Introduction to JCS-Chapters 1-3

Question 1

On what kind of truth does the Bible focus?

Accepted Answer

religious

Question 2

Who developed the five ways of showing God’s existence?

Accepted Answer

St. Thomas Aquinas

Question 3

Which version of the Jewish Bible did the first Christians use?

Accepted Answer

Septuagint

Question 4

Which of the following is true about faith?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 5

What is discipleship based on?

Accepted Answer

living according to faith

Question 6

What part of the Bible contains letters, primarily from St. Paul?

Accepted Answer

Epistles

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a synoptic Gospel?

Accepted Answer

John

Question 8

Who taught “The Little Way” of random acts of kindness?

Accepted Answer

St. Terese of Lisieux

Question 9

What does a reader of Scripture need to know to understand the sacred author’s intention?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 10

What part of the Bible is the core of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Gospels

Question 11

What is defined as fundamental truths that have been defined by the Church?

Accepted Answer

dogma

Question 12

Which books are not found in the Protestant Bible?

Accepted Answer

Deutero-canonical

Question 13

What kind of writing uses amazing, symbolic imagery about future events?

Accepted Answer

apocalyptic

Question 14

What is the gift of God which assisted human authors in the writing of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

biblical inspiration

Question 15

What is defined as a general Church teaching?

Accepted Answer

doctrine

Question 16

What part of the Bible contains the first five books of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Pentateuch

Question 17

Who is the best example of God’s love?

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 18

What is the living transmission of the message of God?

Accepted Answer

Sacred Tradition

Question 19

What is a method of reason used to arrive at a conclusion?

Accepted Answer

logic

Question 20

What kind of prayer gives God glory for being God?

Accepted Answer

praise

Question 21

How many books are in the Bible?

Accepted Answer

73

Question 22

Which of the following elements needs to be moral in order for an act to be moral?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 23

From whom does Scripture and Tradition come?

Accepted Answer

God the Holy Spirit

Question 24

What is the name of the Greek translation of the Jewish Bible?

Accepted Answer

Septuagint

Question 25

What is the analysis of writing in terms of the genres in which it is written?

Accepted Answer

literary criticism

Question 26

What does it mean to say that the Church is catholic?

Accepted Answer

the Church is universal

Question 27

Being morally good is about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 28

Who embraced absolute poverty and started the Order of Friars Minor?

Accepted Answer

St. Francis of Assisi

Question 29

What is defined as believing in God and all that he has shown us?

Accepted Answer

faith

Question 30

To whom does everything in the Bible point?

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 31

What is the written word of God?

Accepted Answer

Sacred Scripture

Question 32

What is defined as God’s showing of himself to us?

Accepted Answer

revelation

Question 33

Who was considered the first monk?

Accepted Answer

St. Anthony of Egypt

Question 34

What is the title of Benedict XVI’s first encyclical?

Accepted Answer

Deus Caritas Est (God is Love)

Question 35

What does it mean to say that God is Trinity?

Accepted Answer

God is three persons

Question 36

What is the list of writings officially recognized and accepted by the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

canon of Scripture

Question 37

How far is too far concerning sexual activity?

Accepted Answer

A. All of the above.

Question 38

What is defined as the official teaching office of the Church?

Accepted Answer

Magisterium

Question 39

How should we honor our bodies?

Accepted Answer

by having sex with our spouse

Question 40

What kind of prayer asks God to help the person praying?

Accepted Answer

petition

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