Faith Knowledge
What is the meaning of the Immaculate Conception?
A) Mary was conceived without original sin.
B) Jesus Christ did not have a human father.
C) Mary is a model of faith.
What is A: Mary was conceived without original sin?
What is the color for the liturgical season of "ordinary time"?
A) White
B) Green
C) Purple
What is B: Green?
Which of the following statements about the Ten Commandments is true?
A) Jesus gave them to his disciples on Mt. Sinai.
B) The first three are about loving God and the last seven are about loving our neighbor.
C) The first five are about loving the Church and the last five are about loving God.
What is B: The first three are about loving God and the last seven are about loving our neighbor?
Saying grace before a meal is an example of:
A) a law of the Church
B) shared family prayer
C) one of the Beatitudes
What is B: shared family prayer?
Which statement best describes how the Church is united to and dependent upon Jesus Christ?
A) "Come follow me."
B) "Repent and believe the good news."
C) "I am the vine and you are the branches."
What is C: "I am the vine and you are the branches."?
Whom did Jesus promise to send so he would be continually present in the Church?
A) Mary
B) Saints
C) Holy Spirit
What is C: Holy Spirit?
The season of Advent prepares us for which special feast day?
A) Christmas
B) Easter
C) The Feast of All Saints
What is A: Christmas?
Human beings have dignity because they:
A) are made in God's image and likeness.
B) can contribute to society.
C) can do what they want.
What is A: are made in God's image and likeness?
What form of prayer is offered for the needs of our community and the world around us?
A) Blessing
B) Thanksgiving
C) Intercession/petition
What is C: intercession/petition?
The leader of the Catholic Church throughout the world is called the:
A) Bishop
B) Pope
C) Cardinal
What is B: Pope?
What is the Assumption?
A) Jesus rising from the dead.
B) Mary being taken up into Heaven, body and soul.
C) Jesus ascending into Heaven.
What is B: Mary being taken up into Heaven, body and soul?
On Pentecost Sunday, Christians celebrate:
A) the baptism of Jesus
B) Jesus returning to Heaven
C) the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples
What is C: the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples?
To care for the world and all that is in it means:
A) buying as much of it as possible.
B) enjoying it but not being concerned about it.
C) protecting and respecting it.
What is C: protecting and respecting it?
Whom do the people of the Americas honor as their patroness?
A) Our Lady of Guadalupe
B) Anne, mother of Mary
C) Our Lady of Lourdes
What is A: Our Lady of Guadalupe?
What are all baptized people called to do?
A) Share their faith
B) Go to daily Mass
C) Become priests
What is A: share their faith?
In the Old Testament, the promise of love and partnership God made with Moses and his people is called:
A) Prophecy
B) Community
C) Covenant
What is C: Covenant?
What liturgical symbol is essential to the sacrament of Confirmation?
A) Candle
B) Sacred Chrism
C) White Garment
What is B: Sacred Chrism?
What is personal sin?
A) words, utterances, actions or desires contrary to God's law
B) Missing Sunday Mass when you are sick
C) Making a mistake
What is A: words, utterances, action or desires contrary to God's law?
Which statement about prayer is true?
A) God offers grace and strength to those who pray.
B) God guarantees that one will receive what one prays for.
C) Prayer should be offered only for oneself.
What is A: God offers grace and strength to those who pray?
The Church teaches us that the perfect model of Christian faith and love is:
A) St. Peter
B) Pope John Paul II
C) Mary, the Mother of God
What is C: Mary, the Mother of God?
Which book of the Bible contains creation stories?
A) Genesis
B) Psalms
C) Revelation
What is A: Genesis?
Besides Confirmation and Eucharist, which one of the following is a Sacrament of Initiation?
A) Holy Orders
B) Anointing of the Sick
C) Baptism
What is C: Baptism?
Which of the following are the two Great Commandments that Jesus gave us?
A) Keep the Sabbath holy and go to Mass every week
B) Help the poor and feed the hungry
C) Love God above all and love your neighbor as yourself
What is C: love God above all and love your neighbor as yourself?
What prayer do we say at Sunday Mass to profess our beliefs as Catholics?
A) Glory to the Father
B) Our Father
C) Creed
What is C: Creed?
What is a diocese?
A) The geographic area led by a bishop
B) The way Jesus organized his apostles
C) An instruction found in the Bible
What is A: the geographic area led by a bishop?