EEK! Essential
Episcopal Knowledge 201-300
201-Who are archangels listed in the Bible?
A:Gabriel, Michael, Raphael
202-Which Archangel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would be having a son?
A: Gabriel
203-What is the name of the angel who fell from heaven
because of his pride?
A: Lucifer
204-Who is the Archangel who helps to defeat the
devil?
A-Michael
205- Who is believed to be the writer of the Gospel of
Luke and the Acts of the Apostles?
A: Luke the Physician
206-What is the name of the Garden where Jesus prayed
before he was taken into custody?
A: Gethsemane
207-Who was the husband of the Virgin Mary?
A:Joseph
208-Who was the cousin of the Virgin Mary who had a
child when she was very old?
A: Elizabeth
209-Who was Elizabeth married to?
A: Zechariah, a
retired priest.
210-What was the name of the child of Zechariah and
Elizabeth?
A: John the Baptist
211-What was the food of John the Baptist?
A: honey and locusts
212-What did John the Baptist require for baptism?
A: Repentance
213-How did John the Baptist die?
A: He was beheaded by King Herod
214-Why was John the Baptist beheaded?
A: King Herod did it at the request of his
step-daughter Salome when she performed a pleasing dance.
215-Who was the Roman Prefect who questioned Jesus
before his death?
A: Pontius Pilate
216-Who carried the cross for Jesus on the way to his
crucifixion?
A: Simon of Cyrene
217-Fill in the blank: The wages of sin is .
A: death
218-Where did St. Paul have his life changing
conversion experience?
A: On the road to Damascus
219-What are the days in Holy Week?
A: Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good
Friday.
220-What does the word Maundy mean in Maundy Thursday?
A: It comes from the Latin, “Mandatum” or the New
Commandment
221-Pentecost is 50 days after what Feast?
A: Easter
222-What is a movable feast?
A: A feast determined by the lunar calendar and not on
the same calendar day each year.
223-What is the First Day of the Christian Year?
A: The First Sunday of Advent
224-What is the last day of the Christian Year?
A: The eve of the First Sunday of Advent
225-Who was the first Christian martyr?
A: Stephen
226-What does martyr mean?
A: It means one who loses their life because of their
faith.
227-How did Stephen die?
A: He was stoned to death and Saul was present at the
stoning
228-What did Jesus say to the religious leaders who
wanted to stone a woman for adultery?
A: Let the one
without sin cast the first stone.
229-What is the event called when Jesus went into
heaven after his resurrection?
A: The Ascension
230-What is the person called who carries the cross in
the procession for the liturgy?
A: The Crucifer
230-Who is the ancient priest to whom Abraham gave an
offering?
A: Melchizedek.
231-In what New Testament book is Melchizedek referred
to?
A: The letter to the Hebrews
232-What chapter in the New Testament might be called
the “faith” chapter?
A: Hebrews Chapter 11
233-How is faith defined in Hebrews chapter 11?
A: Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence
of things not seen.
234-Who is the head of the Episcopal Church?
A: The Presiding Bishop
235-Does the Episcopal Church have archbishops?
A: No, it has a Presiding bishop
236-Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani, are the words of
Jesus from the Cross. What language is
this?
A: Aramaic
237-What are two Hebrew names for God?
A: Yahweh and Elohim
238-Who is the prophet known for his vision of “dry
bones?”
A: Ezekiel
239-Which prophet wrote his book comparing the people
of Israel with his unfaithful wife?
A: Hosea
240-What do you call the piece of church furniture
from where the preacher preaches?
A: Pulpit
241-What do you call the baptismal piece of church
furniture?
A: Font
242-What did Noah see in the sky after he got out of
his ark?
A: A rainbow
243-What did the rainbow in the sky mean for Noah?
A: It was God’s promise never to destroy the world.
244-What shocking thing did God tell Abraham to do
with his son Isaac?
A: He told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.
245-Why didn’t Abraham sacrifice his son Isaac?
A: An angel of God intervened and a ram was provided
for the sacrifice in place of Isaac.
246-What was Jacob’s twin brother’s name?
A: Esau
247-Why did Jacob anger his brother Esau?
A: He tricked his blind father Isaac into giving him
the best family blessing.
248-Who was the mother of Samuel?
A: Hannah
249-What did Hannah want from God?
A: She wanted to have a child.
250-What are the two sections of the Holy Eucharist?
A: The Word of God and The Holy Communion
251-What are the elements of the Word of God Section
of the Holy Eucharist?
A: Hymns, Salutation, Collect for the Day, Readings
from the Bible, Sermon, the Prayers of the People, Confession, Absolution
and the Peace.
252-What portions of the Bible are read during the
Holy Eucharist?
A: Hebrew Scriptures or Old Testament, The Psalms,
Apocrypha, Epistles or Acts of the Apostles, and the Gospels
253-What does confession mean?
A: It is when we admit specific or general sins to God
either in private or in the public prayers.
254-What does Absolution mean?
A: Absolution is when a bishop, priest, deacon or lay
person declares God’s forgiveness of our sins.
255-What is the lectionary?
A: The lectionary is the assigned Bible readings for
Morning and Evening Prayer and for the Eucharist on Sundays.
256-What does Salvation mean?
A: Salvation is the gift of God to save our lives from
the results of sin and to preserve our life after we die.
257-What does grace mean?
A: Grace means God’s undeserved favor and gift.
258-Why is the Bible called the Word of God?
