Friday, August 31, 2012

Quiz of the Day, August 2012



August 1, 2012

Summertime Quiz

August 1st is the feast of Joseph of Arimathea.  In the Gospel narrative he,

a.       Provided the thirty pieces of silver to give to Judas
b.      Provided the tomb for the body of Jesus after the crucifixion
c.       Arranged for his friend Nicodemus to meet with Jesus at night
d.      Provided the room for the Last Supper

August 2, 2012
Summertime Quiz

In the New Testament, the word Greek word for “priest”  hiereus is mainly used to refer to:
a.  the person who said the prayers at the Eucharist
b.  the cultic officials of Roman temples
c.  the priests in Judaism who offered the sacrifices in temple in Jerusalem before it was destroyed
d. the apostles and disciples


August 3, 2012
Summertime Quiz

August 6th is the Feast of the Transfiguration.  What Sunday every year do we read the Transfiguration account from the Gospels?

a.  First Sunday of Lent
b. Last Sunday of Epiphany
c. First Sunday in Advent
d. First Sunday after the Epiphany


August 4, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.  So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air;

This Olympic metaphor is found in the New Testament.  Where is it found?

a. The Epistle to the Hebrews
b. 2nd Timothy
c. The Book of Revelation
d. St. Paul’s  First Epistle to the Corinthians

August 5, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Manna is

a. the mysterious substance that fed the Israelites in their wilderness journey
b. a word that comes from the Hebrew meaning, "What is it?"
c. called the bread of angels
d. used by a Gospel writer to teach a lesson about Jesus as living bread
e. all of the above


August 6, 2012
Summertime Quiz 
Who was present at the Transfiguration event?

a.Jesus, James, John, Peter
b.Jesus, Moses, Elijah,  Peter and John
c.Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter and James
d.Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James and John
e.Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, John and God the Father

August 7, 2012
Summertime quiz

The Sadducees, a sect of Judaism in the time of Jesus, did not believe in the resurrection from the dead because:

a. It could not be supported from the writings of the Prophets
b. They were pessimists
c. It was not support from the writings of the Torah
d. Immortality was a Greek notion

August 8, 2012
Summertime Quiz

What English word does the new Roman Catholic Liturgy use to translate "of one being with" in the Nicene Creed?

a. transubstantial
b. unified
c. substantial
d. consubstantial

August 9, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Intercessory prayer is

a. asking God for things for ourself
b. praying in a special time
c. praying done with fasting
d. identifying with the needs of other and asking for God's help on their behalf

August 10, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are called by St. Paul:

a. theological virtues
b. cardinal virtues
c. gifts of the Spirit
d. fruit of the Spirit
  
August  11, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Why is the day of worship different for Jews and Christians?

a.  Sunday, the first day of the week is the day of the resurrection of Christ
b. Judaism has maintained its ancient Sabbath tradition
c. The Acts of the Apostles states that the disciples gathered on the first day of the week to break bread and say the prayers.
d. All of the above



August 12, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Why do scholars call the Old Testament the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. It was written in Hebrew
b. Out of respects for the Jews
c. If a person does not recognize a New Testament, their Testament is not old, it's their only Testament
d. all of the above



August 13, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Who succeeded David on the throne of Israel and was regarded to be the wisest person of ancient Israel?

a. Absalom
b. Jonathan
c. Saul
d. Ahab
e. Joash
f. Solomon

August 14, 2012
Summertime Quiz

August 15 is the Feast of the Virgin Mary. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII infallibly defined that,

a. the Virgin Mary was a saint
b. the apparitions of the Virgin Mary were authentic
c. the Virgin Mary was Assumed or bodily taken into heaven at the end of her earthly life
d. all of the above

 August 15, 2012

The Virgin Mary is:

a. referred to as "Theotokos" or God-Bearer in the Eastern Orthodox traditions.
b. referred to as Mother of God in the Western Church Tradition.
c. has a cousin names Elizabeth according to the Gospel of Luke
d. mother to the siblings of Jesus
e. all of the above

August 16, 2012

Long before UFO and Extra-terrestials, the Bible has presented extra-human figures known and called angelic (messenger) beings.  Visionaries actually divided angelic being into choirs.  Which is not in one  of the choirs?

