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What is apostasy?
What is ecumenism?
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What is ecumenism?
A form of worship that combines different religious traditions
The effort to reunite all Christians in one Church.
A campaign to convert all non-believers
A study of Church documents and teachings
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What is apostasy?
Total abandonment of the Christian faith.
Losing interest in religion or skipping religious practices
The effort to reunite all Christians in one Church.
Leaving one denomination for another Christian group
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Do Eastern Orthodox Churches maintain apostolic succession?
Maybe
No
Yes.
None of the Above
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What is the Protestant Reformation?
A peaceful dialogue between Protestants and Catholics
A Church-led effort to renew prayer practices and music
An event in the 16th century that led to divisions from the Catholic Church
A mission trip to spread Christianity to new lands
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What heresy claimed Jesus was not divine but created by God?
Arianism.
Gnosticism
Docetism
Marcionism
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What is the source of the Church's unity?
Unity of faith, worship, and leadership.
The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church and helps unify believers.
The unity of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Church is united in faith, worship, and leadership.
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What is apostolic succession?
The election of popes by cardinals
The succession of Church councils
A tradition passed by word of mouth
Passing of authority from Apostles to bishops through laying on of hands.
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What does Sola Fide mean?
“Works alone” — human efforts can earn salvation
Church alone” — one must belong to a church to be saved
“Scripture alone” — only the Bible has authority
"Faith alone" — the belief that salvation is by faith, not works.
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What does Sola Scriptura mean?
“Grace alone” — salvation is only a gift from God
“Faith alone” — good works are not necessary for salvation
"Scripture alone" — the Bible is the only authority in matters of faith.
“Tradition alone” — the Church's teachings are the only authority
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What does the Church teach about Protestant baptisms?
They are not real sacraments and must be repeated
Only baptisms in Catholic churches are accepted
They must be rejected unless done by a Catholic priest
They are valid if performed with water and in the name of the Trinity.
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At which council was Arianism condemned?
Council of Nicea
Councils of Carthage
Council of Ephesus
Council of Trent
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What role does the Holy Spirit play in Church unity?
The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church and helps unify believers.
The Holy Spirit provides personal miracles but not unity
The Holy Spirit works only through the Pope and bishops
The Holy Spirit remains separate from Church governance
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What is heresy
The effort to reunite all Christians in one Church.
The denial of a core doctrine of the faith by a baptized person.
The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church and helps unify believers.
Disagreeing with a priest or bishop
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What creed affirmed Christ's divinity and was a response to Arianism?
The Jesus Creed
Apostles' Creed
The Nicene Creed.
Athanasian Creed
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What does "perdure" mean in reference to Church unity?
It means the Church will eventually fade away
The Church's unity will never disappear.
It refers to the unity only in the early Church
It describes a temporary period of agreement
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Why is Judaism important in interreligious dialogue?
Judaism and Islam share a similar prayer structure
Jewish holidays align with the Christian calendar
Judaism worships the same God and is the root of Christianity.
Judaism has similar laws and customs
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What heresy denied Jesus' humanity and claimed salvation comes through secret knowledge?
Gnosticism.
Docetism
Marcionism
Arianism
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What are the signs of unity in the Church?
The use of Latin in all churches
The popularity of Christian holidays around the world
Unity of faith, worship, and leadership.
The building of large cathedrals in every country
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What is schism?
Refusal of unity with the Pope or the Church.
Full communion with the Catholic Church.
The Church's unity will never disappear.
They are valid if performed with water and in the name of the Trinity.
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What caused the Great Schism of 1054?
The Protestant Reformation in Europe
Different views on the divinity of Christ
Conflict over the number of sacraments
Political, cultural, and linguistic differences over papal authority.
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What is the goal of ecumenism?
To agree on a universal liturgical language
Full communion with the Catholic Church.
To create one worldwide religion
To end all religious differences
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What are the Four Marks of the Church?
Unity of faith, worship, and leadership.
One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
Political, cultural, and linguistic differences over papal authority.
The unity of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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What does "One" mean in the Four Marks of the Church?
The Church's unity will never disappear.
The Church is united in faith, worship, and leadership.
Full communion with the Catholic Church.
The effort to reunite all Christians in one Church.
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What is interreligious dialogue?
Discussions only between different Christian denominations
Conversation between the Catholic and non-Christians to promote truth
A program to bring people back to Church
A debate to prove Christianity is superior
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Who began the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
St. Augustine
Martin Luther.
