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Theology and Philosophy Multiple Choice Worksheet

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is the clearest example of Natural Revelation?

a)

Reading Genesis in the Bible

b)

Studying the order of the stars

c)

The Annunciation to Mary

d)

The Resurrection of Jesus

2.

Divine Revelation differs from Natural Revelation because it:

a)

A) Comes through creation alone

b)

B) Is accessible to reason without grace

c)

C) Involves God’s direct self-disclosure in history

d)

D) Consists only of private visions

3.

Which Aquinas proof argues that everything in motion must be set in motion by something else?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

c)

Contingency

d)

Gradation

4.

According to Aquinas, which proof appeals to the fact that some beings exist contingently and thus require a necessary being?

a)

Design

b)

Motion

c)

Contingency

d)

Efficient Cause

5.

Pascal’s Wager can best be described as:

a)

A moral argument for God’s existence

b)

A rational bet on belief

c)

A proof from design

d)

A theological revelation

6.

Which part of Divine Revelation includes the living transmission of the Church’s teaching?

a)

Sacred Tradition

b)

Magisterium

c)

Canon Law

d)

Natural Law

7.

God’s omnipresence means:

a)

God can be seen by everyone at all times

b)

God is present everywhere in being and action

c)

God changes locations

d)

God is limited to heaven

8.

Which attribute of God means He does not depend on anything else for His existence?

a)

Omniscience

b)

Aseity

9.

St. Francis’s vision in the San Damiano Chapel commanded him to:

a)

Found a university

b)

Rebuild the Church

c)

Join the Crusades

d)

Become a priest immediately

10.

Which Franciscan saint used mass media and publishing to promote devotion to Mary?

a)

St. Anthony

b)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

c)

St. Clare

d)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

11.

Which Evangelical Counsel especially imitates Jesus’ obedience to the Father?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

Humility

12.

The essential parts of Reconciliation include all of the following except:

a)

Contrition

b)

Confession

c)

Absolution

d)

Eucharistic Prayer

13.

Which saint’s feast day is October 4?

a)

St. Anthony of Padua

b)

St. Francis of Assisi

c)

St. Clare

d)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

14.

God’s immutability means:

a)

God never changes in His essence

b)

God cannot hear prayers

c)

God must grow in knowledge

d)

God adapts His nature

15.

Which of the following is an example of Sacred Tradition rather than Sacred Scripture?

a)

The Gospel of John

b)

Apostolic Succession

c)

The Psalms

d)

The Book of Acts

16.

In Pascal’s Wager, what is the “infinite gain” if God exists and you believe?

a)

Earthly prosperity

b)

Eternal life

c)

Moral superiority

d)

Proof of God’s existence

17.

The Argument from Design implies:

a)

Order and purpose require an intelligent cause

b)

Everything has always existed

c)

Only matter exists

d)

We can never know anything of God

18.

Which of these is NOT one of Aquinas’s “Five Ways”?

a)

Argument from Motion

b)

Argument from Efficient Cause

c)

Argument from Original Sin

d)

Argument from Contingency

19.

Which saint is known for levitation during prayer?

a)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

b)

St. Anthony

c)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

d)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

20.

Which saint bore the stigmata and spent long hours hearing confessions?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Clare

c)

Padre Pio

d)

St. Anthony

21.

Which vow frees a person from attachment to wealth?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

Simplicity

22.

Which part of the Mass immediately follows the Homily?

a)

Profession of Faith (Creed)

b)

Liturgy of the Eucharist

c)

Penitential Act

d)

Communion Rite

23.

Natural Revelation can show God’s existence but not:

a)

God’s moral law

b)

The Trinity and Incarnation

c)

God’s power

d)

God’s creativity

24.

St. Clare is best known for:

a)

Founding the Franciscan Order

b)

Beginning the Poor Clares and defending Eucharist from invaders

c)

Preaching in Padua

d)

Dying at Auschwitz

25.

St. Maximilian Kolbe is best known for:

a)

Compiling Eucharistic miracle websites

b)

Dying in Auschwitz in place of another

c)

Preaching in Padua

d)

Founding the Poor Clares

26.

The Penitential Act occurs:

a)

Before the Gloria at the start of Mass

b)

After the Gospel

c)

During the Eucharistic Prayer

d)

After the Communion Rite

27.

Absolution is:

a)

The penitent’s sorrow for sin

b)

The penitent’s confession of sins

c)

The priest’s prayer forgiving sins

d)

The penance given

28.

Which Aquinas proof begins with the observation that effects have causes and cannot cause themselves?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

29.

Which attribute of God refers to His being all-knowing?

a)

Omnipotence

b)

Omnipresence

c)

Omniscience

d)

Immutability

30.

Which saint started the Franciscan Third Order for laypeople?

a)

St. Anthony

b)

St. Francis

c)

St. Clare

d)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

31.

