1.  The third Gospel in the New Testament is:

a. the Gospel according to St. Paul

b. the Gospel according to Matthew

c. the Gospel according to Peter

d. the Gospel according to Luke

2.  Saint Teresa, who reformed the Carmelite Order, was from:

a. Paris, France

b. Calcutta, India

c. Avila, Spain

d. Fatima, Portugal

3.  The biblical word meaning "to desire strongly" is:

a. civil

b. covet

c. trivet

d. shalt

4.  The first word of each of the Beatitudes is:

a. Blessed or Happy

b. Wise

c. Chosen

d. Glorious

5.  In a communal celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, there usually are:

a. Scripture readings and a Homily

b. group recitations of the Act of Contrition

c. individual confessions to a priest

d. all of these

6.  The Doctor of the Church most responsible for shaping the doctrine of Original Sin is:

a. St. Augustine of Hippo

b. St. Anthony of Padua

c. St. Therese of Lisieux

d. St. John the Evangelist

7.  The "Devil's Advocate:"

a. brought out negative information about candidates for sainthood

b. is no longer part of the canonization process

c. became a common term for anyone giving a contrary argument on an issue

d. all of these

8.  The month associated with the Rosary is:

a. January

b. August

c. October

d. November

9.  A visit with the Pope is called:

a. an encyclical

b. a papal audience

c. an ecumenical council

d. a papal bull

10.  Our term "a red letter day" comes from:

a. high emergency alert status

b. days that cardinals receive their red hats

c. feast days on Church calendars

d. none of these

11.  The Person of the Trinity who "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead" is:

a. the First Person of the Trinity

b. the Second Person of the Trinity

c. the Third person of the Trinity

d. the Fourth person of the Trinity

12.  The Old Testament monarch who traveled a great distance to observe the wisdom of Solomon was:

a. the Queen of Sheba

b. King Saul

c. King Nebuchadnezzar

d. Queen Jezebel

13.  The Latin words formerly used when confessing one's faith are mea:

a. obstat

b. sancta

c. culpa

d. rara avis

14.  Members of the religious congregation founded in 1859 by St. John Bosco are called:

a. Dominicans

b. Jesuits

c. Vincentians

d. Salesians

15.  Water is poured over the Baptismal candidate's head:

a. one time

b. two times

c. three times

d. seventy times seven times

16.  The father of John the Baptist was named:

a. Zechariah

b. Joseph

c. Jacob

d. Isaiah

17.  In order for something to be a sin:

a. you must get caught at it

b. it must be an accident

c. it must be intentional

d. you must be dared to do it

18.  The traditional beginning of the Act of Contrition is:

a. Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts

b. Now thank we all our God

c. O my God, I am heartily sorry

d. Angel of God, my guardian dear

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