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WorksheetsGr 8 Midterm 2025
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What occurred on the Feast of Pentecost?
The Apostles were killed because of their faith in Christ.
The Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles, and the Church was revealed to the world.
Jesus ascended into Heaven and told his Apostles to preach his name to all nations.
Jesus revealed himself to the disciples on the road to Emmaus.
What did Jesus mean when he said he wanted to "cast fire upon the earth" (Lk 12:49)?
He wanted people to be nice.
He wanted to disrupt the peace of nations.
He wanted to cause division in families and society.
He wanted to send the Holy Spirit into the hearts of his followers.
How many days after Easter did Pentecost occur?
Eight days
Seventy days
Fifty days
One hundred days
What did Saint Peter call people to do to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?
Repent and be baptized.
Confess and have true contrition for sin.
Believe in the Trinity and the Incarnation.
Give to the poor and visit the sick.
Which description best fits what the New Testament book called the Acts of the Apostles recounts?
Saint Peter’s life after becoming the first pope
Arguments among the Apostles
What the Mass looked like in the first centuries of Christianity
The work of the Holy Spirit in the early Church
With which two things did John the Baptist say Jesus would baptize?
Ashes and salt
The Holy Spirit and fire
Salt and chrism
Palms and chrism
Before Jesus came, John the Baptist baptized with fire and the Holy Spirit.
True
False
Pentecost did not fulfill John the Baptist’s prophecy or Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit.
True
False
Jesus chose which Apostle to become the first pope?
Saint Andrew
Saint John
Saint Peter
Saint James
In Acts 10, how did God reveal to Saint Peter his will for the Gentiles to join the Chosen People of the Old Testament to form a new People of God, united by faith in Christ?
Through the words of other Christians
Through a voice from the sky
Through the words of an angel
In a vision
What do we call the fulfillment of God’s plan to gather people from every race, nation, and tongue into one family and save them from their sins?
The spiritual works of mercy
The Incarnation
The Church
The Paschal Mystery
What do we call the bishop of Rome and shepherd of the Church?
Jesus Christ
The pope
The president of the Church
The apostle of Rome
Whom does the pope represent on earth?
Saint Peter
The Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ
All previous popes
What was the name for a member of a non-Jewish nation in Jesus’ time?
Gentile
Foreigner
Samaritan
Galilean
Saint Peter never failed to understand Christ’s words and deeds.
True
False
The apostles were given the authority only to teach the truths of the faith.
True
False
In Saint Peter’s vision, the unclean foods represented the Gentiles.
True
False
How did the Lord first call Saul the Pharisee to be an apostle?
Through the voice of the Holy Spirit
Through a revelation of the Risen Christ on the road to Damascus
By knocking him off his horse
By the preaching of the other Apostles
What was at the heart of Saint Paul’s proclamation of the Good News?
The Mystery of the Eucharist
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
The power of the sacraments
The working of the Holy Spirit
Before they were called Christians, what was the name for the earliest followers of Jesus?
The family of disciples
The first believers
The early church
The Way
When did the Risen Christ say, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
When Saul was praying
In one of Saul’s dreams
When he first appeared to Saul
On the road to Samaria
What did Jesus reveal by saying, “Why do you persecute me?”
The Gentiles are part of the Chosen People.
The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ.
God is one God but three Divine Persons.
The pagans were violent.
God chose Saint Paul to be an instrument of which purpose?
Writing letters to early Christians
Healing the sick
Saving the human race in Christ
Becoming a virtuous person
Throughout his ministry, Paul proved himself to be an apostle of the crucified Messiah.
TRUE
FALSE
In Acts 17, Paul preached the Good News in Athens at the Areopagus. There, Paul taught that we can worship the one true God through idols.
TRUE
FALSE
In 2 Corinthians, Paul boasted about his own strength and power.
TRUE
FALSE
When was Saint Ignatius, an early Christian bishop of Antioch, martyred in Rome?
Fifty years after Jesus’ Ascension
The late first century A.D.
The fifth century A.D.
The early second century A.D.
To whom did Ignatius point as the source of unity in the Church?
Bishops, priests, and deacons
The early Christians
The Blessed Mother
The Roman Emperor
What did Saint Ignatius emphasize in his letters?
The proper form and matter of the sacraments
The importance of unity in the Church
The need for the Church to make a lot of money
The differences between the clergy and the laity
Ignatius defended against a heresy that denies which truth of the faith?
Mary is the Immaculate Conception
The Incarnation
The Holy Spirit
The Trinity
What is a martyr?
Someone who is killed for his faith
Someone who is praised because of his faith
An ancient Roman citizen
A Roman slave
Why did Saint Ignatius consider martyrdom to be precious?
It allowed him to imitate the example of Christ.
He thought it was the best example of suffering for the truth.
He thought it was a source of great encouragement for other Christians.
He considered it to be a heroic display of courage.
What is the definition of heresy?
