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
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
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
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
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
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
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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