Which vow protects the integrity of love by reserving sexuality for God?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

Simplicity

32.

Which proof of Aquinas compares varying degrees of truth, goodness, or beauty to a maximum?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

c)

Contingency

d)

Gradation

33.

Which proof of Aquinas argues that non-intelligent beings act for an end and therefore require an intelligent director?

a)

Design

b)

Contingency

c)

Motion

d)

Gradation

34.

According to Catholic teaching, Natural Revelation primarily reveals:

a)

God’s existence and attributes

b)

The Trinity and the Incarnation

c)

The sacraments

d)

The Pope’s infallibility

35.

Which of the following is an example of Divine Revelation?

a)

A) A thunderstorm

b)

B) The birth of a child

c)

C) The giving of the Ten Commandments

d)

D) The beauty of a sunset

36.

Which saint was a close friend and collaborator of St. Francis and founded a community of women living in poverty?

a)

St. Clare of Assisi

b)

St. Anthony of Padua

c)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

d)

Padre Pio

37.

Which Franciscan saint is the patron of students who struggle academically?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

c)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

d)

St. Anthony of Padua

38.

Which attribute of God means He is not limited by time or space?

a)

Omniscience

b)

Eternality

c)

Omnipotence

d)

Aseity

39.

According to Pascal, which outcome carries the greatest possible loss?

a)

Not believing and God does not exist

b)

Not believing and God exists

c)

Believing and God does not exist

d)

Believing and God exists

40.

Which of Aquinas’s “Five Ways” begins with the observation that contingent beings exist?

a)

Motion

b)

Contingency

c)

Causation

d)

Design

41.

Which vow most directly frees a person for undivided love of God and neighbor?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

Service

42.

Which saint was martyred at Auschwitz after offering his life for another?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Anthony of Padua

c)

St. Clare

d)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

43.

Which of these is not an attribute traditionally ascribed to the Christian God?

a)

Omnipotent

b)

Omniscient

c)

Mutable

d)

Omnipresent

44.

Which saint famously compiled Eucharistic miracle websites before his death at age 15?

a)

St. Anthony of Padua

b)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

c)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

d)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

45.

Which Franciscan saint is most often invoked to help find lost items?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Anthony of Padua

c)

St. Clare

d)

Padre Pio

46.

According to Aquinas, an “unmoved mover” is necessary because:

a)

Everything moves randomly

b)

Things cannot move themselves from potentiality to actuality without something already in actuality

c)

Miracles are needed

d)

Angels push the planets

47.

The priest’s prayer of absolution in Reconciliation effects:

a)

Satisfaction

b)

Contrition

c)

Forgiveness of sins

d)

Admission of guilt

48.

Which saint bore visible wounds of Christ and bi-located according to testimonies?

a)

Padre Pio

b)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

49.

Which proof of Aquinas notes that all things caused cannot cause themselves and thus there must be a first cause?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

c)

Contingency

d)

Gradation

50.

Which saint is called the “Second Founder” of the Franciscan Order for his preaching and teaching?

a)

St. Anthony of Padua

b)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

c)

St. Clare

d)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

51.

Which Evangelical Counsel requires a surrender of one’s will to lawful superiors?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

Humility

52.

Which saint levitated and also is the patron of pilots?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

c)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

d)

St. Clare

53.

According to Pascal’s Wager, believing in God when He does not exist results in:

a)

Infinite gain

b)

Finite loss

c)

Eternal punishment

d)

No consequence

54.

Which saint was inspired by St. Francis to live in radical poverty and founded a monastery for women?

a)

St. Clare of Assisi

b)

St. Anthony of Padua

c)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

d)

Padre Pio

55.

Which proof of Aquinas is based on the gradation of perfections such as goodness and truth?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

c)

Contingency

d)

Gradation

56.

Which saint is known for “bi-location” and hearing thousands of confessions daily?

a)

Padre Pio

b)

St. Anthony of Padua

c)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

d)

St. Joseph of Cupertino

57.

Which vow directly imitates Christ’s poverty?

a)

Obedience

b)

Poverty

c)

Chastity

d)

Simplicity

58.

Which saint’s nickname was “God’s Athlete” and who built websites about Eucharistic miracles?

a)

Blessed Carlo Acutis

b)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

59.

Which proof of Aquinas draws from the order in nature to an intelligent designer?

a)

Motion

b)

Causation

c)

Design

d)

Contingency

60.

According to Catholic teaching, Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture together form:

a)

The Magisterium

b)

The Deposit of Faith

c)

Natural Law

d)

Private Revelation

61.

Which saint’s Canticle of the Creatures praises Brother Sun and Sister Moon?

a)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

b)

St. Francis of Assisi

c)

St. Anthony of Padua

d)

St. Clare of Assisi