Chief truths of the Faith - Test 1

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Question 1

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What is the meaning of the following quote: "and I saw in all things vanity and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun"?
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  • Earthy goods are perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
  • Earthy goods are vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
  • Earthy goods are vain and as such cannot make us happy.
  • Earthy goods can be vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.

Question 2

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What is grace?
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  • special gift given by God
  • absolution
  • special help given by God
  • nature of God

Question 3

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How can we obtain God's grace?
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  • through prayer
  • through fasting
  • through sacraments
  • by going to the church often

Question 4

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Why studying Religion is important?
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  • to know God
  • to serve God
  • to love God
  • to know, love and serve God

Question 5

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The truths of our holy Faith constitutes the knowledge of God.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The love and service of God does not mean duties to God, to ourselves and to our Neighbour.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What are the means of grace?
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  • the Sacraments
  • 10 commandments
  • absolution
  • the Sacraments & the holy Mass

Question 8

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Our eternal happiness comes from "possessing" God as only God is perfect, never ends and can satisfy our needs. What does it mean to possess God?
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  • It means to give Him orders.
  • It means to love Him.
  • It means to pray very often.
  • It means to go the church every Sunday.

Question 9

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How do we know God?
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  • by the natural light of reason
  • We are unable to know God.
  • by the supernatural light of Faith
  • When we feel His presence.

Question 10

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What is supernatural / divine revelation?
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  • manifestation of supernatural
  • manifestation by God of his will and truths to man
  • manifestation of supernatural by God or by His spokesmen

Question 11

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What is natural revelation?
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  • manifestation by God of his will and truths to man
  • manifestation of Himself that God makes through the visible world

Question 12

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What is human faith?
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  • to believe in God without anyone's authority
  • to believe in God upon someone's authority

Question 13

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What is divine faith?
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  • to believe in God without anyone's authority
  • to believe in God upon someone's authority

Question 14

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God's spokesman
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  • speaks on God's authority
  • speaks on his own authority

Question 15

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Name two infallible credentials given to God's spokesmen.
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  • magic powers
  • miracles
  • prophecies
  • predictions

Question 16

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What are miracles?
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  • extraordinary works which can be done by the powers of nature, and through the omnipotence of God
  • extraordinary works which cannot be done by the powers of nature, but only through the omnipotence of God
  • magic

Question 17

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What are prophecies?
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  • practice of purportedly mediating communication between angles and living human beings
  • a clear and definite foretelling of an event that can be known to God alone
  • predictions

Question 18

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Who were God's spokesmen?
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  • patriarchs
  • bishops
  • prophets
  • Apostles
  • Jesus Christ

Question 19

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What are mysteries?
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  • revealed truths that are within our reason
  • revealed truths that are beyond our reason thought not contrary to it
  • example: "power of nature"
  • example: The Trinity

Question 20

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Through whom did God reveal Himself to us?
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  • patriarchs
  • priests
  • prophets
  • all the faithful

Question 21

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To whom did Christ entrust His revelations?
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  • all the faithful
  • to the bishops, the successors of the Apostles
  • stigmatics

Question 22

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What is the Church for us?
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  • guardian of Christ teachings
  • founded by Christ
  • place of worship
  • building with a cross

Question 23

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What must the Catholic believe?
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  • Mary was not sinless and lived a normal life
  • priesthood of all believers
  • all that God has revealed and through His Church proposes to his belief
  • baptism is a “public declaration of faith

Question 24

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Can we believe without help from God?
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  • no, faith is a gift of God
  • yes, faith is our personal conviction that what we believe is truth

Question 25

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When did we receive the gift of faith?
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  • at our confirmation
  • at our baptism
  • with every sacrament

Question 26

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Decipher the acronym "ichthys" [ ἸΧΘΥΣ ]
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  • Iota (i), Iēsoûs (Ἰησοῦς), "Jesus"
  • Chi (ch), Khrīstós (Χρῑστός), "anointed"
  • It's not an acronym, actually. It just means fish in biblical Greek, and fish was as adopted as a Christian symbol, also used to mark meeting places and tombs, or to distinguish friends from foes.
  • It means "Mary, mother of Jesus".
  • Theta (th), Theoû (Θεοῦ), "of God", the genitive singular of Θεóς, Theós, "God"
  • Upsilon (y or u), (h)uiós[10] (Yἱός), "Son"
  • The Ichthys symbol ("Jesus fish") is only a sign used to proclaim an affiliation with or affinity for Christianity. It does not have any other meaning.
  • Sigma (s), sōtḗr (Σωτήρ), "Savior"
  • The ichthys symbol is a reference to "the Holy Eucharist, with which it also symbolizes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.

Question 27

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From what sources does the Church draw her teachings?
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  • Holy Scripture
  • church debates
  • Tradition

Question 28

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What is Holy Scripture?
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  • collection of books written by God and recognized as such by the Church
  • collection of books written under inspiration of God and recognized as such by the Church
  • collection of books written under inspiration of Apostles and recognized as such by the Church

Question 29

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What does "bible" mean?
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  • It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "books"
  • It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "a good book"
  • It's from Latin "biblia" and it means "a book"

Question 30

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How is the Bible divided?
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  • 70 books
  • 40 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
  • 45 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
  • 27 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
  • 32 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
  • 72 books
  • 25 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament

Question 31

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What does "testament" mean?
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  • covenant
  • last will

Question 32

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In what are the books of Bible different from all other books?
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  • written by Apostles, dictated by Christ Himself
  • not composed by mere human effort
  • written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Question 33

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How do we know that the Bible is inspired?
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  • by authority of Christ
  • by authority of the Church
  • by authority of the bishops

Question 34

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What is the Canon of the Scriptures?
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  • rule
  • standard
  • collection

Question 35

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What classes of books are contained in the Bible?
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  • historical
  • letters
  • doctrinal (didactic)
  • prophetical

Question 36

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Why did Luther reject some books of the Bible?
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  • They contradicted his false teachings.
  • They contradicted one another.

Question 37

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In what languages was the Bible written?
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  • Hebrew
  • Latin
  • Aramaic
  • Greek
  • Egyptian

Question 38

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What is the Septuagint?
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  • Latin translation of the Bible
  • Greek translation of the Bible
  • English translation of the Bible

Question 39

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What is the Douay Version?
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  • Latin translation of the Bible
  • Greek translation of the Bible
  • English translation of the Bible
  • French translation of the Bible

Question 40

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What is the Vulgate?
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  • English translation of the Bible
  • Latin translation of the Bible
  • Greek translation of the Bible
  • Hebrew translation of the Bible
  • Aramaic translation of the Bible

Question 41

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Why does the Bible need an interpreter?
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  • Because it cannot be read from translation other than Latin or Greek
  • It is too difficult for anyone to read and understand it
  • Saint Peter instructed to do so.

Question 42

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Why should we read the Bible?
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  • We can, but we do not have to read the Bible.
  • Because the Bible tells us so.
  • to search out the truths of revelations
  • Jesus himself instructs us to do so.

Question 43

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Catholics were forbidden to read the bible in the past.
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  • True
  • False

Question 44

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Catholics were forbidden to read certain translations of the bible in the past.
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  • True
  • False
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