Catholic Studies quizzes

Golgotha

The hill where crucifixions in Jerusalem took place

King of Jews

Where the Roman soldiers scourged and mocked Jesus, they gave him a crown of thorns and called him.

The risen Jesus can be recognized

only through the eyes of faith

When Catholics celebrate the Eucharist, they recognize

That it is a memorial of the last supper

That Jesus himself is present with him in the bread and wine

Resurrection gave Jesus' life and death full meaning

True

The Jewish people wanted Jesus to be removed from the cross because

it was against the Jewish laws to have a body on a cross during the Sabbath

When Mary heard the voice speak, who did she think it was?

A Gardner working at the tomb

According to to Luke's Gospel, Jesus' last words were

"Father, into your hands I have commend my spirit."

Pentecost celebrates

The birthday of the church

The day each year that commemorates the Last Supper is

Holy Thursday

The gift of the Holy Spirit was given to the disciples at

Penetcost

The core belief of Christianity

Resurrection

Crucifixion was designed to

bring on a slow and painful death

At Passover meal just before his death, Jesus

Identified the bread with his body and the wine with his blood

Caiaphas condemned Jesus for claiming equality with

The God of Israel

The day each year the commemorates Jesus' death is

Good friday

Paschal comes from the Greek word meaning

Lamb

If the evangelists were concerned with proving Jesus' resurrection, they would have left out the women as primary witnesses

True

Some evidence that Jesus was truly raised from the dead

Women were the first witnesses of the resurrection

All four Gospel accounts

The deep conviction of the disciples

All the answers (answer)

Jesus was accused of

Blasphemy and inciting a revolt against the Roman state

The Roman governor at the time of Jesus was

Pontius Pilate

The place where Jesus agonized over his impending Passion and death before his arrest was called the

Garden of Gethsemane

Jesus arose

--

after his death.

days

3

What were the names of the women who came to the place where Jesus' body was laid?

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

James

Jesus stayed and faced his death because he

was committed to doing God's will

The Passover is the Jewish commemoration of the

Exodus

Christians believe that life

will overcome death

Jesus had to stretch on the cross constantly, lifting up his tortured body in order to

to gasp for air

The description of Jesus' ascension into the presence of God teaches us about

Jesus'

unlimited presence among us

The key criterion for judging whether someone is a

Christian is their willingness to

let their life be shaped by Jesus' life and message

Pentecost occurred

50 days after the resurrection

The wealthy disciple of Jesus who was given permission to bury Jesus' body was

Joseph of Arimathea

He denied he knew Jesus three times.

Peter

The Ascension of Jesus occurred

40 days after his resurrection

Jesus' disciples would have said that those responsible for Jesus' death were

certain Jewish leaders conspiring with the Romans

Who did the women meet at the entrance of the tomb?

An angel

Which disciple said he would not believe Jesus had risen

"unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my hands into his side"?

Thomas

Only John witnessed a post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus.

False

The literal meaning of the word "Eucharist" is

Thanksgiving

According to John's Gospel, Jesus washed his friends' feet at the Last Supper. This teaches us

To serve one another in love

Christians believe that life

will overcome death