Chief truths of the Faith - Test 1

Question 1 of 44

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What is the meaning of the following quote: "and I saw in all things vanity and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun"?

Select one of the following:

Earthy goods are perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
Earthy goods are vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
Earthy goods are vain and as such cannot make us happy.
Earthy goods can be vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.

Explanation

Question 2 of 44

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What is grace?

Select one of the following:

special gift given by God
absolution
special help given by God
nature of God

Explanation

Question 3 of 44

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How can we obtain God's grace?

Select one or more of the following:

through prayer
through fasting
through sacraments
by going to the church often

Explanation

Question 4 of 44

1

Why studying Religion is important?

Select one of the following:

to know God
to serve God
to love God
to know, love and serve God

Explanation

Question 5 of 44

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The truths of our holy Faith constitutes the knowledge of God.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 6 of 44

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The love and service of God does not mean duties to God, to ourselves and to our Neighbour.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 44

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What are the means of grace?

Select one of the following:

the Sacraments
10 commandments
absolution
the Sacraments & the holy Mass

Explanation

Question 8 of 44

1

Our eternal happiness comes from "possessing" God as only God is perfect, never ends and can satisfy our needs. What does it mean to possess God?

Select one of the following:

It means to give Him orders.
It means to love Him.
It means to pray very often.
It means to go the church every Sunday.

Explanation

Question 9 of 44

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How do we know God?

Select one or more of the following:

by the natural light of reason
We are unable to know God.
by the supernatural light of Faith
When we feel His presence.

Explanation

Question 10 of 44

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What is supernatural / divine revelation?

Select one of the following:

manifestation of supernatural
manifestation by God of his will and truths to man
manifestation of supernatural by God or by His spokesmen

Explanation

Question 11 of 44

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What is natural revelation?

Select one of the following:

manifestation by God of his will and truths to man
manifestation of Himself that God makes through the visible world

Explanation

Question 12 of 44

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What is human faith?

Select one or more of the following:

to believe in God without anyone's authority
to believe in God upon someone's authority

Explanation

Question 13 of 44

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What is divine faith?

Select one or more of the following:

to believe in God without anyone's authority
to believe in God upon someone's authority

Explanation

Question 14 of 44

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God's spokesman

Select one of the following:

speaks on God's authority
speaks on his own authority

Explanation

Question 15 of 44

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Name two infallible credentials given to God's spokesmen.

Select one or more of the following:

magic powers
miracles
prophecies
predictions

Explanation

Question 16 of 44

1

What are miracles?

Select one of the following:

extraordinary works which can be done by the powers of nature, and through the omnipotence of God
extraordinary works which cannot be done by the powers of nature, but only through the omnipotence of God
magic

Explanation

Question 17 of 44

1

What are prophecies?

Select one of the following:

practice of purportedly mediating communication between angles and living human beings
a clear and definite foretelling of an event that can be known to God alone
predictions

Explanation

Question 18 of 44

1

Who were God's spokesmen?

Select one or more of the following:

patriarchs
bishops
prophets
Apostles
Jesus Christ

Explanation

Question 19 of 44

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What are mysteries?

Select one or more of the following:

revealed truths that are within our reason
revealed truths that are beyond our reason thought not contrary to it
example: "power of nature"
example: The Trinity

Explanation

Question 20 of 44

1

Through whom did God reveal Himself to us?

Select one or more of the following:

patriarchs
priests
prophets
all the faithful

Explanation

Question 21 of 44

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To whom did Christ entrust His revelations?

Select one of the following:

all the faithful
to the bishops, the successors of the Apostles
stigmatics

Explanation

Question 22 of 44

1

What is the Church for us?

Select one or more of the following:

guardian of Christ teachings
founded by Christ
place of worship
building with a cross

Explanation

Question 23 of 44

1

What must the Catholic believe?

Select one or more of the following:

Mary was not sinless and lived a normal life
priesthood of all believers
all that God has revealed and through His Church proposes to his belief
baptism is a “public declaration of faith

Explanation

Question 24 of 44

1

Can we believe without help from God?

Select one of the following:

no, faith is a gift of God
yes, faith is our personal conviction that what we believe is truth

Explanation

Question 25 of 44

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When did we receive the gift of faith?

Select one or more of the following:

at our confirmation
at our baptism
with every sacrament

Explanation

Question 26 of 44

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Decipher the acronym "ichthys" [ ἸΧΘΥΣ ]

Select one or more of the following:

Iota (i), Iēsoûs (Ἰησοῦς), "Jesus"
Chi (ch), Khrīstós (Χρῑστός), "anointed"
It's not an acronym, actually. It just means fish in biblical Greek, and fish was as adopted as a Christian symbol, also used to mark meeting places and tombs, or to distinguish friends from foes.
It means "Mary, mother of Jesus".
Theta (th), Theoû (Θεοῦ), "of God", the genitive singular of Θεóς, Theós, "God"
Upsilon (y or u), (h)uiós[10] (Yἱός), "Son"
The Ichthys symbol ("Jesus fish") is only a sign used to proclaim an affiliation with or affinity for Christianity. It does not have any other meaning.
Sigma (s), sōtḗr (Σωτήρ), "Savior"
The ichthys symbol is a reference to "the Holy Eucharist, with which it also symbolizes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.

Explanation

Question 27 of 44

1

From what sources does the Church draw her teachings?

Select one or more of the following:

Holy Scripture
church debates
Tradition

Explanation

Question 28 of 44

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What is Holy Scripture?

Select one of the following:

collection of books written by God and recognized as such by the Church
collection of books written under inspiration of God and recognized as such by the Church
collection of books written under inspiration of Apostles and recognized as such by the Church

Explanation

Question 29 of 44

1

What does "bible" mean?

Select one of the following:

It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "books"
It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "a good book"
It's from Latin "biblia" and it means "a book"

Explanation

Question 30 of 44

1

How is the Bible divided?

Select one or more of the following:

70 books
40 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
45 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
27 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
32 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
72 books
25 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament

Explanation

Question 31 of 44

1

What does "testament" mean?

Select one of the following:

covenant
last will

Explanation

Question 32 of 44

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In what are the books of Bible different from all other books?

Select one or more of the following:

written by Apostles, dictated by Christ Himself
not composed by mere human effort
written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Explanation

Question 33 of 44

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How do we know that the Bible is inspired?

Select one of the following:

by authority of Christ
by authority of the Church
by authority of the bishops

Explanation

Question 34 of 44

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What is the Canon of the Scriptures?

Select one or more of the following:

rule
standard
collection

Explanation

Question 35 of 44

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What classes of books are contained in the Bible?

Select one or more of the following:

historical
letters
doctrinal (didactic)
prophetical

Explanation

Question 36 of 44

1

Why did Luther reject some books of the Bible?

Select one of the following:

They contradicted his false teachings.
They contradicted one another.

Explanation

Question 37 of 44

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In what languages was the Bible written?

Select one or more of the following:

Hebrew
Latin
Aramaic
Greek
Egyptian

Explanation

Question 38 of 44

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What is the Septuagint?

Select one of the following:

Latin translation of the Bible
Greek translation of the Bible
English translation of the Bible

Explanation

Question 39 of 44

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What is the Douay Version?

Select one of the following:

Latin translation of the Bible
Greek translation of the Bible
English translation of the Bible
French translation of the Bible

Explanation

Question 40 of 44

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What is the Vulgate?

Select one or more of the following:

English translation of the Bible
Latin translation of the Bible
Greek translation of the Bible
Hebrew translation of the Bible
Aramaic translation of the Bible

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Chief truths of the Faith - Test 1

Question 1 of 44

What is the meaning of the following quote: "and I saw in all things vanity and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun"?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 44

What is grace?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 44

How can we obtain God's grace?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 44

Why studying Religion is important?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 44

The truths of our holy Faith constitutes the knowledge of God.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 44

The love and service of God does not mean duties to God, to ourselves and to our Neighbour.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 44

What are the means of grace?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 44

Our eternal happiness comes from "possessing" God as only God is perfect, never ends and can satisfy our needs. What does it mean to possess God?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 44

How do we know God?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 44

What is supernatural / divine revelation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 44

What is natural revelation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 44

What is human faith?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 44

What is divine faith?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 44

God's spokesman

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 44

Name two infallible credentials given to God's spokesmen.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 44

What are miracles?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 44

What are prophecies?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 44

Who were God's spokesmen?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 44

What are mysteries?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 44

Through whom did God reveal Himself to us?