When someone who does not believe in God rejects a core truth of the faith
When a baptized person persistently denies a truth that must be believed with faith because God has revealed it
When a Christian teaches a part of revelation to others
When a Christian stops practicing his faith
Against which heresy did Saint Ignatius oppose?
That Peter was not the first pope
That Jesus had not been a man but rather a spirit who only seemed human
That God is not a Blessed Trinity of three Divine Persons
That the Holy Spirit is not truly God
Saint Ignatius asked his fellow Christians to prevent his martyrdom.
FALSE
TRUE
Christians were persecuted in the early second century for refusing to offer sacrifice to the gods of Rome.
FALSE
TRUE
St. Ignatius learned about the Faith from the Apostle Matthew.
FALSE
TRUE
As long as we genuflect in front of the tabernacle and listen at Mass, we can receive Jesus in the Eucharist.
TRUE
FALSE
St. Ignatius knew the remedy for death was this medicine of immortality.
Faith
Baptism
Scripture
The Eucharist
According to St. Paul, anyone who receives the Eucharist unworthily, eats and drinks judgment upon himself.
TRUE
FALSE
Any minister can celebrate the Eucharist to show union with the Church founded by Christ.
FALSE
TRUE
St. Ignatius believed in the authority of the Catholic Church established by Jesus.
TRUE
FALSE
The followers of Christ were first called Christians here.
Jerusalem
Rome
Antioch
Bethlehem
Missing Sunday Mass (or Saturday vigil) without a serious reason (sickness or caring for a loved one who is sick) and of your own free choice is a mortal sin.
TRUE
FALSE
Mortal sin can be forgiven at Mass when you receive the Eucharist.
TRUE
FALSE
In one of his letters, St. Ignatius compared himself to what 2 things to show his belief in the Eucharist and desire for martyrdom?
Wheat and loaf
Oil and water
Bread and wine
Faith and reason
What was the state of Christianity after Constantine legalized it in the Roman Empire?
It gained thousands of members and enjoyed many years of peace.
It flourished, yet various challenges arose for the Church.
It slowly deteriorated.
The Church did not grow at all.
Which truth did the heretic Arius deny?
The divinity of Jesus
The creation of the world by God
The humanity of Jesus
The perpetual virginity of Mary
Who was the most influential bishop defending orthodox Christianity during the Arian heresy?
Saint Ambrose
Saint Athanasius
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Saint Irenaeus
At which ecumenical council did the orthodox bishops settle the Arian controversy?
The Second Vatican Council
The Council of Nicaea
The Council of Rome
The Council of Ephesus
What does the word “orthodox” mean?
Right belief
Reverent
Traditional
Opposite
What is the definition of an ecumenical council?
A meeting of select ecclesial leaders who clarify the Church’s teaching on controversial topics
A gathering of all the bishops of the world in which they exercise their authority as successors to the Apostles
A conference of bishops who met only in the first five centuries of the Church
An assembly of bishops that discusses the Church’s stance on political issues
What is the mystery of the Incarnation?
When the Eternal Word of God became man while remaining truly God
The mystery of the identity of Christ
The teaching that the human and divine natures of Christ are united
When the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus
Saint Athanasius taught that the purpose of the Incarnation was to redeem mankind and bring us salvation, which consists of our becoming like God.
FALSE
TRUE
At the Council of Nicaea, the Church published an early version of this prayer that we still profess at Mass today.
The Confiteor
The Creed
The Gloria
The Lamb of God
What carried forth the Gospel in the first few centuries of the Church?
The hidden witness of individual Christians and their families
The increase in the Church’s political power
The spread of heresies
Christian armies that forced people to convert to the faith
What does the word “philosophy” mean?
The study of essential truths for the human life
The love of thinking
The intellectual tradition of the ancient Greeks
The love of wisdom
Which philosophy did the early Church embrace?
A system of thought that was contrary to the Gospel
A way of thinking that life has no meaning whatsoever
A mindset that sought power and fame
A philosophy that sought imitation of Christ and true contemplation of the wisdom of God
What did Christian parents have their children study to learn the basics of the faith?
The Greek philosophers
The Ten Commandments
The writings of the early Church Fathers
Sacred Scripture
The Church supported pagan Romans who treated women like 2nd class citizens.
FALSE
TRUE
Where did Saint Macrina receive her first education in the Scriptures?
From her mother
From her father
From her brothers Basil and Gregory
From her own discovery
How many of Macrina’s brothers also became saints?
Two
Four
Five
Three
How did Macrina give her mother an example of Christian humility?
By saying her prayers every day
By paying for food
By ignoring prayer to work on household chores
By sharing in the labor of their servants
Saint Macrina’s life is not evidence of the Christian family’s potential to spread the Gospel.
False
True
Early Christian practices among monks and families—such as fasting, holding prayer vigils, and singing psalms and hymns—were examples of forms of life that reflected the humility of Jesus Christ.
False
True
Saint Macrina helped her brother Basil detach from worldly glories and fame and pursue virtue instead.
False
True
Incorporating the study of Scripture into your daily routine and your family’s daily routine can be achieved by:
Relying solely on attending Mass.
Only reading Scripture during holidays.
Setting aside a regular time each day to read and discuss Scripture together.
Keeping a shared prayer and Scripture journal at home to encourage daily reflection.
Only priests and religious grow in virtue and detach from material possessions to help spread the Gospel.
TRUE
FALSE
The family, aka "the domestic church", is where children first experience knowledge and love of God.
FALSE
TRUE
Families only need to pray at home to receive the graces they need to grow in holiness.
TRUE
FALSE
Within the family, children learn how to treat one another with love, serve others, and be responsible members of the family.
TRUE
FALSE
Authentic married love must always be:
fun, total, faithful, and fulfilling
free, total, faithful, and fruitful
free, total, faithful, and forever
free, thankful, faithful, and fruitful
Saint Benedict established a rule that encouraged monks who entered a Benedictine monastery to learn which virtues?
Poverty, chastity, obedience
Humility and obedience
Discipline and patience
Humility and temperance
What does it mean to be humble?
Seeking power over others to prove self-worth
Knowing the truth about ourselves and recognizing that God is the source of all goodness
Boasting about personal achievements
Denying any need for help or guidance
Where did Benedictine monasteries advance the Church’s mission of evangelization?
In South America
In Australia
Throughout pagan Europe
In North America
What term is used to describe a common set of practices and ways of living in a religious community?
An order
A vow
A canon
A rule
What vows do those entering monastic life take?
Obedience and Humility
Fidelity and Obedience
Poverty, Charity and Obedience
Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
What is the first word of Saint Benedict’s Rule?
Listen
Consider
Hear
Remember
The sevenfold sequence of prayer in the Benedictine life features which of the following?
Proverbs
The Canticles
The Wisdom of Solomon
The Psalms
What does it mean to evangelize?
To discourage faith in Jesus
To spread the Gospel of Christ
To be ashamed of your faith in Jesus
To get people to think like you
How do we participate in the Church’s mission of evangelization?
By arguing with others about our faith
By our words and our holiness
By our sinful habits
By never speaking to others about our faith
The practice of lectio divina, or divine reading, consists of prayerful meditation on Scripture and dialogue with God, who speaks to us through his inspired Word.
False
True
The prayers used to sanctify the day by praying at set times are called...
The Mass
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
The Rosary
Liturgy of the Hours
Benedictine monasteries were the primary centers of evangelization in pagan Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
True
False
He was responsible for the conversion of a pagan king.
St. Augustine of Canterbury
St. Benedict of Nursia
St. Augustine of Hippo
Pope St. Gregory the Great
He is known as the Father of Western Monasticism.
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Pope St. Gregory the Great
St. Benedict of Nursia
Hundreds of Benedictine monasteries bound together in two extraordinary congregations, or families of monasteries are the orders of Cluny and Citeaux.
TRUE
FALSE
Living in a monastery allows for unlimited free time.
TRUE
FALSE
A challenge for living in monastic life is conflict within the community.
TRUE
FALSE
Benedict used what story from Scripture to illustrate the importance of humility for growing in holiness.
The Paschal Mystery
Noah’s Ark
Abraham and Isaac
Jacob’s ladder
What is the core difference between Christianity and Islam?
The Christian teaching that Mary was a virgin
The Christian confession of the Incarnation—that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God made man
The number of inspired books in the Old Testament
The distinct intellectual traditions of Christianity and Islam
Like Christianity, Islam is based on which of the following?
Monotheism
Fideism
Moralism
Deism
What is the definition of “monotheism”?
The belief that Scripture is the only source of revelation
One rule of morality
Faith in the one God
The belief that there is only one true religion
What is the definition of “iconography”?
The grafted images of Old Testament figures
The painted depiction of Christ and the saints, especially the Virgin Mary
The art of woodburning religious images
The acrylic depiction of Christ, the Apostles, and the early Church
Why were the Muslims averse to images of Christ and the saints?
Because of their insistence upon the transcendence of God
Because they disliked the style of Christian art
Because they thought religious art was a waste of time
Because they thought Christians were only seeking to make money off art
What is the primary purpose of iconography within the Church?
To communicate the Gospel message through images
To express spiritual truths through artistic symbols
To teach the truths of the faith to people who cannot read
To increase money made by selling art that depicts Christ and his saints
How do the sacred images of iconography inspire us to greater faith?
They teach us what Jesus and the saints looked like.
They fill our churches and homes with beauty.
They increase our sense of awe and wonder.
They move us to meditation on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.
Today Islam is one of the smallest religions in the world.
True
False
Saint John of Damascus defended the Church’s ancient tradition of iconography, arguing that we have a visible image of God because of the Incarnation.
True
False
Saint John of Damascus defended the fullness of the Christian faith against Muslims by teaching that Islam was heretical.
True
False
