30 questions
What is a formal ceremony that has a set of rules?
Schism
Liturgy
Ritual
Heresy
God's plan for our Salvation through the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ.
Natural Law
Paschal Mystery
Canon Law
Liturgy
The official, public worship of the Church, which includes the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments
Schism
Liturgy
Ritual
Hersey
Early leaders whose teachings helped develop Christian Doctrine.
Natural Law
Canon Law
Ecumenical Council
Church Fathers
The Common language spoke in the Roman Empire.
Latin
Liturgy
Ritual
Heresy
Paul wrote to the __________ to calm their fears about the false teaching the Christ's Second Coming and the Final Judgment were near.
Thessalonians
Holy Orders
Corinthians
Priests
A(n) __________ is a holy image of Jesus, Mary, or the saints and is often made out of gold leaf and other special materials.
Christendom
Thrice Holy
Doctrine
Icon
Europe was once known as __________ because the Church and the state formed one society for about 1,000 years.
Thessalonians
Christendom
Corinthians
Basilicas
In the early Church, candidates for Baptism would make a statement of belief such as the ___________.
Paschal Mystery
Holy Orders
Doctrine
Eucharists
Saint Justin Martyr used the term "overseers" to describe men who would later be known as __________.
Thessalonians
Holy Orders
Corinthians
Priests
the difference between the spirituality of the Western Church and that of the Eastern Church could be described as __________.
Structured rather than unstructured.
Symbolic rather than realistic.
Natural rather than transcendent.
Godly rather than human.
As the bishop of Hippo in northern Africa, ___________ defended the Church's teaching during a time of controversy.
Athenagoras
Paul
Constantine
Augustine
What two elements are found in the epic Beowulf?
Christianity and Catholicism
Faith and morals
Paganism and Christianity
Paganism and Arianism
Two of the greatest reasons for division between the Eastern and Western churches involved ___________.
The papacy and the Creed.
Language and traditions.
War and peace.
Geography and distance.
In order to unite God's law with civil authority, Pope Leo III ___________.
Became the king of Europe.
Crowned Charlemagne emperor.
Moved the papacy to Constantinople.
Excommunicated Arius.
A worldwide gathering of the pope and all the bishops to clarify church teachings.
Schism
Liturgy
Ritual
Ecumenical Council
A denial of church doctrine.
Natural Law
Schism
Canon Law
Heresy
A break or division.
Schism
Liturgy
Ritual
Heresy
The law that is part of human nature, lasts forever, and allows people to know the difference between good and evil.
Natural Law
Paschal Mystery
Canon Law
Heresy
The collection of laws of the Catholic Church.
Natural Law
Paschal Mystery
Canon Law
Heresy
In the Eastern Church, after being baptized, infants are confirmed, and often receive the ____________.
Paschal Mystery
Holy Orders
Doctrine
Eucharist
The first Western Church buildings were __________, the official government buildings.
Thessalonians
Corinthians
Basilicas
Priests
The monk who worked unsuccessfully to reunite the Eastern and Western churches was __________.
Saint Anselm
Thessalonians
Christendom
Corinthians
During the divine Liturgy of the Eastern Church, the hymn "___________" is sung before the Scripture readings.
Holy Orders
Thrice Holy
Basilicas
Doctrine
An official teaching or a body of official teachings of the Church is called ___________.
Thrice Holy
Doctrine
Icon
Eucharist
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Second Vatican Council?
Celebrating Mass in Latin
Updating church policies and traditions
Lifting excommunication decrees between the Eastern and Western churches.
Opening discussions with other churches.
Which of the following does NOT happen when a person receives the Eucharist.
Forgiveness of venial sins.
Forgiveness of grave sins.
Protection from grave sins.
Union with Christ.
The patriarchs of the Eastern Church protested using the word filioque in the Creed because they said it suggested that ____________.
The Trinity was not important.
God the Father did not create everything.
Jesus did not come from the Father.
They did not know Latin.
What type of church architecture symbolizes god as light and celebrates his order and perfection?
Modern
Romanesque
Baroque
Gothic
According to legend, the true cross of Jesus was found in Palestine by ____________.
Saint Helena
Saint Augustine
Hippolytus
Constantine