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Review of Lent

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lent lasts for ——- days.

a)

30

b)

40

c)

7

d)

100

2.

This is when Lent begins.

a)

Ash Wednesday

b)

Holy Thursday

c)

Good Friday

d)

Easter

3.

What is penance?

a)

the suffering of Jesus on the cross

b)

what you do to show you are sorry about something you did wrong

c)

almsgiving

4.
What does the word "Lent" mean?
a)

Spring/Stretch

b)
Resurrection
c)
Alleluia
d)
None of the above
5.

During Lent, we focus on Jesus's________.

a)

birth

b)

suffering, death, resurrection

c)

Mass

d)

Holy Family

6.

A Lenten tradition is__________.

a)

opening gifts

b)

preparing for his birth

c)

praying the Stations or Way of the Cross

d)

Easter baskets

7.

The ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday are placed there in the shape of the _______.

a)

dove

b)

heart

c)

cross

d)

sun

8.

Ashes for Ash Wednesday come from...

a)
b)
c)
9.

Pretzels were first made during Lent.

a)

true

b)

False

10.

Lent lasts 40 days because...

a)

It’s how long Jesus spent in the desert.

b)

40 is fun to say.

c)

The Israelites spent 40 days in the desert.

d)

Noah was on the ark for 40 years.

11.

During Lent, we increase our practice of self-control when we

a)

go to Church

b)

pray, fast and give alms

c)

are nice to people

12.

Self-control helps you do right thing when you are__

a)

already want to do that thing

b)

tempted and distracted

13.

Self-control is one of the twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which is NOT a practice of fasting?

a)

no meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays

b)

eat 1 big meal and 2 smaller meals

c)

no snacks between meals

d)

donating money to the poor

15.

Select the 3 Pillars of Lent

a)

Almsgiving

b)

Fasting

c)

Kneeling

d)

Prayer

e)

Adoration

16.

What is Lent's main liturgical color?

a)

purple

b)

red

c)

blue

17.

Which are the two days that we fast during Lent? (Check all that apply)

a)

Holy Thursday

b)

Ash Wednesday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Good Friday

18.

What are the two parts of the Mass that aren't usually said during Lent?

a)

Lamb of God

b)

Responsorial Psalm

c)

Alleluia

d)

Glory to God

19.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey and the Jews call him the Son of David and lay palm branches in front of him.

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

20.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Jesus is in the tomb and descends to the dead.

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

21.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Condemning of Christ, crucifixion, death

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

22.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Last Supper (institution of the Eucharist)

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

23.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Jesus is scourged at the pillar and crowned with thorns.

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

24.

Which day of Holy Week do we remember this event: Jesus is betrayed and arrested.

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Palm Sunday

d)

Saturday

25.

What do Catholics abstain from eating on Fridays during lent?

a)

Candy

b)

Meat

c)

Fish

26.

How many stations of the cross are there?

a)

10

b)

14

27.

How many times does Jesus fall in the Stations of the Cross?

a)

1

b)

3

28.

In the Liturgical Calendar, Lent comes before what season?

a)

Advent

b)

Christmas

c)

Triduum/Easter

d)

Ordinary Time

29.

Spiritual practice of limiting the amount we eat for a period of time to express sorrow for sin and make ourselves more aware of God's action in our lives.

a)

Prayer

b)

Fasting

c)

Almsgiving

30.

Reminds us to prepare for Easter by repenting and showing sorrow for offending God and hurting our relationships with others.

a)

Ashes

b)

Stations of the Cross

c)

Prayer, Fasting. and Almsgiving

31.

The act of giving money, food, or other material goods to the needy.

a)

Prayer

b)

Fasting

c)

Almsgiving

32.

Lifting up one's mind and heart to God in praise, petition, thanksgiving, and intercession; communication with God in a relationship of love.

a)

Prayer

b)

Fasting

c)

Almsgiving