WorksheetsChapter 2 Test
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 31mins
There was never a time that God intended for people to be alone without him until the sin of Adam and Eve.
True
False
From the family of Abraham, God would create a great nation and give to them land in Canaan.
True
False
Matthew and Luke each include a genealogy of Jesus in their Gospels and both trace his ancestry to Abraham and Isaac.
True
False
Although there are a total of 613 laws in the Sinai Covenant, Christians are not obliged to follow them because Christ abolished them through his saving actions.
True
False
The Catechism of the Catholic Church asserts that the Old Law is a preparation for the gospel.
True
False
In light of the flawed leadership of the biblical judges, God encouraged the Israelites to select a king to rule over them.
True
False
Unlike King David, Jesus was a priest of the order of Melchizedek rather than the hereditary Levitical priesthood.
True
False
While known for his wisdom, King Solomon is also known for his many wives that led him to practice idolatry.
True
False
After King Solomon’s death, the united kingdom divided into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.
True
False
The high priests, who traced ancestry back to Aaron, were the chief religious leaders of Judaism from the period just after the Babylonian exile in the fifth century BC through the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple in 70 AD.
True
False
The ______ was God’s way of cleansing the world from sin which multiplied from the time of Adam and Eve onward.
Great Flood
Tower of Babel
Exodus
Creation
The Protoevangelium predicts:
a future Messiah and Redeemer
a time when the Chosen People will be enslaved by another nation
the suffering and death of a Messiah
the establishment of a church which will carry the work of the Messiah forward
The central event of the Old Testament is:
David being anointed King
Solomon building a Temple in Jerusalem to house the Ark of the Covenant
God preserving the family of Noah during the Great Flood
The exodus from Egypt led by Moses
The Gospel of Mark recalls several occasions when _____ stridently disagreed with Jesus’s words and actions, and those of his followers.
the Zealots
King Herod the Great
Pontius Pilate
the Pharisees
When in a conflict with his fellow Jews over the Mosaic Law, Jesus is sometimes very strict about the proper observance of the Law. Which of the following is an example of this?
Jesus insists on a strict observance of Sabbath rest.
Jesus maintains ritual purity by not associating with the sick or the dead.
Jesus is questioned about marriage and divorce.
All of these
The Catechism explains three ways Jesus perfectly fulfills the Mosaic Law in the story of the encounter with the rich young man. Which is not one of these?
Jesus acknowledges the importance of the Ten Commandments but also went beyond the letter of the law.
Jesus declares that God’s law is not written on stone tablets but on one’s heart.
Jesus asks the young man to give up his possessions.
To the Pharisee who asks which commandment in the law is the greatest, Jesus asserts the necessity of love of God and love of one’s neighbor.
After Israel split, the southern kingdom
became known as ________.
Palestine
Judah
Melchizedek
Iraq
Which of the following statements is false regarding the priesthood of David and Jesus?
Like Jesus, David changed the laws of the Levitical priesthood.
Both were a priest of the order of Melchizedek, not of the hereditary Levitical priesthood.
Unlike David, Jesus is the once and forever High Priest, meaning that he is the one mediator between God and humanity.
Whereas the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament did not bring salvation, Jesus offered his own self as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and to reconcile humanity with God.
Isaiah 56–66 contains a promise to the Jewish people that:
They will be exiled from their land forever.
They will be punished without mercy.
They will be restored and blessed by God.
They will lose their identity as a people.
What do we call the descendants of Abraham?
Prophets
Gentiles
Israelites
Kings
_____ 21. This prophet predicted much about the Messiah, including information about a sign that God would give “the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, [and] shall name him Emmanuel”:
Jeremiah
Amos
Isaiah
Micah
_____ 22. The kingdoms of Israel and Judah both fell to foreign powers:
because they falsely believed God would protect them on all sides
as a result of their practice of idolatry
as a result of their unforgiving hearts
because they often neglected the dietary restrictions of the Mosaic Law
The Ark of the Covenant held three different things. Which is NOT one of these?
a parchment containing the 613 laws of Moses
the rod of Moses’s brother, Aaron
a golden jar holding manna
the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written by Moses
Like David, Jesus too:
was born of a virgin
lived in Nazareth
was a shepherd
was a fisherman
The prophets spread God’s message to the people in that they:
warned the people of their need to repent
asked the people to look out for the needs of the poor and powerless
proclaimed the need for the Chosen People to worship the one true God in fidelity and truth
All of these
What is the term for the first announcement of the gospel in Genesis 3:15?
Protoevangelium
Blasphemy
Idolatry
Synoptic
What are the virtues of poverty, chastity, and obedience made by a man or woman who enters the consecrated (religious) life called?
Evangelical Counsels
Blasphemy
Idolatry
Synoptic
What is the term for hateful, defiant, or disrespectful actions or words against God?
Blasphemy
Idolatry
Synoptic
Prophet
Which term refers to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
Synoptic
Second Coming
Protoevangelium
Babel
What do you call someone who offers a divine message?
Prophet
Evangelical Counsels
Idolatry
Synagogue
What is the name of the temple the Babylonians constructed with a tower they expected to reach the sky to their god, Marduk?
Babel
Synagogue
Dead Sea Scrolls
Second Coming
What is the worship of someone or something other than the true God called?
Idolatry
Blasphemy
Synoptic
Protoevangelium
What is the term for the final judgment of all humanity when Christ returns to the Earth?
Second Coming
Babel
Dead Sea Scrolls
Synagogue
What's the name of Abraham’s son who he was willing to sacrifice
to God?
Isaac
David
Solomon
Moses
What are prayer houses which served as a meeting place for Jews called?
Synagogues
Babel
Prophet
Idolatry
God’s words in the Protoevangelium in Genesis 3:15 are specifically addressed to whom?
The serpent
Adam
Eve
Abraham
The Old Testament often uses which term interchangeably with Hebrews and Jews to describe God’s Chosen People?
Israelites
Babylonians
Gentiles
Romans
Who were anointed by God to offer sacrifices in the Temple to bridge the gap with him that sin had caused?
Priests
Prophets
Kings
Judges
God promised whom that he will have an ancestor who will continue David’s kingdom; the same person promised to Abraham, Jesus Christ?
David
Moses
Solomon
Isaiah
The chief religious leaders Judaism before the time of Jesus and until the destruction of the second temple.
Kings
Prophets
High Priests
Jduges
All Catholics participate in the office of priest, prophet, and king by basis of their _____ while also bearing the responsibilities for mission and service that flow from them.
Baptism
Confirmation
Ordination
Faith
