WorksheetsChapter 1: Divine Origins of the Church
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
All of the following are correct about Saul, the future St. Paul, before his conversion EXCEPT:
He was a Pharisee.
He was an Apostle of Jesus.
He was a strict follower of the Mosaic Law.
He harassed and arrested Christians.
What is characteristic about the church?
It is a place of worship.
It serves as a community gathering space.
It provides spiritual guidance.
All are correct.
Which Catholic saint said, "About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they are one thing, and we shouldn't complicate the matter."?
St. Joan of Arc
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Teresa of Avila
St. Augustine of Hippo
The heritage of faith contained in Sacred scripture and sacred tradition, and that is handed down in the church through the magisterium and proposed as belief for being divinely revealed.
Deposit of faith
Faithful tradition
Scriptural heritage
Divine revelation
The Acts of the Apostles was most probably written by who?
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. John the Apostle
St. Paul the Apostle
St. Matthew the Evangelist
The event that marks the definitive entrance of Jesus humanity into God's heavenly domain.
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Crucifixion
The Nativity
From the Greek for 'fiftieth day' a Jewish harvest feast occurring fifty days after Passover, and when the Spirit of God descended upon the Apostles:
Passover
Sukkot
Pentecost
Yom Kippur
Which council dealt with resolving the question whether gentiles should be admitted into the early church?
The Council of Jerusalem
The Council of Nicaea
The Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Ephesus
Because of his missionary efforts throughout the Mediterranean, and the way by which he inspired so many to take the message of Christ as far as Spain. St. Paul is usually referred to as:
Apostle to the gentiles.
Prophet of the nations.
Disciple of Christ.
Evangelist of the Mediterranean.
Prior to the evangelization of the gentiles, the general religious understanding of the time was that what the gentiles believed and practiced could be reconciled with Jewish belief and practices.
True
False
Partially true
Not applicable
St. Paul bridged the gulf between Jews and Christians.
True
False
Partially true
Not applicable
What did God do with his chosen people of Israel as they continually broke covenant premises with him?
He abandoned them completely.
He punished them severely.
He never gave up on them or abandoned them.
He ignored their actions.
Which of the following is correct about the church? Your personal faith is deepened and fortified by the faith of the church. The faith of the church makes it possible for you to do what God calls you to do: to know and love him. The formal structures of the church help preserve the truths of faith.
Your personal faith is independent of the church.
The church has no role in deepening personal faith.
The formal structures of the church are irrelevant to faith.
All are correct
How did Jesus institute the church?
By inaugurating it through his preaching of the Good News of the coming of God's Kingdom.
By performing miracles and healing the sick.
By gathering a group of disciples to follow him.
By establishing a formal set of church laws and rituals.
How does God finally achieve participation in his divine life?
Through the Bible
Through the Church
Through the chosen people
All are correct
How has God, from the beginning of time, invited man and woman to be cocreators with him?
Through the creation of the universe
By giving them free will
By providing them with sacred texts
All are correct
As long as you accept Jesus, the question of whether or not you belong to a church is irrelevant.
True
False
It depends on the denomination
Only if you attend regularly
All of the following are direct consequences of the Incarnation; God becoming man, EXCEPT?
Jesus could now condemn all those who sinned, and start over God's work of creation with his church.
Jesus became a perfect mediator between God and humanity.
Jesus' birth fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament.
Jesus established a new covenant with humanity.
How does God historically prepare the world for the foundation of his church?
By calling the chosen people, to enter into a mutually binding relationship with him.
By sending prophets to warn the nations of impending judgment.
By establishing a series of religious rituals and sacrifices.
By creating a universal language for all people to understand.
Apostles
Jesus 12 specially commissioned disciples.
The first followers of John the Baptist.
The original authors of the New Testament.
The leaders of the early Christian church.
