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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. Which of these words refers to the area over which the Pope has jurisdiction as its bishop?
    Lateran Palace
    St. Peter's Cathedral
    Holy See
    Roman Curia


2. According to Catholic tradition, the Catholic Church was founded by whom?
    John the Baptist
    Jesus Christ
    St. Peter
    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 after Biblical times
    It decided on when to celebrate the Resurrection


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


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


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?
    Limbo
    Purgatory
    Soul Sleep
    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?
    85
    70
    75
    80


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


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 although they appear to be the same.
    True
    False


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


15. The canonization of an individual is what makes him/her a saint and allows that person to go to heaven.
    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
    all of these
    abortion
    sterilization


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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