Who instituted (started) the Church?

What word means "in the flesh" or "in human form"?

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium is called.

What word literally means "to send forth" or "to send out"?

The title for Jesus that means "the Chosen One" or "the Anointed One".

Which came first: the Bible or the Church?

What mark of the Church literally means "Universal," indicating that all people are allowed to be part of the Church?

What is the image depicting, showing the Apostles gathered as tongues of fire descend from above?

Jesus giving St. Peter the "Keys of the Kingdom" reminds us of what from Old Testament times?

What book of the Bible picks up where the Gospel of Luke ends and recounts how the early Church grew under the guidance of the Holy Spirit?

The first half of the Acts of the Apostles focuses on St. Peter's leadership and the second half of the book focuses on whom and his missionary journeys?

What are the Apostles commissioned to do by Christ?

Non-Jews first attracted to the Gospel message were called.

At Pentecost, how did the Holy Spirit appear to the Apostles?

Who is the head of the Catholic Church on earth?

Who was the first Pope of the Catholic Church?

The Church being unified in its beliefs and forming one body illustrates what mark of the Church?

What happened at the Council of Jerusalem?

What mark of the Church says that the Church is built on Apostles, and the Pope is her visible head on earth?

Where did St. Paul’s conversion take place (where he was knocked off his horse and heard Jesus’s voice)?

How was St. Peter martyred?

What are gifts from the Holy Spirit that serve the Church?

What is a group whose members are not related to one another, but who employ kinship (family) terminology and expect family-like behavior to characterize interactions?

Literally means “witness” in Greek. These individuals died for their faith.

The proclamation that allowed Christians to practice their religion in ancient Rome is called.

Someone who is polytheistic (believes in many gods) is called a.

The Church treated women as ________ to men.

What is the symbol to the right called? (Constantine had a vision that assured him that he would conquer through the Greek symbol of Christ)

What Emperor started the Great Fire in Rome and blamed it on the Christians?

Where did the early Christians practice the sacraments/liturgies?

Higher beings or gods based on the belief system of a particular religion are called.

A _____ is a formal statement of beliefs.

What is NOT a reason that Christians were persecuted in the early Church?

What is the list of approved books in the Bible called?

What is one of the NEGATIVE results from the legalization of Christianity in the Roman empire?

What does Egalitarian mean?

St. Clement of Alexandria condemned what practice in the pagan world, saying that is a sin?

Who was the Emperor that issued the Edict of Milan, legalizing Christianity?

Incorrect understandings or teachings about certain Church doctrines (teachings) are called.

What is a formal statement of belief called in the Church? (Hint: we recite one at every Mass)

What do we call the Christian writers who defend the Church against anti-Christian writings or heresies (false teachings) through reason/intellectual defenses (rational arguments)?

What is one of the POSITIVE effects of the legalization of Christianity?

Who was the main apologist against Arianism?

What are meetings of Catholic bishops from around the world, typically convened in order to discuss and resolve pressing theological issues?

A belief that a group holds to be true is called a ________.

What heresy took its name from Arius, a priest from Alexandria, and denied the divinity of Jesus, claiming that he was like the Father except He was created by the Father?

The official list of inspired books of the Bible is the ________.

Who was the Byzantine Emperor who created an important code of laws and built the Hagia Sophia church?

What Saint completed the Latin Vulgate (the translation of the Bible into Latin)?

What was St. Augustine’s “Confessions” about?

The early format of celebrating the Eucharist comes from what Biblical story?

Who are Christians about the 4th century who withdrew into the desert to live an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and abstinence? Their teachings had a profound impact on the theology and spirituality of the Church and the development of monasticism.

What Ecumenical Council of the Church was in response to the heresy of Arianism?

Who was the 1st pope called "servant of the servants of God"?

Who was the primary Church Father who fought against the heresy of Arianism?

True or False: St. Justin Martyr wrote the first surviving outline of the Rite of the Eucharist.

What profession of faith came out of the Council of Nicaea?

St. Leo the Great is best known for convincing ______ not to attack Rome.

When was the Edict of Milan proclaimed?

In his writing "First Apology" what did St. Justin say about the Eucharist?

What are the three main criteria that was used by the Church in creating the canon (deciding what books would be put in the Bible)?

What is the collection of laws written in Latin that were instituted by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527–565 AD) and became the basis of European law? This was a major reform of civil law?

What Church Father’s most lasting contribution is on the theology of the Holy Spirit which helped expand the Nicene Creed?

What Sacrament "makes present the one sacrifice of Christ the Savior (CCC, 1330)"?

From the Greek term (hypostasis) this word is used to describe the union of the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in one Divine Person.

What word literally means “Of the same substance” and is part of the Nicene Creed?

__________________ is a break in Christian unity that takes place when a group of Christians separates itself from the Church. This happens historically when the group breaks union with the pope.

