74 Questions
Who was the first king to be anointed in Israel?
Saul
What is the term for the belief in many Gods?
Polytheism
Who brought the Arc of the Covenant to the capital of Israel?
David
What is the term for a binding promise between God and humankind?
Covenant
Who is the brother of Moses?
Aaron
What is the term for attributing human qualities to God?
Antheanism
Which Gospel is believed to have been written first?
Matthew
What is the name of the first military target of the Israelites in Canaan?
Jericho
Who is the influential theologian known for his five proofs of God's existence?
Saint Thomas Aquinas
What is the name of the sacred divine name God told Moses?
YAHWEH
What is the name of the mother of Jesus?
Mary
What is the sign of the covenant between God, Abraham, and his descendants?
Circumcision
What is the name of Abraham's first son?
Ishmael
What summarizes the law established in the Sinai covenant?
Ten Commandments
What is the name of the prophet that anointed Elisha?
Elijah
What is the Greek word which means proclamation or preaching?
Kerygma
What is the Hebrew word for poor and marginalized people?
Anawim
What is a prophet?
Someone to speak on behalf of another
How many signs are mentioned in the Gospel of John?
7
What is the name of the prophet who predicted the birth of Jesus?
Isaiah
What is the name of Abraham's nephew?
Lot
What is the name of the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar
What is the sacred divine name given to Moses?
Yahweh
What summarizes the law established in the Sinai covenant?
Ten Commandments
Which king of Israel built the temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
What is the process of the original apostles passing on their authority to their successors?
Apostolic Succession
How many books are in the Old Testament according to the Catholic Church?
46
What is the primary language of Jesus?
Aramaic
Which of the following is not part of the Pentateuch?
Matthew
What is the term used to describe God's communication about himself and his saving plan for us?
Divine Revelation
What is the term used to describe the belief in one God?
Monotheism
What is the term used to describe God taking on human flesh?
Incarnation
What is the term used to describe the Catholic Church's teaching authority?
Magisterium
What is the term used to describe the Catholic Church's teaching that God preserved Mary from original sin?
Immaculate Conception
What is the name of the prophet who predicted the birth of Jesus?
None of the above
What is the primary celebration where Jews remember the Exodus?
Passover
What is the term used to describe a lack of religion or indifference to religion?
Irreligion
What is the name of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John?
Paraclete
What is the term used to describe God's power?
Omnipotent
What is the name of the Gospel that is different from the synoptic Gospels?
Gospel of John
How many signs are mentioned in the Gospel of John?
7
What is the term used to describe the early Greek translation of the Old and New Testaments?
Septuagint
Who guided or inspired the gospel writers as they wrote their Gospel?
Holy Spirit
What is the term used to describe the Gospel of John?
Christology from above
What is the term used to describe the central Church belief that Jesus assumed a human nature and became man in order to save us from our sins?
Dogma
What is the term used to describe the work of salvation accomplished by Jesus mainly through his passion, death and resurrection?
Pascels Mystery
How many books are in the New Testament according to the Catholic Church?
27
What is the term used to describe the process of attributing human qualities to God?
Antheanism
Who is the first person in the Bible to kill another person?
Cain
Which of the following is not part of the Pentateuch?
Job
What are the two components of Divine Revelation?
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
What is the name of the angel who gave the news to Mary?
Gabriel
What did God promise Noah?
Never to destroy the world again
What are the subcategories that Jesus broke the Ten Commandments into?
Love of God and Love of Neighbor
What group of people during Jesus' life believed in violence to overthrow their enemies?
Zealots
What does the word 'Gospel' translate from in Greek?
Good News
What finally convinced Pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt?
The killing of his son
What does the word Passover refer to?
Passing over the houses with lamb blood
What is a judgment reason in relation to morality?
Conscience
Which of the following is not one of the categories of the New Testament books?
None of the above
According to Saint Augustine, what are the four objects we should love?
All of the above
Why did the gospel writers decide to write down the Gospels?
All of the above
Why are the synoptic gospels called that?
They are alike in style and content
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the formation of the Gospels?
Revelation
Which group made up a large part of the Sanhedrin, the major law-making body in the Supreme Court of Judaism?
Pharisees
Who is the founder of the Xaverian brothers?
Theodore Ryken
How do the Jews to this day celebrate the Maccabean revolt?
By lighting candles for 8 days
Why were the ten plagues in the Bible exaggerated?
The liberation of people
Which of the following is not one of the religions that trace their root beach to Abraham?
None of the above
How many editors are in the Torah?
4
What relationship did Lot have to Abraham?
Nephew
In the Tower of Babel story, what was the punishment?
Mixing up the languages
Which of the following words defines the following, “A literary device in which human emotional qualities and physical traits are attributed to God,”?
Anthropomorphism
Which of the following is not part of the Pentateuch?
None of the above
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