Baltimore Catechism Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fortitude

According to the Catholic Church the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit are: charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, long-suffering, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, and chastity. Fortitude is a moral virtue.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism" - No.2
Lesson 10 - "The Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Spirit".

Answer: True

According to the Catholic faith, there must be a priest and two witnesses for a marriage. People who get married by the Justice of the Peace are committing a mortal sin since they are really not married and are living with each other.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism" - No.2
Lesson 35 - "Matrimony"

Answer: Receiving Communion in the state of grace

Sacramentals are holy things or actions which the Catholic Church makes use of spiritual and temporal favors from God. The chief kinds of sacramentals are; blessings, exorcisms, and blessed objects. The chief benefits from the use of sacramentals are; actual grace, forgiveness of venial sins, remission of temporal punishment, health of body and material blessings, and protection from evil spirits.

Answer: An Act of Hope

The full Act of Hope is: "O my God, relying on Thy almighty power and infinite promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer."

"The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism" - No.2
"Prayers for Every Day" - pg. 5-6

Answer: By imitating their penances

When Catholics imitate the saints, they do not necessarily imitate their outward actions, such as penances, but their virtues.

When Catholics pray to the saints, they believe that they are talking with God through the saints, because God loves them. He then grants our prayers to prove His love for them.

What it means to respect the images and relics of a saint does not mean to show respect to what they are made of, such as wood, but to the people they represent. Catholics use relics and images to remind people about the saints who might otherwise be forgotten.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism"- No.2
Lesson 17- "Honoring the Saints, Relics, and Images"

Answer: No

One of the commandments is to honor your father and mother, however, authority has limits. An example of a time when someone should not obey their father or mother would be a parent commanding a child to do something sinful or forbidding a child to follow a religious vocation.

Note: Protestants and Catholics have different numbering for the Ten Commandments. The Catholic 4th Commandment is "Honor thy father and mother", and the 5th: "Thou shall not kill." However, the Protestant 5th Commandment is: "Honor thy father and mother."

Reference: www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/part3_2.html

Answer: Hell

In Catholic teaching, people who die in mortal sin go to hell because they have chosen to seriously offend God. People who die with venial sin on their soul or who have not already paid for their temporal punishment go to Purgatory. Souls who die in perfect love for God, without sin, and who have already paid for their temporal punishment while on earth go straight to heaven.

The reason people go to hell if they commit a mortal sin is because a mortal sin is a deadly sin, which means we completely turn our back on God and become His enemies. Only God's friends are allowed into Heaven.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism" - No.2
Lesson 6 - "Actual Sin"

Answer: No

Some people may think it is idol worship to honor and pray to Mary and the saints, however, Catholics believe that we bring God much joy, praying to His best friends. We believe that the saints are now in Heaven and intercede for us. We pray to the saints like we would if we asked our best friend for something. Catholics do not worship saints though, worship is for God alone.

Answer: No

If we deliberately let our minds wander and do not even try to pray, it is a sin. But if your mind wanders when we do not want it to, then this does no harm to our prayer. It is still very good and pleasing to God, because the devil is only trying to tempt you, but you are not sinning.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism" - No.2
Lesson 37 - "Prayer"

Answer: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

These are the order of the Stations of the Cross:
1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. Jesus takes His cross
3. Jesus falls the first time
4. Jesus meets His mother
5. Simon helps Jesus carry the cross
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7. Jesus falls the second time
8. Jesus speaks to the women
9. Jesus falls a third time
10. Jesus is stripped of His clothes
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
14. Jesus is placed in the tomb

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism"- No.2
"The Stations of the Cross"- pg. 252-253

Answer: Once a year

The Church requires that you go at least once a year, although it is very important to try to go at least once a month. By going to Confession often, our sins are forgiven and we learn to grow closer to God and love Him more.

*Information from "The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism"- No.2- Lesson 31- "Confession"

Answer: False

The Sixth Commandment forbids adultery, but also all impurity and immodesty in words, looks, and actions, whether alone of others. Some examples of sins against the 6th Commandment: touching bodies of your own or of others to simply satisfy sinful curiosity, impure conversations, dirty jokes, looking at bad pictures, and undue familiarity with the opposite sex.

Note: The Protestant 6th Commandment is "Thou shall not kill." However, the 6th Commandment for Catholics is: "Thou shall not commit adultery". Reference: www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/part3_2.html

Answer: Blessed Virgin Mary

When the Angel Gabriel explained to Mary that God chose her to be the Mother of Jesus, Mary replied humbly, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to Your Will." (Luke 1:38) Mary did not have to be the Mother of Jesus. She could have said no, but she didn't, although she knew that she would have much to suffer. Because Mary accepted, she gave us Jesus, who opened the gates to eternal life.

Answer: It's a sign of it

The word Sacrament means "sign" of Christ in three ways. The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church are: Baptism, Penance, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick.

Answer: False

Good intentions alone are not considered sufficient to remain pure. Catholics believe that human nature is very weak where purity is concerned, so we must keep far from all dangers, or sooner of later we shall fall into sin. We do not, however, believe that because of human nature, it is not our fault when we fall into impurity. Every sin is committed by free will.

Answer: Scrubbing floors

Scrubbing floors, like painting the house, and factory work are all sins because they are not necessary to do on Sunday. Things like washing dishes and cooking are important to do on Sunday, and people who have jobs, like being a policeman or a nurse can do their jobs on Sunday.

Note: the Catholics and other Christian denominations number the Commandments differently. Please see www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/part3_2.html for more details.

Answer: Mistreating sacred persons, places or things

Laziness is sloth. Envy is resenting another's success. Superstition is making use of charms or spells.

One example which many people do not think of as sacrilege is throwing away broken holy items, such as rosaries, scapulars, statues, etc. To dispose of these holy items, you may either burn them or bury them.

Answer: Particular

The judgment which will be passed on each one of us immediately after death is called the Particular Judgment. The Catholic Church teaches that after death, we will either go to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory. At the end of the world all souls will participate in the General Judgment, were the bodies of all will go to join in their eternal reward or punishment.

At the General Judgment, all souls will either be in Heaven or Hell.

Answer: They are the chief reasons why we sin.

Capital sins are not themselves the greatest sins, but they are the chief reasons why we do sin. The seven capital, or deadly, sins (as listed by the Catholic Church) are: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.

Answer: Indefectibility

The Catholic Church teaches and believes that Jesus blessed us when he said to St. Peter, the first Pope: "Thou art the rock on whom I will build My Church. And the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it." - (Matt. 16:18) We believe that this means no matter what happens, the Catholic Church will last until Christ comes again. We have seen rulers rise and fall, and false religions come and go, but we believe that the Church will last forever.

"The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism book"
Lesson 12 - "Marks and Attributes of the Church"