The Sacrament is the "Source and Summit of the Christian life" aka the Catholic Faith?

This means “Teaching” and it provided early Christians instruction on the faith, including on Baptism and Eucharist.

What did the writings of the Church Fathers do?

Who were the Patriarchs?

In 387, who did St. Ambrose baptize?

Why is the Edict of Milan so important?

What Church father introduced a type of music that is called the “Gregorian Chant”?

What Saint prayed for her son’s conversion for over 33 years?

Allegedly, who was the Saint that punched Arius in the face during the Council of Nicaea?

What happened after the fall of Rome?

The last book of the Bible is also called “The Apocalypse” (or unveiling) and encourages Christians to remain faithful even when suffering.

What Church Father wrote poems and songs to help explain the Catholic Faith?

What book of the New Testament comes after the gospels and recounts the history of the Church from Pentecost to the arrest of St. Paul in Rome?

Why are Creeds important?

What Church Fathers’ lifetimes overlapped with the Apostles themselves?

What phrase did Augustine hear that led to his conversion?

What is a teaching that directly contradicts an essential belief of the Catholic Church?

Nicene Creed — pick the answer that belongs in the blank: “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only __________ Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.” What word is missing?

Nicene Creed — pick the answer that belongs in the blank: God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, __________ with the Father; through him all things were made.

Nicene Creed — pick the answer that belongs in the blanks: For us men and our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the __________ ____________, and became man.

Nicene Creed — pick the answer that belongs in the blank: He will come again in glory, to __________ the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

Nicene Creed — pick the answer that belongs in the blank: I believe in one, __________, catholic and apostolic Church. (Hint: these are the four marks of the Church.)

A time of great achievement in the Middle Ages when the Church and Western society were one. It refers to a group of nations in which Catholicism was the established religion of the state; in a wider sense, the term refers to a larger territory where most people are Christian. We call this...

A practice in the Middle Ages whereby secular rulers (like a king or duke) chose the bishops for their territories, thus usurping (taking away) the right of the pope to choose bishops:

What was the governing system that prevailed in Europe in the Middle Ages in which a superior or lord granted land to a vassal in return for military services of that vassal?

The Abrahamic religion founded by Muhammad in the early 7th century; the word Islam refers to the peace the world will only achieve once all people everywhere submit to Allah.

Individual Islamic believers are called...

What is NOT one of the consequences of the Islamic movement on Christianity?

The territory in modern-day central Italy that was overseen by the pope from the 8th century until 1870 is called...

What do we call religious life in which men or women leave the world and enter a monastery or convent to devote themselves to solitary prayer, contemplation, and self-denial?

Who was the first “Holy Roman Emperor”? He also said that “The Pope’s job is to pray for the Church, my job is to rule it.”

Who wrote a “Rule” for monastic life in an attempt to reform problems that were widespread in monastic communities?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 2 (High Middle Ages) (5 points): A series of military expeditions made according to a solemn vow to return holy places to the possession of the Church from the Muslims are called....

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 2 (High Middle Ages) (5 points): What Pope was nicknamed “Hellbrand” and tried to eradicate simony and lay investiture?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 2 (High Middle Ages) (5 points): What monastery/abbey became a center for reform activity in 910?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 2 (High Middle Ages) (5 points): What is Transubstantiation?

What Pope convoked (called) the Fourth Lateran Council?

What term refers to when kings or nobles appointed church officials instead of the Church itself?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 3 (Late Middle Ages) (8 pts): What was the main goal of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 3 (Late Middle Ages) (8 pts): What is a Papal Legate?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 3 (Late Middle Ages) (8 pts): The act of buying or selling church positions or roles is called....

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 3 (Late Middle Ages) (8 pts): What was the Black Death?

The Church in the Middle Ages pt. 3 (Late Middle Ages) (8 pts): What was the nickname given to the Avignon Papacy?

What is the Avignon Papacy?

What event led to the Avignon Papacy?

What happened in 1296 that began the fight between the Pope and King Philip IV?

What Council of the Church reformed priest behavior, condemned the heresy of Albigensian, declared the secrecy of the confessional, required annual Confessions, etc.?

What religious order did St. Francis of Assisi found?

What is excommunication?

What type of architecture is known for its pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and large stained glass windows?

Unit #7: Renaissance and Reformation (19 points): This is the cultural rebirth begun in the late Middle Ages that emphasized the pleasures of life, glorified the human body, and celebrated education (this is the time period).

Unit #7: Renaissance and Reformation (19 points): What famous artist painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the “David” and “Pieta”?

Unit #7: Renaissance and Reformation (19 points): Where is the sculpture pictured on the right located?

Unit #7: Renaissance and Reformation (19 points): A term applied to the Americas, as compared to the “Old World” of Europe.

Unit #7: Renaissance and Reformation (19 points): What is the cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized the rediscovery of the literature, art, and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome?