Religion Exam Practice

Terms	Definitions
Simeon and Anna recognize the Messiah	presentation in the temple
Serves as a model for our Baptism	Baptism of Jesus
Jesus' full glory manifested during his earthly ministry	Transfiguration
Signified Jesus' incorporation into Abraham's descendants	Circumcision of Jesus
Jesus learns obedience from his parents	Hidden life of Jesus
Wrote of a riot in Rome caused by Chrestus	Suetonius
Jewish historian who referred to Jesus	Josephus
Masterful letter writer who wrote to Emperor Trajan about Christians	Pliny the Younger
Tries to discover what comes from Jesus in the Gospel texts	historical criticism
Studies literary differences in the biblical texts	form criticism
Always be ready for Christ's return	Wise virgins
Despite being opposed, God's kingdom will grow immensely	Yeast
God's kingdom grows mysteriously	Sower
Sacrifice all for God's kingdom	Pearl of great price
Tax collector who converted to Christ, short in stature	Zacchaeus
"brothers of the Lord," leader of Jewish-Christians in Jerusalem	James
Companion of Paul on missionary journeys	Barnabas
Greatest Christian saint, prayed the Magnificat	Mary
First Christian martyr	Stephen
Gospel of Luke and Acts are dedicated to him	Theophilus
Apostle to the Gentiles	Paul
Replaced Jesus as an Apostle	Matthias
A key purpose of Matt's infancy narrative is to show how Jesus fulfilled OT prophecies about the Messiah	True
Luke traces Jesus' genealogy to Adam to show how Jesus is the father of all Jews	False, Matt traces it to Adam
Luke's infancy narrative stresses the relationship b/t Jesus and John the Baptist	True
The Lucan infancy narrative highlights Jesus' coming to the downtrodden	True
According to the strictest methods of historical scholarship, scholars conclude that Jesus' baptism was a story made up to inspire early Christians to get baptized	False
The temptations of Jesus in the desert show how Jesus, like all humans, was a sinner	False, not a sinner
When he taught, Jesus often quoted famous Jewish teachers of his day	False, Jesus used his own authority to teach, much more effective
Jesus revealed himself to be an outstanding debater in his attempts to win over his opponents	True
Jesus worked miracles primarily to force people to believe in him	False, he did not need to force people to believe
Jesus' miracles prove his mastery over Satan and the forces of darkness	True
The Samaritans claimed to be the descendants of Abraham, but only follow the Law of Moses	True
Slavery was practiced at the time	True
Women at the time of 1st century Palestine didn't have many rights, they were considered property, or too lowly of social class to own land or anything.	True
Christians get their name from one of Jesus' most important titles	True
A hallmark of faith is the profound truth that Jesus is the unique Son of God	True
Jesus is the source of eternal life; we can receive him in the Eucharist	Bread of life
Matt's Gospel is listed first in the NT because it links the OT to the NT well	True
Matt includes in his genealogy of Jesus a number of women to show that God uses imperfect humans to accomplish his plan of salvation	True
Matt tends to paint a harsher view of the Apostles than Mark	False
Jesus endorses a concept of lex talionis, that is, reasonable retaliation	False, "turn the other cheek"
The Sermon on the Mount permits divorce in the case of physical abuse	False
Matt's Gospel stresses how Jesus fulfills the OT prophecies about the Messiah	True
Apocalypse means "revelation"	True
Eschatological has to do with death and the end of the world	True
To anti-Semitic is to be anti-Christian	True
The doctrine of the Ascension and through the Assumption both refer to Jesus going to heaven	False
Luke wrote primarily for a Gentile-Christian audience	True
The author of Luke's knew the historical Jesus	False
John's Gospel is the most theologically advanced of the four Gospels	True, John stayed with Jesus the whole time
The term for a literary form that relates past scriptural events to help explain and interpret present events	midrash
Vivid picture stories told by Jesus to convey religious truth	parables
The term that refers to God's infinite incomprehensibility and his plan for salvation and redemption in Jesus Christ	Mystery
The term that describes God's process of reconciling and renewing all things through his Son; it was proclaimed by Jesus and begun by his life, death, and resurrection	Kingdom of God
The Hebrew word that means "certainty"	Amen
