Confirmation Test Chpt. 1

Question 1

Advicate comes from what language and can mean what in that language?

Answer 1

Greek, lawyer

Question 2

What else can the word advocate mean?

Answer 2

Mediator, intercessor, comforter, consoler

Question 3

What does Jesus assure the disciples?

Answer 3

That we won’t leave them orphans

Question 4

In the Old Testament what does it say about wind?

Answer 4

“A mity wind swept across the waters”

Question 5

What does the Holy Spirit appear as and where?

Answer 5

A dove at Jesus’ baptism

Question 6

After what did the Holy Spirit come and what was the special day called?

Answer 6

After Jesus’ resurrection and ascension the Holy Spirit comes on Pentecost

Question 7

What does the Holy Spirit help us do?

Answer 7

Understand what God is calling us to do

Question 8

What does the Holy Spirit help us become a part of?

Answer 8

A community called the church or the body of Christ

Question 9

What can you keep as you seal your baptism in confirmation

Answer 9

You can keep that name or choose the name of another saint or holy person to be your model of Christian life

Question 10

What does water signify?

Answer 10

Regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit in Baptism

Question 11

What is usually identified with annointing?

Answer 11

Holy Spirit

Question 12

What is the Hebrew word for anointed one?

Answer 12

Messiah

Question 13

What does fire signify?

Answer 13

The transforming energy of the Holy Spirit?

Question 14

What did the Holy Spirit do at Jesus’ baptism?

Answer 14

The Holy Spirit rested on Jesus when he emerged from the waters of his baptism by John

Question 15

What are the images of the Spirit?

Answer 15

Water, anointing, fire, dove, wind

Question 16

What does confirmation give us?

Answer 16

The strength to live out and act on our beliefs

Question 17

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Answer 17

The Holy Spirit is the advocate for whom Jesus sent to be with us always

Question 18

What does the Holy Spirit do?

Answer 18

The Holy Spirit helps us learn what Jesus means to us and gives us the grace to act as Jesus did

Question 19

How does the Holy Spirit give meaning to our life?

Answer 19

The Holy Spirit helps us to know we are loved and shows us how to love others

Question 20

What do we sometimes not do just like the Israelites?

Answer 20

We sometimes choose not to obey God

Question 21

What do Ezekiel’s words remind us?

Answer 21

That God keeps his promises and is always ready to bring us back to him

Question 22

When does God always keep his promises?

Answer 22

In the sacraments of initiation: Baptsim, Confirmation, and the Eucharist

Question 23

What is God always doing?

Answer 23

He is always inviting us to be apart of his family

Question 24

What has God made?

Answer 24

A new covenant with us through Jesus, his son

Question 25

What are people who follow Jesus?

Answer 25

Disciples

Question 26

What happens on Pentecost?

Answer 26

God send the Holy Spirit to fill the disciples with the Spirits grace.

Question 27

What did the disciples do after the Holy Spirit came to them?

Answer 27

The told the Good news of Jesus to everyone present and though the people came from different places and spoke many different languages the power of the Holy Spirit allowed them to understand the disciples in their own languages

Question 28

What happened when everyone understood the disciples?

Answer 28

That day 3 thousand people were baptized and received the gift of the Holy Spirit, the church was alive

Question 29

What happened to the believers?

Answer 29

They were brought to life and animated by the spirit

Question 30

What did the believers do?

Answer 30

They were formed into a community with four characteristics

Question 31

What are the four characteristics?

Answer 31

Community, message, worship, service

Question 32

What is praying in the temple; breaking bread as Jesus did?

Answer 32

Worship

Question 33

What is living and praying together; sharing common bonds?

Answer 33

Community

Question 34

What is loving one another; caring for the poor?

Answer 34

Service

Question 35

What is learning from the apostles; proclaiming the Good News?

Answer 35

Message

Question 36

What does RCIA stand for?

Answer 36

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Question 37

What is the rica?

Answer 37

In this rite, adults learn what it means to be a baptized disciple of Jesus

Question 38

What happened in baptism?

Answer 38

We were freed form original sin and brain into new life in Jesus

Question 39

What does baptism make us?

Answer 39

An adopted son or daughter of God and a member of the church, the body of Christ

Question 40

What is the new life we receive at baptism?

Answer 40

Sanctifying grace

Question 41

What does sanctifying grace do?

Answer 41

Takes away original sin, it helps is to love God, believe in him and hope in him, it also helps us follow the Holy Spirit

Question 42

What does the Holy Spirit guide?

Answer 42

It guides us to live the life God calls us to live

Question 43

Oil is used in__________

Answer 43

Baptism, ordination, and confirmation

Question 44

What is the oil used in confirmation called?

Answer 44

Chrism

Question 45

What was the laying in of hands in the Old Testament?

Answer 45

A powerful sign of blessing

Question 46

What was the laying on of hands in the New Testament?

Answer 46

Hands healed and called down the spirit

Question 47

What will a sponsor be?

Answer 47

An important part of your preparation for confirmation

Question 48

What must a confirmation sponsor be?

Answer 48

Willing to share faith life with candidate, be an example of Christian living, represent the church by supporting candidate, pray with candidate, challenge him or her to live a Christian life and present candidate to minister of confirmation