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St. John Baptist de La Salle

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. The homeland of  St. John Baptist de La Salle.

a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
  1. The name of his mother.

a)

Mary Nicole

b)

Mary Moet

c)

Nicole Marie    

d)

Nichole Moet

3.
  1. The name of his father.

a)

Gabriel De La Salle

b)

Nyel De La Salle

c)

Nicolas De La Salle      

d)

Louie De La Salle

4.
  1. The person who influenced him greatly (reading him the lives of the saints).

a)
his best friend
b)

Father

c)

Nunr

d)
his mother
5.
  1. What did De La Salle do right after the death of his parents in 1672?

a)

Started the free schools for boys

b)

Became a brother

c)

Stopped studying priesthood and took care of his brothers and sisters

d)

Continued studying at the seminary in Paris

6.
  1. The very close friend of De La Salle who founded a congregation of Sisters to teach girls of the working class.

a)

Fr. Henry

b)

Fr. Roland

c)

Fr. Louise de Marillac

d)

Fr. Gabriel

7.
  1. The partner of De La Salle in training men to open free schools for boys.

a)

Adrien Nyel          

b)

Nicolas Vuyart  

c)

Gabriel Drolin

d)

LouieNyel

8.
  1. The meaning of Fratres Scholarum Christianarum (FSC).

a)
Brothers of the Christian Brotherhood
b)
Sisters of the Christian Schools
c)
Brothers of the Christian Schools
d)
Christian School Fraternity
9.
  1. What did De La Salle do in order to be as poor as the Brothers and to identify himself with the poor whom they were serving?

a)

Gave away his own material possessions

b)

Resigned his canonry (a special and honored position in the Church)

c)

Received a big donation from his aunt to make sure that these schools would sustain themselves

d)

All of the above

10.
  1. Which problems/crises went along as the institute grew?

a)

Brothers were either sick, dying or were leaving 

b)

Some parish priests wanted to control the brothers

c)

Financial problem was a reality

d)

All of the above

11.
  1. The two other brothers who made a Heroic Vow with De La Salle on Nov. 21, 1691.

a)

Br. Gabriel Jacques and John De La Croix

b)

Br. Peter Brown and David White

c)

Br. Gabriel Drolin and Nicolas Vuyart

d)

Br. John Smith and Michael Johnson

12.
  1. The meaning of “Domine Opus Tuum”.

a)
Lord, your task
b)

The Lord be with you

c)
God's work
d)

Lord, the Work is Yours

13.
  1. De La Salle was one of the first persons in history to have _______________.

a)

School for the girls

b)

School for the boys

c)

Reformed schools for young criminals found guilty by civil courts

d)

School for the rich

14.
  1. The date when the Catholic Church recognized the deep holiness of De La Salle and declared him a Saint.

a)
May 24, 1900
b)
August 7, 1750
c)
April 3, 1968
d)
June 15, 1888
15.
  1. The date when De La Salle died.

a)
April 7, 1819
b)
March 7, 1719
c)
May 7, 1719
d)
April 7, 1719
16.
  1. The date when the Church recognized St. La Salle as a pioneer in educational innovation and made him the Church’s Patron of Teacher.

a)
May 15, 1950
b)
August 15, 1980
c)
April 15, 1970
d)
June 15, 1960