Midterm

Question 1

When does the Liturgical Year begin?

Answer 1

advent

Question 2

What season follows Advent in the Liturgical Year?

Answer 2

christmas

Question 3

Which option best defines the word liturgy?

Answer 3

the Church’s official, public, communal prayer

Question 4

Which of the following is the feast day that celebrates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and the Revelation of the Savior to the Gentiles?

Answer 4

Epiphany

Question 5

Which of the following means “to hand on,” and refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message?

Answer 5

tradition

Question 6

Which of the following is the Church’s living teaching office, which consists of all the bishops, in communion with the Pope?

Answer 6

Magisterium

Question 7

Which term refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith that God is a union of three Divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?

Answer 7

trinity

Question 8

Which term is defined as “the action through which the ordinary bread and wine change substance and becomes the real Body and Blood of Jesus Christ”?

Answer 8

transubstantiation

Question 9

What do Scripture and Tradition form together?

Answer 9

Deposit of Faith

Question 10

This liturgical Season is a preparation for Easter and begins with Ash Wednesday:

Answer 10

lent

Question 11

What is the Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ called?

Answer 11

Paschal Mystery

Question 12

What is the work in which the People of God participate?

Answer 12

liturgy

Question 13

In which way is the Holy Spirit active in the liturgy?

Answer 13

The Holy Spirit prepares us to encounter Christ.
The Holy Spirit reveals Christ’s presence in the assembly.
The Holy Spirit reveals Christ’s presence in the Scriptures.

Question 14

An object or action that points to another reality and leads us to consider a deeper mystery:

Answer 14

symbol

Question 15

The communication or dispensation of the fruits of Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the celebration of the Church’s sacramental liturgy:

Answer 15

Sacramental Economy

Question 16

An efficacious and visible sign of God’s grace, instituted by Christ, by which divine life is dispensed to us:

Answer 16

Sacrament

Question 17

Sacred signs, objects, or rituals instituted by the Church that prepare us to receive God’s grace and to cooperate with it. These may include the rosary or other blessed objects, traditional prayers, etc.

Answer 17

sacramentals

Question 18

The official, public, daily prayer of the Catholic Church; also known as the Divine Office:

Answer 18

the Liturgy of the Hours

Question 19

Comes from a Latin word meaning “to buy back,” and in a religious context means “deliverance or rescue from sin”:

Answer 19

redemption

Question 20

The grace that heals our human nature wounded by sin and restores us to friendship with God:

Answer 20

Sanctifying Grace

Question 21

God’s interventions and support for us in our everyday lives; they are important for conversion and continued growth in holiness:

Answer 21

Actual graces

Question 22

The established form of the words and actions for a ceremony that is repeated often and has symbolic meaning:

Answer 22

ritual

Question 23

Christ is truly present in the Mass in the priest, the assembly (the People), the Scriptures, and the Eucharist.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Just as the Magisterium guides the teachings or “doctrines” of the Church, it also guides teaching about the Liturgy.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

Ministries that require ordination, such as presiding at the Eucharist, hearing confessions, administering Confirmation, and so on, are known as “ordained ministries.”

Answer 25

true

Question 26

Because the Sacraments are “efficacious,” they are very similar to magical spells (eg. the priest changing the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ)

Answer 26

false

Question 27

Because, in each of the Sacraments, we encounter Christ in a real way, we are justified (freed from sin) and sanctified (share in God’s life).

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Because Christ is the living and efficacious sign of God, who is Love, we can say that Christ is the “Sacrament” of God.

Answer 28

true

Question 29

Because the Church (all of God’s People) is the living sign of Christ on the earth, we can say that the Church is the “Sacrament” of Christ.

Answer 29

true

Question 30

The material sign used in the Sacrament of the Eucharist are bread and wine.

Answer 30

true

Question 31

The material sign used in the Sacrament of Marriage are the rings exchanged.

Answer 31

false

Question 32

The material sign used in the Sacrament of Confirmation is a special oil called “Chrism.”

Answer 32

true

Question 33

The material sign used in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the “oral confession,” or the actual words confessed to the priest.

Answer 33

true

Question 34

The main or “primary” material sign used in the Sacrament of Baptism is oil.

Answer 34

false

Question 35

Every baptized Catholic is obligated to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.

Answer 35

false

Question 36

The liturgical color of Ordinary Time is purple.

Answer 36

false

Question 37

The liturgical color of Lent and Advent is the same, and is purple.

Answer 37

true

Question 38

The liturgical color of Easter is red.

Answer 38

false

Question 39

The effectiveness or “efficaciousness” of a Sacrament depends on the holiness or good moral character of the minister of the Sacrament.

Answer 39

false

Question 40

The most frequent Sacrament for a Catholic Christian, through which we are fed with Christ and given grace to live as Christ is the Anointing of the Sick.

Answer 40

false