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Catholic History and Teachings

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Catholic History and Teachings game quiz
"This is a detailed quiz about the Catholic Church and its history."

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1. What is the central government for the Catholic Church?
    Vatican City
    Lateran Palace
    Roman Curia
    Holy See


2. According to tradition, the Catholic Church was founded by whom?
    Jesus Christ
    St. Peter
    John the Baptist
    Charlemagne


3. During the Church's early years, persecution of Christians was commonplace under the Romans. However, Emperors Constantine I and Licinius signed what edict that declared religious tolerance?
    Edict of Constantinople
    Edict of Saint-Germain
    Edict of Milan
    Edict of Nantes


4. The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD was significant for what reason?
    It created a creed for Christendom as a whole
    All of these
    It was the first ecumenical council
    It decided on when to celebrate the Resurrection


5. Who is the highest earthly authority in the Catholic Church?
    Vicar General for Vatican City
    College of Cardinals
    The Pope
    Opus Dei


6. Who was the first Pope of the Catholic Church?
    St. Matthew
    St. Peter
    St. Mark
    St. John


7. What is Papal infallibility?
    all actions of the Pope are free of sin
    the Pope makes no error when declaring certain teachings on faith
    the Pope is perfect in all spiritual aspects
    all of these


8. According to the Catholic Church, souls that are in a state of grace yet imperfect go where to be purified?
    Purgatory
    Soul Sleep
    Limbo
    Hell


9. Who elects a new Pope?
    Congregation for Bishops
    Archbishop of Valencia
    Vicar-General for Vatican City
    College of Cardinals


10. The election of a Pope is called a what?
    Papal Conference
    Papal Sitting
    Papal Conclave
    Papal Community


11. Cardinals must be under what age to have a vote in electing the pope?
    80
    75
    85
    70


12. The part of the Catholic Mass where consecrated bread and wine are administered is called what?
    Confession
    Communion
    Adoration
    Salvation


13. When the bread and wine are consecrated, Catholics believe that the body and blood of Christ are physically present, thoroughly replacing the physical presence of the bread and wine.
    True
    False


14. In the Catholic Church, baptism normally occurs when?
    when the person is an infant
    at age thirteen
    at age seven
    at age twenty-one


15. The canonization of an individual makes him/her a saint.
    True
    False


16. Individuals who are excommunicated from the Catholic Church cannot ever be accepted back into the church.
    True
    False


17. "Humanae Vitae" is an encyclical issued by Pope Paul VI prohibiting what?
    condoms
    sterilization
    euthanasia
    all of these


18. Roman Catholics are the largest single Christian denomination in the United States.
    True
    False


19. The first Christian celebration in North America was a Catholic mass.
    True
    False


20. Catholics have faced much discrimination in the United States. However, when the first Catholic president of the U.S. was elected, anti-Catholic attitudes decreased. What was this president's name?
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Richard Nixon
    John F. Kennedy


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