MAHRAGAN AL KERAZA 2018 Middle School Study Guide You also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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1 In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: This is a study guide for the Age Middle School The study guide is here to help you understand the format of the questions. The study guide is not considered a replacement of the curriculum. You still need to read the curriculum and not relay only on the study guide This study guide does NOT include any Coptic material Coptic will be on the exam

2 Section 1 (Multiple Choice): 1. Which of the following is an expression of the church dogma? a. Hymns b. Liturgy c. Icons d. All the above 2. How does the Coptic Orthodox Church explain the bible? a. Each one according to what he sees fit b. Whatever the Pope decides c. Through the eyes of the father of the Church d. All of the above 3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the curriculum as a father who has kept the faith? a. Pope Shenoda b. St. Athanasius the Apostolic c. Pope John the second d. St. Cyril the great (pillar of faith) 4. In which book in the bible, we can read about the creation? a. Samuel 1 b. Samuel 2 c. Exodus d. Genesis 5. Where was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? a. In garden of Edan b. In Egypt c. In Heaven d. No Where 6. What does "EGO EMI " mean? a. I am the Lord b. I am Your God c. I am the Almighty d. I am the origin of the existence

3 7. What are the two main controls in the sound Orthodox doctrine? a. It is controlled by the tradition and copying b. It is controlled by the scriptures and copying c. It is controlled by the tradition and the scriptures d. It is controlled by nothing at all, it is unlimited and we do not believe in any control 8. Gideon lead the war with a men b men c. 300 men d. 350 men 9. Gideon with help of the mount of Ephraim, prevented the from the midianites to destroy them a. Light b. Water c. Food d. Evil 10. What does the word Judge mean in Hebrew? a. Leader b. Master c. Controller d. king 11. How many years does the book cover? a. 45 years b. 650 years c. 450 years d. 100 years 12. How many Judges does the book mention? a. 12 judges b. 15 Judges c. 1 Judge d. No Judges

4 13. Which of the following Judges defeated the Midianites? a. Barak and Deborah b. Ehud c. Eglon d. Gideon 14. What does Eglon means and who was he a king of? a. Fat calf, king of Moab b. Glorius, King of Israel c. Scorpion, King of Egypt d. Honorable, King of Iraq 15. How long did St. Paul stay in Ephesus? a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 3 years d. He never went there in person 16. Christ achieved unity through the Cross, who did unite? a. Humanity and God b. Greeks and Jews c. Gentiles and Jews d. All of the above 17. What is the mystery St. Paul writes about in Ephesians Chapter 3? a. That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakes of his promise in Christ through the gospel Ephesians 3:6 b. That he might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity Ephesians 2:16 c. For by Grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God Ephesians 2:8 d. Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ Himself, according to the good please of his will Ephesians 1:5 18. What does the Epistle of Ephesians say about Marriage? a. Husbands love their wives b. Wives respect their husbands c. Both obey God d. All of the above

5 19. St. Paul wrote X Epistles a. 10 b. 14 c. 20 d The address to the church of Ephesus is in a. Africa b. North America c. South America d. Asia Minor (currently turkey) 21. The main them of the book of Ephesians is called Mystery because a. No one can explain b. Life is complicated in this city c. Jews and the Gentiles are one in Christ d. The book was written before Christ 22. What is the theme of the readings for the short month at the end of the Coptic calendar? a. God the Father b. God the Son c. The end of the world and second coming d. The Holy Spirit 23. How many readings do we have during a mass (liturgy)? a. 1 b. 3 c. 6 d How can we enlighten our lives? a. To be able to distinguish the good from the bad b. To be able to distinguish the expensive form the cheap c. To be able to buy a lamp and light a room d. To be able to start arguments with everyone

6 25. What is the difference between the five foolish virgins and the five wise virgins? a. The five foolish had enough oil while the five wise did not b. The five foolish were ready while the five wise were not c. The five wise had enough oil and the five foolish did also d. The five wise were ready while the five foolish were not 26. We can notice that all the readings during the mass (liturgy) talk about the a. Life of others before us b. Life of Jesus and how we can never be like Him c. Spiritual struggle and the readiness to enteral life d. Importance of the readings 27. Synexarium is a Greek word which means a. Update b. Life c. News d. End 28. When do we read the parable of the 10 virgins? a. Daily in the midnight prayer (1st service) b. Annually on the Tuesday of the Pascha (Holy Week) c. Randomly in special occasions related to the feasts of the saints (female) d. All of the above 29. As a Christian, we have a different citizenship a. Our homeland is haven and we have different behaviors and aspirations b. We are American Egyptians c. We are different because we know Coptic d. We are not different we all have the same citizenship 30. is in need of a sensitive device to measure our behaviors to show us if we are walking in the right way to eternal life a. our phones b. our deeds c. our needs d. our spiritual life

7 31. Be firm in dealing with any and do not allow to enter even from a small hole in the door, if you allow him he will enter through all doors without permissions a. problem, God b. sin, God c. need, devil d. sin, devil 32. means that you should not leave the sin and the evil thoughts take over your life, but must purify your life from all aspects, clean your mobile, your computer and all the means of communication a. Cleaning and purification b. Cleaning and respecting c. Respecting and purification d. Purification and acting 33. Beware, always wants to spoil the simplicity of our mind that we have in Christ Jesus, and he would use any thought or sin which he himself had previously put in our minds. a. The angle b. The people c. the devil d. any friend 34. If we struggle in our spiritual life a. God will help us b. It is over for us c. We cannot do anything other than give up d. We can replay on ourselves and others more 35. How can standing during prayer can be an example of negative situation a. Day dreaming b. Playing on the phone c. Talking to others d. All the above

8 36. What of the following is NOT one of the bases to go to heaven? a. Good deeds b. Communion c. Being a deacon d. Faith and Baptism 37. What did the 3 rd heaven means in the bible? a. Where the planets and the starts are b. Paradise c. Jerusalem d. Where the birds and clouds 38. is the goal of everyone, we long for it and we struggle to reach it and enjoy it a. Relationship b. Buying an Xbox one and PS4 c. Being rich d. Eternal Life 39. What did the 1 st heaven means in the bible? a. Where the planets and the starts are b. Paradise c. Jerusalem d. Where the birds and clouds 40. What did the 2 nd heaven means in the bible? a. Where the planets and the starts are b. Paradise c. Jerusalem d. Where the birds and clouds 41. The greatest reward for man in heaven is to be given a. A break from the hard life b. God Himself forever without separation c. The angles where you get to see them d. The enjoyment of no more pain

9 42. How shall we live in heaven? a. Illuminated Body b. Spiritual Body c. Heavenly Body d. Glorified Body e. All of the above Section 2 (Fill in the Blank): 43. The generous soul would be made, and he who will be also watered Proverbs 11: The serpent deceived Eve and said you will be like God knowing 45. The book of judges started with the over Adoni-Bezek to give spirit of 46. Gideon is a symbol of ; Provision is a symbol of Faith; Trumpet is a symbol of 47. Ephesians 4:5, One Lord, one, one baptism 48. the Epistle of Ephesus were written 49. Sundays of the month of Tout (first Coptic month) talks about 50. Sundays of the whole month of Baounah, we usually celebrate the 51. The Christian leads to an life. 52. All things are for me, but not all things are ; all things are for me, but not all things (1 Cor. 10:23) 53. Faith with is dead. James 2: He who and is will be saved. Mark 16:16 Section 3 (Short Answer): 55. How can you be ready for the second coming? (Name two) 56. How do you describe the Coptic Orthodox Church? 57. How do you describe Christ in the book of Judges?

10 58. How many judges are mentioned in the bible? How many of them were mentioned in the book of Judges? 59. How many epistles did St. Paul write? 60. What are our spiritual weapons? 61. Name one reason the church puts together the readings. 62. What is the Synexarium? 63. What is the arrow prayer? 64. Do Christians have unlimited freedom in everything he does? Explain. 65. What is the Christian role on earth? 66. How do you describe the city of God?

11 Answers: 1. D (Reference: Lesson 1) 2. C (Reference: Lesson 1) 3. C (Reference: Lesson 1) 4. D (Reference: Lesson 1) 5. A (Reference: Lesson 1) 6. D (Reference: Lesson 1) 7. C (Reference: Lesson 1) 8. C (Reference: Lesson 2) 9. B (Reference: Lesson 2) 10. A (Reference: Lesson 2) 11. C (Reference: Lesson 2) 12. A (Reference: Lesson 2) 13. D (Reference: Lesson 2) 14. A (Reference: Lesson 2) 15. C (Reference: Lesson 3) 16. D (Reference: Lesson 3) 17. A (Reference: Lesson 3) 18. D (Reference: Lesson 3) 19. B (Reference: Lesson 3) 20. D (Reference: Lesson 3) 21. C (Reference: Lesson 3) 22. C (Reference: Lesson 4) 23. D (Reference: Lesson 4) 24. A (Reference: Lesson 4) 25. D (Reference: Lesson 4) 26. C (Reference: Lesson 4) 27. C (Reference: Lesson 4) 28. D (Reference: Lesson 4) 29. A (Reference: Lesson 5) 30. D (Reference: Lesson 5) 31. D (Reference: Lesson 5) 32. A (Reference: Lesson 5) 33. C (Reference: Lesson 5) 34. A (Reference: Lesson 5)

12 35. D (Reference: Lesson 5) 36. C (Reference: Lesson 6) 37. B (Reference: Lesson 6) 38. D (Reference: Lesson 6) 39. D (Reference: Lesson 6) 40. A (Reference: Lesson 6) 41. B (Reference: Lesson 6) 42. E (Reference: Lesson 6) 43. Rich, water (Reference: Lesson 1) 44. The Good and the Evil (Reference: Lesson 1) 45. Victory, hope (Reference: Lesson 2) 46. Christ, the Word of God (Reference: Lesson 2) 47. Faith (Reference: Lesson 3) A.D (Reference: Lesson 3) 49. The Love of God the Father (Reference: Lesson 4) 50. Pentecost (Reference: Lesson 4) 51. Eternal (Reference: Lesson 5) 52. Lawful, helpful, lawful, edify (Reference: Lesson 5) 53. Works (Reference: Lesson 6) 54. Believes, Baptized (Reference: Lesson 6) 55. a. By faith b. By means of the doctrines c. Spiritually d. Through the church e. Through the service f. For eternal life=daily goal is we look for the resurrection of the death and the life of the coming age (Reference: Lesson 1) 56. It is a church of tradition, it believes in the importance of the ecclesiastical tradition and that the bible is the gift of the tradition and part of it. It believes that the bible is the rule of every doctrine, tradition and ritual (Reference: Lesson 1) 57. The judge was seen as savior who delivers people from the enemies that is why the judges symbolize the true savior, our Lord Jesus Christ (Reference: Lesson 2) in the Bible, 12 in Judges (Reference: Lesson 2)

13 Epistles (Reference: Lesson 3) 60. The full armor of God, meaning of armor refer to continuous readiness and struggle to abide in Christ. Christ who is in us will win because we cannot fight satan without Him. for without me you can do nothing John 15:5 (Reference: Lesson 3) 61. a. To purify and sanctify our lives b. To enlighten our lives c. To lead our lives (Reference: Lesson 4) 62. History and story of the lives of saints, prophets, martyrs, or church Fathers (Reference: Lesson 4) 63. My Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, help me, guide me, (Reference: Lesson 5) 64. Does the Christian have unlimited freedom in everything he does? No because Christian is a new creation he cannot follow the principles of the world. Because Christian is not his own but to Him who bought him, he has to realize that he is not free in all what he does but must ask his owner Jesus before doing anything (Reference: Lesson 5) 65. Glorify God in your body and in your spirit (Reference: Lesson 6) 66. a. The whole city is made of pure gold b. The city is of equal dimensions, the city is laid out as a square, its length is as great as it breath, c. The walls of the city are high and made of precious stones d. There are 12 gates, each gate has an angel and names are written on them. The 12 represent the tries of the children of Israel e. The city has 12 foundations adorned with all kinds of precious stones like jasper, sapphire, and emerald. And on them names of the 12 apostles of the lamb (Reference: Lesson 6)