QUESTIONS EVERY GOOD CATHOLIC SHOULD KNOW (OR BE ABLE TO FIND OUT) NAME Following are questions about the Church and about the Catholic faith that you should be able to answer by the time you are confirmed. The answers can be found in many places, however, it is recommended you use the references given for each question. (CCC=Catechism of the Catholic Church) If using a website, make sure it is Catholic and true and not someone s opinions. You are strongly encouraged to get your family and sponsor involved in helping you find the answers. The purpose of this activity is not only to give you a copy of the truths of our faith, but to also open a dialog with your sponsor and family about our faith. Copying the answers from someone else is unacceptable since you will be depriving yourself of valuable knowledge. Write your answers neatly in the spaces provided. A pdf file will be available on the website under the name 2017 Edge Questions. 1. What is the name of our current Bishop? 2. What is the name of our current Pope? 3. Why did God create us? (CCC 1; YOUCAT 1-2) 4. How do we know God exists? (CCC 36-38; YOUCAT 4-7; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 1:1-4) 5. What is the creed? (CCC 187; YOUCAT 26) 6. Write the Ten Commandments in their proper order. (CCC 2052-2557; Exodus 20; YOUCAT 349) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
7. What is original sin? (Genesis 3:1-13; CCC 396-412; YOUCAT 68-69) 8. What is meant by the term gift of infallibility? (CCC 890-892, YOUCAT 13, 143) 9. What word do we use when speaking of the change from bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ? (CCC 1376) 10. What is meant by the term the seal of the confessional? (CCC 1467, 2490, YOUCAT 238, 458) 11. Arrange these parts of the Rite of Reconciliation in their proper sequence. (from 1-7) Read more about penance in our church in the CCC 1450-1460; 1490-1492; 1494, YOUCAT 232 Telling of the sins Act of Sorrow Greeting Absolution Examination of Conscience Penance given Penance said 12. List the seven (7) Corporal Works of Mercy. (CCC 2447 and Isaiah 58:6-7 and Heb 13:3, YOUCAT 450) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
13. List the seven (7) Spiritual Works of Mercy. (CCC 2447, YOUCAT 451) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 14. Define the term the Immaculate Conception? (CCC490-492 and Luke 1:28, YOUCAT 83) 15. A mortal sin is a sin that separates us from God. What are the three conditions for something to be a mortal sin? (CCC 1857-1860, YOUCAT 316) 1. 2. 3. 16. Name the four (4) chief moral/cardinal virtues of the church. (CCC 1805-1809, YOUCAT 300) 1. 3. 2. 4. 17. What is the definition of a sacrament? (Discussed in class and CCC 1131, YOUCAT 193 see also page 104 sidebar) 184. What is the triple office of Jesus? (CCC 783)
19. List the fourteen (14) Stations of the Cross, in their proper order. (YOUCAT 277) 1. 8. 2. 9. 3. 10. 4. 11. 5. 12. 6. 13. 7. 14. 20. Holy days of obligation are days we are to attend mass and refrain from activity that hinder the worship of God. (CCC2185) List the six (6) Holy Days of Obligation. Tell when each Holy Day is celebrated and tell what each Holy Day celebrates. Holy Day Date it is celebrated Why we celebrate this day Christmas Solemnity of Mary Ascension Thursday Assumption of Mary All saints day Immaculate Conception
21. Identify what we celebrate on the following feast. (Matthew 26 and 27; John 13 through 20; Mark 14 and 15; Luke 22 and 23) Feast Day What do we remember/celebrate on this day? Ash Wednesday Palm Sunday Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday Pentecost 22. List the five Commandments or precepts of the Church. (CCC 2041-2043, YOUCAT 345) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 23. What are the four marks of the Church? (CCC 866-869, YOUCAT 129-138) 24. What are the two natures of Jesus? (CCC 481)
