Chapter Seven: John Nepomucene Neumann

Question 1

ecclesiastic

Answer 1

clergyman

Question 2

requisite

Answer 2

needed for a particular purpose

Question 3

gymnasium

Answer 3

a European secondary school that prepares students for the university

Question 4

chagrin

Answer 4

distress of mind caused by humiliation. disappointment, or failure

Question 5

diaspora

Answer 5

people settled far from their ancestral homes

Question 6

diminutive

Answer 6

one that is notably small

Question 7

despotism

Answer 7

oppressive absolute power and authority exerted by the government

Question 8

investiture

Answer 8

the act of establishing in office or ratifying

Question 9

calumny

Answer 9

a misrepresentation to harm another’s reputation

Question 10

Why would you find John Neumann at weekday mass as a child?

Answer 10

His mother took him and gave him a penny

Question 11

By the end of the 19th century, Catholics in the US had primarily emigrated from which three countries?

Answer 11

• Ireland
• Italy
• Germany

Question 12

Where did John Neumann go after he left the Niagara region?

Answer 12

He began his novitiate with the Redemptorists

Question 13

Where was John Neumann ordained?

Answer 13

Old St.Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City

Question 14

What did John Neumann accomplish in Pittsburgh?

Answer 14

He founded and began construction on St.Philomena’s

Question 15

What were John Neumann’s responsibilities as provincial in America?

Answer 15

He was responsible for ten Redemptorist houses and 70 mission outposts

Question 16

What were the 1844 Nativist Riots?

Answer 16

• In Philadelphia, violence broke out as a result of the bishop requesting that Catholic students be ale to use a Catholic Bible at public school rather than a Protestant Bible.
• Enraged Protestants burned down a church, rectory, and convent. There were resultant violent clashes across the city between Catholics and Protestants