Sunday, September 30, 2012

Quiz of the Day, September 2012


September 1, 2012

 A liturgical gesture is a way of including our bodies in the act of worship. Which is not a liturgical gesture?

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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