JPII Final

By age 20, which of the following family members had Karol Wojtyła lost?

Everyone. His mother when he was 8, his brother when he was 12, his father when he was 20

Karol Wojtyła’s childhood nickname was

Lolek

Where did Wojtła work when he was a university student?

A Quarry

Which saint did John Paul II canonize as the first saint of the new millenium?

Saint Maria Faustina

Which of Karol’s hobbies did he have to do in secret under the Nazi occupation of Poland?

Theater

After Karol decided to become a priest, something happened to him that he took as a sign that he had made the right decision. What was it?

He got hit by a truck and survived

Which regime replaced Nazism in Poland?

Communism

In 1946, Karol Wojtyła was ordained a priest. How old was he?

26

Karol Wojtyła had to do his seminary studies in secret, underground. True or False

True

Which Polish priest gave his life in a Nazi concentration camp in place of a father of a family, so that that father of a family could live?

Maximilian Kolbe

What activities did Karol Wojtyla do with young people?

Hiking, Kayaking, Camping, Celebrate Mass in the Woods

What did the young people he ministered to call Fr. Karol Wojtyla?

Wujek

After learning that he would become a bishop at 38 years old, Karol Wojtyla did what, according to a nun who saw him?

Went for a hike

What did the Communists NOT try to do to thwart Karol Wojtyła as a young bishop?

Make him wear communist colors

When Wojtyła asked the government for permission to build new churches, they granted it. True or False

False

Wojtyła defended workers’ rights and was outspoken in his support of labor unions. True or False

True

Which of the following personal items did Wojtyła give away to the poor?

His coat, his shoes, his sweater, his pillow and quilt

What was the one personal item that Wojtyła did have a lot of?

Books

The moment Pope Paul VI died, what happened in Wojtyła’s life?

His alarm went off, but he never set it

Pope John Paul the First had a premonition that he would only live and be pope for a short amount of time. True or False

True

John Paul I’s death was

Shockingly early

When John Paul II was elected pope, he spoke to the people in St. Peter’s Square ______ in order to win them over. In doing so, he broke from protocol.

Italian

The theme, or motto, of JPII’s pontificate was:

“Be not afraid! Open wide the doors to Christ.”

The Soviets permitted x hours of airtime for JPII’s opening mass as pope, and so JPII made the mass last for x hours. How many hours was “x”?

3 hours

John Paul II’s first trip as pope was to

Mexico

Evert describes JPII as prolific, personal, and ________

Playful

Over the course of his papacy, a half billion people saw John Paul II in person. This is more than ________

Anyone in history

When a journalist asked JPII when he gets some free time, JPII replied:

“All my time is free.”

JPII would sneak out of the Vatican to go have some fun. To do so, he would:

Hide behind a newspaper, Wear a black hooded cloak, and Ride in the backseat of a priest’s car

When JPII would draw a circle on the tablecloth with his finger, it meant that he wanted

A cookie

How did JPII treat the atheistic teenager who asked him questions at the Parc de Princes Stadium in France

He invited him for lunch

John Paul II was thought to never be happier than working with

Young People

When JPII landed in Denver in the helicopter for World Youth Day…

A rainbow appeared in the sky

When JPII landed in Toronto for World Youth Day, he…

Blessed the sky and made it stop raining

Evert refers to JPII as authentic, loving, and…

Uncompromising

JPII was known to “lower the bar” on the faith’s demands in an effort to draw in more teenagers. He thought that making the faith easier or less demanding would make it more attractive. True or False

False

JPII views freedom as being _____ something

For

JPII insisted that the nude figures in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel be covered with loincloths, for the sake of modesty.

False

To JPII, sexual love speaks the language of…

Selfish pleasure

John Paul II though that the answer to the problem of overpopulation was to…

Reduce the number of children born

As pope, JPII would rise very early in the morning (between 4:00-5:00am) to…

Pray

Evert describes the principal reason for JPII’s priesthood as being…

The Eucharist

JPII’s favorite place to pray was:

In the wilderness

Which “very important person” was JPII late to meeting at the BWI (Baltimore) airport because he was so engrossed in prayer?

Vice president of the USA

When JPII blessed the Vatican medical center’s new ambulance, he said, “I will also bless the first person who will use this ambulance.” Who was the first person to use it?

Saint Faustina

JPII was shot on which feast day?

Our Lady of Fatima

JPII thinks that suffering is

Redemptive - it serves a higher spiritual purpose

JPII worked with Mother Theresa to create a homeless shelter at the Vatican. True or False

True

JPII was known for his _______, or ability to “suffer with”

Compassion

JPII died just as he was born:

With the sounds of people’s prayers and songs out of his window