test questions

Question 1

Which is not true of Paul? Roman citizen, born in Tarsus, Sadducee, tent maker?

Answer 1

Sadducee

Question 2

who was paul baptized by

Answer 2

ananias

Question 3

paul’s great letters except: Galatians, Romans, Ephesians, 1 Corinthians?

Answer 3

ephesians

Question 4

What is Paul’s first letter acknowledged to be the first writing in the New Testament?

Answer 4

1 Thessalonians

Question 5

What does Paul’s theme of justification primarily mean?

Answer 5

right relationship with God

Question 6

What is Paul’s longest letter and acknowledged to be his masterpiece?

Answer 6

Romans

Question 7

True or False, Paul required his converts to accept the customs and laws of Judaism before converting to Christian faith.

Answer 7

false

Question 8

T/F, Judaizers were strong supporters of St. Paul in his ministries?

Answer 8

false

Question 9

T/F: Gnostics had a high regard for the human body.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

If God is for us, who?

Answer 10

can be against us

Question 11

For St. Paul, ______ is the fulfillment of the Law?

Answer 11

love

Question 12

Which of the following is not a catholic epistle? 1 Peter, 3 John, James, or Titus?

Answer 12

titus

Question 13

Which epistle stresses social justice themes?

Answer 13

james

Question 14

What is the latest New Testament writing?

Answer 14

2 Peter

Question 15

What does the number 7 in the book of Revelation signify?

Answer 15

wholeness or perfection

Question 16

What does Babylon in Revelation signify?

Answer 16

Rome

Question 17

Who is the greatest father of the church?

Answer 17

St. Augustine of Hippo

Question 18

T/F, Apologists were defenders of the faith?

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T/F, God the father created God the son

Answer 19

false

Question 20

The number 666 in the book of Revelation refers to ___?

Answer 20

Emperor Nero

Question 21

According to the letter of James, faith without ___ is dead?

Answer 21

works

Question 22

sacrament that forgives original sin

Answer 22

baptism

Question 23

This sacrament creates and celebrates Christian community

Answer 23

Eucharist

Question 24

This sacrament strengthens in order to endure sufferings of old age

Answer 24

Anointing of the sick

Question 25

T/F: Affective prayer involves one's feelings and imagination

Answer 25

true

Question 26

T/F: In meditative prayer we empty our minds of thoughts about everything and just sit in God’s presence

Answer 26

false

Question 27

We cannot say we love Jesus if we do not find him in the hurting, lonely, poor, and suffering people of the world

Answer 27

true

Question 28

What does the word Eucharist mean?

Answer 28

Thanksgiving

Question 29

What virtue enables us to see the reality of who Jesus Christ really is?

Answer 29

Faith

Question 30

What is A visible sign and instrument of the hidden mystery and reality of salvation in Jesus Christ?

Answer 30

Sacrament

Question 31

The church is the body of Christ and the temple of the | ___ ___?

Answer 31

Holy Spirit

Question 32

Most scholars consider all of these as deuteropauline writings

Answer 32

Titus, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians

Question 33

Which of the following is a theological theme stressed by St. Paul?

Answer 33

Jesus is Lord of the universe, Salvation of God's free gift, The Holy Spirit enables us to call God Abba, and Christians are members of Christ's body, the Church

Question 34

Which of the following is a theme of Paul's preaching?

Answer 34

Being a Christian means willingness to suffer for the Lord, Christians will participate in Christ's resurrection, and The brothers and sisters of Jesus are required to love

Question 35

Paul's companion at the time of his writing Philippians was

Answer 35

Timothy

Question 36

T or F: In his joyful letter to Philippians, Paul teaches that we must conform ourselves to Christ's Paschal mystery as the key to living a holy life

Answer 36

true

Question 37

T or F: Paul teaches that God's rejection of the Jewish people is final, thus paving the way for the conversion of Gentiles

Answer 37

false

Question 38

T or F: Pseudonymous authorship was common and accepted in the ancient world

Answer 38

true

Question 39

T or F: St. Paul teaches that Christians are obliged to feed their fellow believers, even if these believers refuse to work

Answer 39

false

Question 40

T or F: The Pastoral Epistles reveal that overseers of early Christian communities had to remain unmarried or they could not be leaders

Answer 40

false

Question 41

According to St. Paul's letter to Corinthians, the greatest spiritual gift is

Answer 41

love

Question 42

Who is the image of the invisible God?

Answer 42

Jesus Christ