Pope in the 1960s; started the Vatican II council.
100
The first period in Church history, the Apostolic Age began with what event?
Pentecost.
100
List the four marks of the Church.
one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
100
The "cell" or foundation of all society is the _____________
family.
200
Lack of care for one's property or the property of another are violations of the __________ commandment.
7th
200
The first native American Indian to be declared a saint, who is patroness of the environment and the study of ecology is______________.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
200
The term Patristic means:
"Father" or "Church Father"
200
What are "devotions"? Provide an example.
Special prayers and practices performed by Catholics. Devotions include: praying the rosary, attending first Friday mass, attending 40 hours devotion, praying novenas, etc.
200
This event lasted about 3 years and resulted in many changes in the Catholic Church.
Vatican II Council.
300
A thought, word, or action against reason that offends God and neighbor is known as a ________.
sin.
300
This man united the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity.
Emperor Constantine.
300
Name TWO trends of the Tridentine Period:
Many diocese were formed; many Catholic schools were founded.
300
Define the term "catholic"
Catholic = Universal. The Church is the same all around the world.
300
What is a martyr? Who was the first Christian martyr?
A person killed for his or her faith; St. Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
400
A habit of doing good is a ____________
virtue.
400
This man was the founder of monasticism.
St. Benedict.
400
The Petrine Period begins with which major historical event?
The Collapse of the Roman Empire.
400
Provide TWO symbols for members of the Church and explain them.
Salt, Light, or Pilgrim.
400
Called "holy wars"; these were an effort to reclaim the Holy Land for Christianity from the Muslims.
The Crusades.
500
A person's ability to recognize the morality of an act is based on:
conscience.
500
Who was St. John the Evangelist?
The last apostle; his death marks the end of the Apostolic age.
500
Provide one important event from the Apostolic Age.
Answers will vary.
500
What does it mean that the Church is Apostolic?
It was founded on Christ and his apostles, who passed along Christ's teachings.
500
These were residences of religious monks and sisters, and were used to preserve the faith during the Dark Ages.