September 1, 2012
a. genuflection (acknowledging the presence of Christ in
the Reserve Sacrament or for some at the incarnata of the Creed)
b. reverencing (a half bow) of the cross and altar
c. signing the cross on head, lips and heart at the
Gospel reading
d. sign of the cross
e. beating the chest
f. standing
g. kneeling
h. sitting
i. processing
j. prostration
k. kiss of peace
l. bowing
m. raising of hands in orans or ancient prayer posture
n. closing of the eyes
o. turning off one's cell phone
September 2, 2012
Summertime Quiz
The Purity Codes found in the book of Leviticus include
definitions of states of uncleanliness and prescribes rites to restore the
state of cleanliness because to approach God one had to be respectful since God
is absolute cleanliness or God is:
a. One
b. Holy
c. Creator
d. All Powerful
September 3, 2012
Summer time Quiz
Labor Day is,
a. a minor feast
day in the Episcopal Church
b. a major feast
day in the Episcopal Church
c. has its own Collect
in the Book of Common Prayer
d. two of the
above
September 4, 2012
Bishop Paul Jones was
a. a pacifist during World War I
b. founded the Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship
c. resigned his position because of his pacifist views
d. all of the above
September 5, 2012
Summer time Quiz
What is the "official" teaching of The
Episcopal Church on Private Confession or Reconciliation of a Penitent?
a. the rubrics in the Prayer Book that introduce the rite
b. it is mandatory
c. it is optional
d. all may, no one has to and some should
e. three of the above
September 6, 2012
Summertime quiz
Which two books of the Bible begin with the words,
"In the beginning?"
a. Revelation and Genesis
b. John and Revelation
c. Genesis and John
d. Genesis and Luke
September 7, 2012
Solo Scriptura refers to
a. a founding principle of Protestantism
b. Scripture alone being used to establish doctrine
c. a rejection of tradition being a source to establish
doctrine
d. all of the above
September 8, 2012
Summertime Quiz
In Anglicanism, the Lambeth Conference is
a. a meeting of all bishops in the Anglican Communion
b. a meeting that occurs every 10 years
c. a meeting of bishops invited by the Archbishop of
Canterbury
d. an events that gets it name from Lambeth Palace the
official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury
e. all of the above
September 9, 2012
Chartres Cathedral is a pilgrimage place to view
a. the Sancta Camisa, said to be the tunic worn by the
Virgin Mary at Christ's birth
b. the relics of St. Paul
c. the relics of John the Baptist
d. the relics of St. Terese
September 10, 2012
Today is the lesser feast of Alexander Crummell; he was a pre-Civil African American Episcopal
priest who,
a. went to Liberia as educator
b. tried to encourage African-Americans to move to Africa
c. preached abolition of slavery
d. all of the above
September 11, 2012
Summertime Quiz
Lapsarianism, prelapsarianism, post-lapsarianism,
infralapsarianism, supralapsarianism have to do with doctrines and beliefs
about
a. the afterlife
b. the perfection of Christ
c. the perfection of Mary
d. the fall
September 12, 2012
What happened in the Elizabethan Settlement of 1559?
a. Book of Common Prayer was restored
b. Elizabeth was declared head of the Church in England
c. People were required to attend the Church of England
on Sunday
d. all of the
above
September 13, 2013
Summertime Quiz
In English History, the Non-Conformists were
a.
Hippie-like folk called Lollards
b.
Christians Protestants who did not conform to
the Anglican Church
c.
The Welsh and the Scots
d.
None of
the above
September 14, 2012
The restored use of the Book of Common Prayer in 1552
occurred in the same age as playwrights who derived benefit from the interest
of Queen Elizabeth I in the theatre.
Which playwright(s) benefited Her Majesty’s interest in drama?
a.
Shakespeare
b.
Marlowe
c.
Spenser
d.
Jonson
e.
All of the above
September 15, 2012
Samuel Seabury was
a. the first Episcopal bishop in the United States
b. an American bishop consecrated by the Scottish church
c. the second presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church
d. all of the above
September 16, 2012
Summer time Quiz
Bishop William White was
a. a professional baseball player who later became a
bishop
b.the first
presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church
c. the fourth presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church
d. b and c
September 17, 2012
Summer time Quiz
In contrast to the Roman Catholic Church's canonization
process for the official recognition of a "saint," the Episcopal
Church has had a process for remembering people of faith who have been
exemplary in their faith. This process
ends with ratification in the General Convention and has resulted in
publication of a book of a calendar of "saints" days. The book is entitled,
a. Lesser Feasts
and Fasts
b. Holy Women,
Holy Men
c. Formerly Lesser
Feast and Fasts, and now Holy Women, Holy Men
d. The Episcopal
Book of Saints
September 18, 2012
Summertime Quiz
Hildegard of Bingen, whose feast day is September 17th
was a
a. 11th century German writer
b. composer
c. botanist
d. mystic
e. Benedictine abbess
f. future to be declared 35th Doctor of the the Church on
October 7, 2012
g. all of the above
September 19, 2012
Summer time Quiz
Today is Feast of Theodore of Tarsus. He was
a. a Greek
speaking bishop from Cilicia who ended up in Canterbury England
b. the eighth Archbishop of Canterbury
c. known for reforming the English Church and forming the
Canterbury school
d. all of the above
September 20, 2012
Summertime Quiz (Autumnal Eve)
The Gradual in the Holy Eucharist is the sung portion
before and after the reading of the Gospel. The gradual meaning and practice
include:
a. derivation from "gradus" or the step to the
ambo where the deacon reads the Gospel
b. May include the seasonal sung alleluias and verses
c. May also include a prose-like Sequence or a
"following on" singing
d. all of the above
September 21, 2012
Today is the feast of St. Matthew. He is often identified
with what Gospel figure?
a. Thaddeus
b. Bartholomew
c. Levi, the tax collector
d. Zacchaeus
September 22, 2012
Autumn Quiz
What book of the Bible does not mention God?
a. Song of Solomon
b. Ruth
c. Esther
d. Ecclesiastes
September 23, 2012
Autumn Quiz
St. Thomas a Becket was murdered at what church in 1170?
a. Chartres Cathedral
b. Notre Dame in Paris
c. Westminster Abbey
d. Canterbury Cathedral
September 24, 2012
Autumn Quiz
What Jewish feast derives from the event recorded in the
book of Esther?
a. Hanukkah
b. Yom Kippur
c. Succoth
d. Purim
September 25, 2012
Autumn Quiz
In the Book of Common Prayer, the Psalms are numbered but
they also have a title. Their title
derives from
a. their
Hebrew title
b. a late
developed poetic designation
c. the
first words in Latin as recited in the monastic prayer office
d. King
David who wrote them
Autumn Quiz
In the Book of Common Prayer the Holy Eucharist is
divided into two sections. They are
a. The Word of God
b. The Holy Communion
c. The Prayers of the People
d. The Procession
e. a and c
f. a and b
g. b and c
September 27, 2012
Autumn Quiz
Another name for the Ten Commandments is
a. Torah
b. Pentateuch
c. The Divine Law
d. Decalogue
September 28, 2012
Autumn Quiz
Why is there a Rite I and Rite II for many liturgies in
the Book of Common Prayer?
a. To give liturgical choice
b. To acknowledge differences in the aesthetics of
language
c. To introduce the new while comforting those familiar
with the old
d. To introduce the results of new liturgical scholarship
e. To introduce ecumenism in our Prayers
f. all of the above
September 29, 2012
Autumn Quiz
Today is the feast of St. Michael and All Angels. What four Angels are named in the Bible?
a. John, Paul, George and Ringo
b. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Daniel
c. Michael, Gabriel, Belshazzar and Raphael
d. Michael, Uriel, Raphael and Gabriel
September 30, 2012
Autumn Quiz
The Sunday Lectionary Cycle is divided into how many
years?
a. Four, for spreading the reading between the 4 Gospels
b. There is only one repeating schedule of reading each
year
c. Two, Matthew and John for one cycle, Mark and Luke for
the other
d. Three, Matthew, Mark and Luke Cycle with readings from
John in all three years
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