A: Because we believe God inspired the people who
wrote them.
259-What bird is the symbol of the Holy Spirit?
A: The Dove
260-What are some other names for the Holy Spirit?
A: The Holy Ghost, The Comforter, The Paraclete
261-What is the church?
A: The church is what we call the people who follow
Christ and gather to worship Him. Church
has also become the name for buildings where Christians gather for worship.
262-What are the main architectural parts of a church
building?
A: Narthex,
Nave, Transcept, Chancel/Choir, Sanctuary
263-In addition to Roman Catholics and Protestants
what is the other major Christian group in the world?
A: The Orthodox Churches or The Eastern Orthodox
Churches
264-When and why did the Eastern Orthodox Churches
become divided from the Western Catholic Church?
A: In 1054.
Disagreement about the Holy Spirit and about the role of the Pope; also
the Crusading armies attacked Constantinople.
265-What are some of the major Eastern Orthodox
Churches?
A: The Greek Orthodox Church, The Russian Orthodox
Church, The Antiochean Orthodox Church
266-What are icons in the Eastern Orthodox Churches?
A: Icons are special religious paintings often done
with gold leaf. They are holy objects
and they are used for people to worship God through the contemplation of these
images.
267-What are the leaders of the Orthodox Churches
called?
A: Patriarchs
268-Who was the
Pope who sent Augustine as a missionary to England?
A: Pope Gregory the Great
269-What are the four baptismal occasions in the church
year?
A:Easter, Pentecost, All Saints' Sunday and the First
Sunday after the Epiphany
270-What does the word Advent mean for the season of
Advent?
A: It means “coming” referring to the second coming of
Christ
271- What is a bishop’s pointed hat called?
A: A miter
272-What is Chrism?
A:Chrism is the holy oil used at baptism, confirmation
and ordination.
273-Why do we make the sign of the Cross?
A: At baptism the cross is marked upon the forehead as
a way of showing that each baptized person belongs to Christ. When we make the sign of the cross it is a
way of remembering that we and our lives belong to Christ.
274-What is a genuflection?
A: Genuflection is bowing on the right
knee and it is done when entering a church pew or sanctuary area where the reserved sacrament is kept.
275-What is a procession?
A: Procession
is when the serving party in the liturgy travel from one place to another, for
example, coming into the church and going to the altar or when the Gospel is
taken to the center of the church to be read.
276-In England there are churches which are called Abbeys,
like Westminster Abbey; what is an abbey?
A: It is a church building or chapel which was or is
associated with a monastery or a convent, a worship place for monks and nuns.
277-If someone is called a dean, what does this mean?
A: It means that a person is chief priest of a
Cathedral or the head of a seminary or the head of a geographical area of a
diocese called a deanery.
278-What is a rector?
A: In the United States, a rector is the title of the
head priest of a parish.
279-What is a parish?
A: A parish is a geographical area within a diocesan
which is served by a church with a priest.
280-Why is it said that authority in Anglicanism is
like a three-legged stool?
A: Because we find authority to believe and act by
appealing to Scripture, Tradition and Reason.
281-How do we use Scripture to find guidelines for our
life?
A: We look at the principles of God's love and justice which
are written in the Bible and we try to practice these principles of love and
justice in our lives.
282-How do we use Church Tradition to guide our lives?
A: In 2000 years the excellent standards of Christians
in the past have been a model for our lives today. We copy the excellent examples of the saints.
283-How do we use reason in finding authority in our
lives?
A: In collaboration we have to apply reason to make
the love and justice of God current in our lives today.
For example, we have used reason to come to believe that slavery is
wrong and that the unequal treatment of women is wrong.
284-What is person called who reads the Bible in the
liturgy?
A: A lector
285-What are vestments?
A: Vestments
are the special “uniforms” or clothes that the various ministers wear in the
liturgy.
286-What vestments do a priest wear for celebrating
the Holy Eucharist?
A: A white or
linen robe called an alb, a belt called a cincture, a stole, a pancho-like
vestment called a chasuble and sometimes an outer cape called a cope
287-What vestments do acolytes wear?
A: They wear a white or linen alb or they wear a
colored cassock with a white over garment called a surplice or a short surplice called a cotta.
288-What is the large candle called which is lit at
the Easter Vigil?
A: The Paschal Candle
289-What is the liturgical color for Advent
A: Purple
290-What is the liturgical color for Christmas and
Easter and their seasons?
A: White or Gold
291-What is the liturgical color on the Feast of
Pentecost?
A: Red
292-What is the liturgical color to commemorate the
life of a martyred saint?
A: Red
293-What is the liturgical color for the season of
Pentecost?
A: Green
294-What is the liturgical color for the season of
Epiphany?
A: Green
295-What is the Transfiguration?
A: It is when Jesus traveled to a mountain top and
his face shone.
296-Which disciples went up the Mount of the
Transfiguration with Jesus?
A: Peter, James and John
297-What two people from the history of Israel
appeared and talked with Jesus on the Mount of the Transfiguration?
A: Moses and Elijah
298-What did Peter want to do on the Mount of the
Transfiguration?
A: He wanted to build special booths, one for Moses,
one for Elijah and one for Jesus
299-What did the voice of God proclaim about Jesus on
the Mount of the Transfiguration?
A: This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.
300-“This is my beloved Son.” When did the voice of God say this about
Jesus?
A: On the Mount of the Transfiguration and at the
baptism of Jesus.