The Roman historian that reported the famous fire that broke out in Rome	Tacitus
The Roman biographer that wrote how the Emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome	Suetonius
Tax collector who converted to Christ, short in stature	Zaccheus
studies literary differences in the biblical texts	form criticism
Jesus is willing to die for the flock	Good shepherd
Jesus is YAHWEH	"I AM"
Jesus reveals God and is God revealed	Word of God
Jesus is the beacon who points us to the Father	Light of the World
Strength to endure suffering of old age	Anointing the sick
Renewal and healing of friendship with God with the Christian community	Eucharist
Forgives original sin	Baptism
A person's sins are forgiven, a way to meet Jesus and receive his healing touch of forgiveness	Reconciliation
Strengthens faith/commitment by showing gifts of the Holy Spirit	Confirmation
The synoptic Gospels	Matt, Mark, Luke
A good English translation of the Bible by Catholic scholars	The New American Bible or New Jerusalem Bible
Give an acceptable name for when the first Gospel is written	65-73AD
The virtue that enables us to see the reality of who Jesus Christ truly is	faith
The word Eucharist means	thanksgiving
The saint who said, "We are the hands, feet, eyes, and voice of Christ, responding to the needy in our midst."	St. Teresa of Avila
The Church is the Body of Christ and the Temple of the _____	Holy Spirit
According to the letter of James, faith without _____ is dead	works
The number 666 in the Book of Revelation refers to	Nero
The Council of Chalcedon taught that Jesus is one divine person with	two natures, a divine nature and a human nature
According to St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians, the greatest spiritual gift is	love
For St. Paul ___ is the fulfillment of the law	love
Complete the quote: "If God is for us, who..."	can be against us
Who is the image of the invisible God	the Holy Spirit/ Christ *
The branch of theology that studies the meaning of the person of Christ	Christology
A name of the Holy Spirit, an advocate, a helper, promised by Jesus in John 14:6	Paraclete
Martyr means	witness
For Luke, the three periods of salvation history included:	the age of promise, the time of Jesus, and the time of the Church
The Jewish feast that is considered "the birthday of the Church"	Pentecost
The doctrine that holds that Mary was free from any alienation caused by original sin from the first moment of her existence	The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Title of Jesus meaning "anointed one"	Christ
Title of Jesus definitively proclaiming his divinity	Lord
Mark's Gospel was probably written in ____	70 AD
The title translates Hebrew word for Messiah	Christ
The symbol for the Evangelist Mark	A winged lion
Mark compares John the Baptist to which prophet?	Elijah
Jesus' miracles included all of these except: a exorcisms, b healing, c raising from the dead, d legerdemain	D legerdemain
Jesus was seen as a threat by the authorities because of his	forgiveness of sin, disregard of cleanliness laws, association with sinners, his cleansing of the Temple
The high priest at the time of Jesus' Crucifixion	Joseph Caiaphas
What is the Hebrew word for hell?	gehenna
Matthew has as one of its sources all of the following except: a Luke b Q c M d Mark	A Luke
Meaning "God is with us"	Emmanuel
The title "Son of David" emphasizes that Jesus is	the Messiah
The quote "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church...I will give you keys to the kingdom of"	establishes Peter as the earthly leader of Christ's church, shows Christ's intent to found a hierarchical church, gives Peter and all his successors the power to forgive sin and teach authoritatively
The theme of this parable is God's incredible love for sinners	the Prodigal Son
Jesus' parables are important because they:	contain the heart of his messages, show how to be a remarkable teacher, reveal how he dealt with his opponents
The miracle that shows Jesus, like God, is the master of the Sabbath	Cure of the paralytic at pool (happened on the Sabbath)
The miracle that reveals God at work in Jesus	All of the miracles
Jesus was a teacher of authority in the sense that he had original teachings	True
Because he respected the Torah, Jesus forbade healing on the Sabbath	False, he healed on the Sabbath
Mark emphasizes Jesus' miracles as demonstrations of God's power (dynamis) breaking into human history	True
For Jesus, repentance and faith are intimately linked	True
By cursing a fig tree, Jesus symbolically reprimanded Gentiles for their lack of faith	True
The title "Son of Man" emphasizes both Jesus' human and supernatural natures	True
Jesus requires his followers to give their wealth to follow him	False *
The term disciple means	learner
By claiming to forgive sin, Jesus' opponents accused him of	blasphemy
Complete this quote: "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but	sinners
A story in which people, things, and events have symbolic meanings that represent something else	Allegory
For Jesus, the Messiah is	The Suffering Servant
Complete this quote: "Whoever wishes to come after me must dey himself, take up a ________ and follow me	cross
Complete this quote: "Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a ______ will not enter it."	Child
Give one reason Jesus instructed people not to reveal his identity	Because his idea of the Messiah was radically different than most people's and he wanted people to approach him with true faith as one who serves
Who says, "It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth..."	Jesus
What literary form is this an example of? "It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth..."	Parable
To what is the mustard seed compared? "It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth..."	The Kingdom of God
The miracle that points to Moses' miracle during the Exodus	Feeding of the 5,000 (manna)
The greatest miracle of Jesus	Raising of Lazarus from the dead, only God can give life
Who does Jesus tell that he (the person) must be born again of water and Spirit?	Nicodemus (Jewish priest who believe in Jesus)
Who was Joseph of Arimathea?	supporter of Jesus in the Sanhedrin, pharisee
John has all of the following in common with the synoptic Gospel except a an infancy narrative b the multiplications of the loaves and fish c a passion narrative d a definite audience for whom the Gospel is directed	A an infancy narrative
John's Gospel was written around 80 AD	False, 90-100 AD
John's Gospel was written to bolster the faith of Jewish-Christians expelled from synagogues	True
"The glory of God" refers to the visible revelation of the power of the invisible God	True
There is very clear proof in the gospel of John that the Beloved Disciple refers to John Zebedee	False, used to be, not anymore
St. Thomas gives the loftiest profession of faith in the Gospel of John when he proclaims, "My Lord and my God"	True
Because Jesus calls us his friends, he does not require anything of us except to accept his friendship	False
Finish this quote: "God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that everyone who believes in him..."	Might not perish but might have eternal life
At the time, Jesus spoke ______	Aramaic
What were the 4 regions Palestine was divided into at the time of Jesus?	1 costal plain 2 mountain range 3 Rift Valley 4 Transjordan
When was the first Gospel written?	70 AD
The term for the Jewish Law found in the first books of the Bible	Torah
The three major regions of the Holy Land in the Lord's day	Galilee, Samaria, Judea
Repentance and faith are intimately linked	True
The title Son of Man emphasizes Jesus' ______	human and divine natures
What is the Golden Rule?	Do to others whatever you would have them do to you
Who is the founder of the Christian church?	Jesus
Bad example that leads others to sin	scandal
Complete this quote: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs..."	is the kingdom of heaven
Complete this quote: "Blessed are the merciful, for..."	They will be shown mercy
What does this mean? "You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world."	as a follower of Jesus, we should act as beacons of light to lead others to God, we should eliminate fear and darkness, like light. We should change the flavor of the world, making it better through Gospel values, we should preserve Jesus' mission through our presence in the world
Examples of how we can be salt and light in the world	1 helping to keep the environment clean 2 doing work for charities and donating 3 being a peacemaker, spreading the mission of Jesus 4 volunteering, community service
The first evangelist	Satan
By cursing the fig tree, Jesus symbolically reprimanded the Gentiles for lack of faith	True
Early apostolic preaching involved catechesis, further instruction for new converts	True
Why do Protestants only recognize 39 OT books	They were the only ones originally written in Hebrew

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