a.  Seraphim
b.  Cherubim
c. Thrones or Ophanim
d. terraphim
e.  Dominions
f.  Virtues
g.  Powers or Authorities
h.  Principalities or Rulers
i.  Archangels
J. Angels



August 17, 2012

Summertime Quiz

The Four Gospels do not have internal evidence that reveals their actual authors.  The names were attached in the traditions of the church.  Which Gospel would seem to have some evidence of the author?

a. Mark, since he is probably the young boy in the Gethsemane arrest event
b. Matthew, since he was probably Levi
c. John, since he was the beloved disciple
d. Luke, since Luke goes with Acts and he was a physician and companion of Paul


August 18, 2012
Summertime Quiz

The Restoration in English History refers to:

a. The day and period of the restored monarchy in England in 1660
b. The end of the rule of Oliver Cromwell’s son
c.  The ascent to the throne of Charles II
d.  the time when a significant revision of the Book of Common Prayer occurred
e.  all of the above

August 19, 2012

The Prayer for the Sick is a sacrament. It has also been called,

a. the prayer for healing
b. Extreme Unction
c. last rites
d. holy unction

August 20, 2012
Summertime Quiz

In religious terminology, apocalypse means,

a.  literally, an unveiling
b. catastrophic ending of the world as we know it
c. if capitalized another name for the last book of the Bible, Revelations
d. all of the above


August 21, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Before, during and after the time of Jesus when the communities where biblical writings occurred often were suffering and oppressed communities, a pronounced fervor about the end of the world as we know it was common. Portions of the Bible are called Apocalyptic literature. The theological sub-discipline for the study of end times is called:

a. Apocalyptology
b. Parousiology
c. Cosmology
d. Eschatology


August 22, 2012

To what disciple did Jesus, "on this rock I will build my church?"

a. Andrew
b. The Beloved Disciple
c. Peter
d. Simon bar Jonah
e. Cephas
f. two of the above
g. c, d, and e



August 23, 2012
Summertime Quiz

Pneumatology is the sub-discipline of theology and involves the study of,

a. angels
b. breathing techniques in prayer and meditation
c. respiratory illnesses and the prayer for the sick
d. the Holy Spirit


August 24, 2012

Ecclesiology is,

a. the study of the book of Ecclesiastes
b. the study of liturgical practices
c. the study of church architecture
d. the theological study of the church

August 25, 2012

The Gospels often refer to Jesus as the Son of Man; why so?

a. to indicate that he was truly human
b. to use a phrase that refers to humanity in general
c. to translate a phrase in Hebrew that literally means son of Adam
d. to indicate the identity of Jesus with an apocalyptic figure written about in the book of Daniel associated with the end of the world
  
August 26, 2012

According to the Book of Acts, Rabbi Gamaliel was,

a. a leading Rabbi who violently opposed the followers of Jesus
b. a Rabbi who converted when he heard Paul preach
c. a Rabbi who favored the execution of Peter
d. a Rabbi who said if the Jesus movement is of God then no one can overthrow it


August 27, 2012

In the Acts of the Apostles, who was the man who replaced Judas Iscariot and how was he chosen?

a. Joseph Barsabbas elected by the remaining eleven
b. Justus, who was revealed in a dream to Peter
c. Matthias, who was elected by a two-thirds concurrent majority of both disciples and non-inner circle disciples of Jesus
d. Matthias, elected by drawing lots

August 28, 2012

What famous Saint from Africa wrote two of the best known books in Christian history, entitled, "Confessions" and "City of God?"

a. Augustine of Canterbury
b. Augustine of Hippo
c. Origen
d. Eusebius


August 29, 2012

John Bunyan wrote which Christian classic?

a. Great Expectations
b. Paradise Lost
c. Holy Living, Holy Dying
d. The Pilgrim's Progress


August 30, 2012

The Synod at Whitby in 663 was significant in English Church history because,

a.   the native Celtic Christians of the British agreed to give up their local customs for Roman Church practices
b.  it included an early version of football
c.  the Celtic Church separated from the Roman Church
d.  the Celtic Church told the Roman Church to leave the British Isles

August 31, 2012

The phrase having "the patience of Job" comes from,

a. the book of Job in the Bible
b. the story of a man named Job who is the most famous example of suffering
c. a writer who wanted to show that bad things happen to good people
d. all of the above

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