of praise.” Include people or things from your everyday life that you praise God for.(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
26.

Choose one of the seven petitions of the Our Father and explain what it means to you.(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
27.

Match the following

a)

Someone willing to die for his or her beliefs.

1.

martyr

b)

First Jewish Christians continued this custom of prayer.

2.

daily worship at the Temple

c)

Wrote that martyrdom contributed to the growth of the Church.

3.

Tertullian

d)

A visible reality and a spiritual reality.

4.

two aspects of the Church

e)

Decided that new Christian believers did not have to follow Jewish customs.

5.

First Ecumenical Council

28.

Match the following

a)

The first martyr (the proto-martyr).

1.

Saint Stephen

b)

deliberate punishments endured by the early Christians, often leading to death.

2.

Persecution

c)

Non-Jews

3.

Gentiles

d)

Reason God allows sin and evil in the world.

4.

Human freedom

e)

Jesus Christ

5.

Founder of the church

29.

Nicknamed “golden-mouthed” for his brilliant public speaking.

(a)  

30.

Influenced Saint Augustine’s conversion.

(a)  

31.

Reformed the liturgy and sent missionaries to England.

(a)  

32.

Lived as a hermit and translated the Bible into Latin.

(a)  

33.

Opposed Arianism, defended the truth that Jesus is both fully divine and fully human.

(a)  

34.

Theologians today still influenced by his writings, especially about the Trinity.

(a)  

35.

Helped develop monasticism in the East.

(a)  

36.

Introduced the wisdom of the Greek fathers to the West.

(a)  

37.

A famous convert to Christianity.



(a)  

38.

Wrote the Dialogues, about miracles and the lives of the saints.



(a)  

39.

The Emperor Constantine issued the (a)   , which made Christianity legal throughout the Roman Empire.

40.

The Council of Nicea developed the (a)   , which we proclaim at Mass even today.

41.

The word consubstantial means “of the same (a)   .”

42.

The Council of Ephesus declared that Mary is truly the Mother of God, the Theotokos, meaning “ (a)   .”

43.

The Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to a city in the East that he named (a)   .

44.

When the Roman Empire in the West fell, the (a)   stepped in to care for people’s needs.

45.

The Empire in the East became known as the (a)   Empire.

46.

The Western Church today is known as the (a)   Catholic Church, a name that originates from the city of Rome.

47.

The official language of the Roman Catholic Church, even to this day is (a)   .

48.

The one prayer that is sometimes still said in Greek, the Kyrie eleison, means “ (a)   .”

49.

Match the following

a)

Separation of the Eastern and Western Churches.

1.

the Eastern Schism of 1054

b)

A false teaching or belief.

2.

heresy

c)

A movement which contributed advancements in art, education, and agriculture to the development of civilization.

3.

monasticism

d)

From about 500 AD to 1500 AD; also called the medieval period

4.

Middle Ages

e)

Charles the Great, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD.

5.

Charlemagne

50.

Match the following

a)

A poor and holy man who founded the Franciscan order.

1.

Saint Francis

b)

Military campaigns with the aim of winning back the Holy Land.

2.

Crusades

c)

A Dominican friar who wrote on theology, still studied today.d

3.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

d)

A preacher against heresy who founded the Dominican order.

4.

Saint Dominic

e)

Established with the aim of rooting out heresy.

5.

Inquisition

51.

Explain why studying the history of the Church is not studying what human beings alone have done. Include the reason why the history of the Church includes sinners as well as saints.(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
52.

Give a brief account of Constantine’s vision and of what happened in the important battle of 302. What effect did legalization of Christianity have on the lives of Christians?(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
53.

Choose one saint outlined in Chapter G: Pope Saint Gregory VII, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Dominic, Saint Francis or Saint Clare, or Saint Thomas Aquinas. What contribution did this saint make to the life of the Church? What message can the Church today take from the life and teachings of this saint?(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
54.

Describe the mission of the Church(3-5 sentences and if correct can get up to 5 points for answer)

4 lines
55.

Reorder the following: stations of the cross 1-5

a)

Jesus is condemned to death

b)

Jesus carries His cross

c)

Jesus falls the first time

d)

Jesus meets his mother

e)

Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
56.

Reorder the following: stations of the cross from 6-10

a)

Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

b)

Jesus falls the second time

c)

Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

d)

Jesus falls a third time

e)

Jesus’ clothes are taken away

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
57.

Reorder the following: stations of the cross 11-14

a)

Jesus is nailed to the cross

b)

Jesus dies on the cross

c)

The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross

d)

Jesus is laid in the tomb

1)
2)
3)
4)