25. Please list the form and matter for each sacrament. (CCC 1210-1664) Sacrament Form Matter Baptism (CCC 1278; YOUCAT 195) Eucharist (CCC 1412-1413; YOUCAT 210) Confirmation (CCC 1320; YOUCAT 203) Penance/Reconciliation (CCC 1491; YOUCAT 229-233) Anointing of the Sick (CCC 1530-1531; YOUCAT 244) Matrimony (CCC 1662-1663; YOUCAT 261-262) Holy Orders (CCC 1597; YOUCAT 254) 26. Who was Abraham and why is he important? (Genesis 12:1-3; Romans 4:1-21; YOUCAT 8) 27. What are 2 facts about Moses and why is he important? (Exodus 3:1-12; CCC 62) 28. What happens to the bread and wine at the following parts of the Mass? (CCC 1350-1355; YOUCAT 213) Offertory Consecration Communion
29. Match the following cities with a fact about them found in the New Testament: (Use the Scripture verses as clues) Nazareth Bethlehem Jerusalem Cana Bethany Jericho a. Wedding Feast here was the site of Jesus first miracle (JOHN 2:1-9) b. Jesus rode into this city on a donkey and died here (MATTHEW 21:1-10) c. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead here (JOHN 12:1) d. Jesus grew up here (MATTHEW 2:23) e. Jesus healed two blind men here (MATTHEW 20:29-34) f. Jesus was born here (LUKE 2:4-7) 30. Match the following Old Testament characters with the object they are often associated with. (Use the verses as clues) Moses (EXODUS 32:15) Noah (GENESIS 6:14) Jonah (JONAH 1:17 Eve (GENESIS 3:6) Jacob (GENESIS 28:10-12) David (1 SAMUEL 16:23) Daniel (DANIEL 6:17) Elijah (2 KINGS 2:11) Joseph (GENESIS 37:3) Joshua (JOSHUA 6:1-5) a. Apple b. Harp c. Ark d. Lions e. Stairway f. Flaming Chariot g. Stone Tablets h. Great Fish i. Ram s Horn j. Tunic (Coat) 31. Identify these Bible characters as being found in the Old Testament (0) or the New Testament (N): Paul Mark Joseph John the Baptist Isaac Solomon Jeremiah Cain Isaiah Job The Holy Spirit Peter Noah Adam Jonah Abraham Joshua Stephen The Good Shepherd Mary Magdalene
32. Name one (1) significant event that happened at the following Biblical places (Use the Scripture verses as a clue.) Mount Sinai (EXODUS 19:1 and 34:4) Golgotha (MARK 15:22-24) Bethlehem (MATTHEW 2:1) Cana (JOHN 2:1-11) 33. What are the first three words in the Bible and the last three words in the Bible? First three Last three 34. Identify the author of each of the following books of the Bible. (Use the listed Scripture verses as clues): Romans (ROMANS 1:1) 1 Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-3) Galatians (GALATIANS 1:1-2) Jude (JUDE 1:1) Ephesians (EPHESIANS 1:1) 35. Match the following: 4 3 2 5 A. Persons in the Blessed Trinity B. Decades of a Rosary C. Number of criminals crucified with Jesus D. Sundays in Advent
36. Identify the following books in the Bible as being found in the Old Testament (O) or the New Testament (N): Luke Romans Job Corinthians Acts of the Apostles Esther Judges Colossians Revelation Exodus Wisdom Amos Mark Hebrews Proverbs Micah Jeremiah Daniel Samuel Psalms Amos Deuteronomy 37. Name the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. (CCC 1832 and Galatians 5:22-2, YOUCAT 311) 1. 7. 2. 8. 3. 9. 4. 10. 5. 11. 6. 12. 38. Match the following cities with a fact about them found in the New Testament: Caesarea Philippi Nain Damascus Arimathea Bethsaida A. Site of Peter s great confession of Christ (MATTHEW 16:13-16) B. Site of the miracle of the loaves and fishes (LUKE 9:10-17) C. Saul was heading to this city when converted (ACTS 9:1-6) D. Home of the man (Joseph) who donated Jesus tomb (JOHN 19:38-42) E. Jesus raised to life the son of a widow from this town (LUKE 7:11-15) 39. What happened at Pentecost? (Acts 2:1-12; CCC 731-732; YOUCAT 118) 40. Name the two priests who regularly celebrate Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish?