Catholic Test 1

Peter and Paul Ministries

This is a simple test of some basic Catholic beliefs and practices.

Questions:

1) Name the Ten Commandments?

2) What does Gospel mean?

3) Who was the first Pope?

4) Name the Seven Sacraments?

5) Ash Wednesday is a holy day of obligation. true/false?

6) What does Eucharist mean?

7) What color does the Pope wear?

8) Jesus Christ is 50% man and 50% God. true/false?

9) Name the holy days of obligation?

10) Name the 4 Gospels?

11) Name the seven deadly sins?

12) Name the four dogmas about Mary that all Catholics must believe?

13) Name the precepts of the Church?

14) What are the four marks of the Church?

15) What did the three wise men give the infant Jesus?

Answers:

1) The Ten Commandments:
1. I am the LORD your God, you shall not have strange gods before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

2) Gospel means”good news”

3) The first Pope was St. Peter.

4) The Seven Sacraments:
1. Baptism
2. Confession
3. Eucharist
4. Confirmation
5. Holy Orders
6. Marriage
7. Last Rites

5) False

6) Eucharist means”thanksgiving”

7) White

8) False, Christ is 100% man and 100% God.

9) Holy Days of Obligation:
1. All Sundays of the year.
2. December 8th -The feast of the Immaculate Conception
3. December 25th-Christmas day/ The feast of the Nativity of Our Lord.
4. January 1st -Solemnity of Mary
5. 40 days after Easter- Ascension Thursday
6. August 15th -The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven
7. November 1st -The feast of All Saints

10) The Four Gospels:
1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John

11) Seven Deadly Sins:
1. Pride
2. Covetousness
3. Lust
4. Anger
5. Gluttony
6. Envy
7. Sloth

12) The four dogmas about Mary that all Catholics must believe.
1.Mary is the Mother of God
2.Mary's Perpetual Virginity
3.The Immaculate Conception of Mary which kept her soul free from the stain of Original Sin
4.The Assumption of Mary’s body and soul into heaven.

13) The Precepts of the Church:
1. Participate in Mass every Sunday and every holy day of obligation.
2. Receive the sacrament of confession at least once a year (annual confession is obligatory only if serious sin is involved.)
3. Receive holy Communion at least once a year, between the first Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sun
4. Observe the marriage laws of the Church/ To give religious training (by example and word) to one’s children.; to use parish schools and/or religious-education programs.
5. Contribute to the support of the Church in proportion to your means.
6. Abstaining from meat and fasting from food on the appointed days.

14) Four Marks of the Church:
1.One ( Members are united in one faith under the guidance of the Pope )
2.Holy (The Church is God-centered/All members are called to live holy,sacramental lives)
3.Catholic (Catholic means UNIVERSAL. The Church is for ALL people!)
4.Apostolic (The Church teaches the true, unchangeable doctrine of Jesus, as taught in the apostolic era and handed down through the apostles’ successors, the bishops)

15) The Gifts of the Three Wise Men:
1.Gold - represents Christ’s kingship
2.Frankincense - represents Christ’s priestly role
3.Myrrh- represents Christ’s death on the cross


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