Religion quiz

Question 1

Absolute monarch

Answer 1

The kings and queens of europe in the 1600s - 1700s who had complete, or absolute, power over all aspects of the lives of their people, even the religion they were to practice

Question 2

Evangelize

Answer 2

To proclaim the good news of jesus christ to people everywhere

Question 3

Secularization

Answer 3

The idea that religious faith had no place in society, science, or government

Question 4

Francis Xavier

Answer 4

Jesuit missionary, traveled to india and japan to teach and baptize many people

Question 5

Bartolome de Las Casa

Answer 5

A great christian missionary that boldly defended the human rights of America’s native people

Question 6

John Carroll

Answer 6

First Catholic Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland

Question 7

Explain how the Catholic population grew from colonial times to 2007

Answer 7

To begin with, Catholics in colonial times populations were lower because Catholics were persecuted. Then they migrated to the U.S. to escape persecution, now, In 2007, about 25% of people in America are catholic.

Question 8

Encomienda

Answer 8

“to entrust”

Question 9

Enlightenment

Answer 9

The belief that by reason alone, humans can know all truths, determine all rules, and solve all problems

Question 10

Mission

Answer 10

An organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith.