Cathedral High School Academic Quiz Bowl Religion Test

Attention:

1.Please write your name and school on your answer sheet.

2.Please write Religion in the Subject space.

Directions: Chose the best answer for each of the following multiple choice questions

and darken the appropriate space on the scantron answer sheet. You will receive 1 point for each correct answer. The highest, second highest, and third highest score will receive a bonus of 20, 10, and 5 points

respectively.

Good Luck!

1.In which Gospel does the author describe God as the Word and the Word becoming flesh?

  1. Mathew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John

2.Where was Moses when he encountered God in the burning bush?

  1. Sinai
  2. Horeb
  3. Damascus
  4. Judea

3.Who built the Hagia Sophia?

  1. Diocletian
  2. Justinian
  3. Leo III
  4. Julius II

4.The word priest comes from the word ______.

  1. Praetor
  2. Plebeian
  3. Practicum
  4. Presbyter

5.Jews, living outside of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus, were required to make a pilgrimage to the Temple for each of the following feasts EXCEPT:

  1. Passover
  2. Tabernacles
  3. Yom Kippur
  4. Pentecost

6.Traditional churches are built with the apse in the ______end of the church.

  1. Northern
  2. Southern
  3. Eastern
  4. Western

7.Cathedrals take their name from the Greek word for ______.

  1. Chair
  2. Table
  3. Bench
  4. Seat

8. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus reads from the scroll of the Prophet ______on the Sabbath and interprets it for the congregation.

  1. Micah
  2. Malachi
  3. Samuel
  4. Isaiah

9.Paul instructed ______to, “attend to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching, to teaching.”

  1. Barnabas
  2. Timothy
  3. Silas
  4. Mark

10.Which of the following celebrated a feast day dedicated to the Chair of St. Peter?

  1. The Church of Damascus
  2. The Church of Alexandria
  3. The Church of Antioch
  4. The Church of Rome

11.The term credence (table) comes from the Latin for ______.

  1. Believing
  2. Side
  3. Faith
  4. Little altar

12.The Angelus commemorates the ______.

  1. The Nativity
  2. The Incarnation
  3. The Resurrection
  4. The Ascension

13. There are ______crosses on a church altar.

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 7

14.According to Bishop William Durand, what do the loops that hold the clapper of a church’s bell symbolize?

  1. Fortitude
  2. Moderation
  3. Charity
  4. Humility

15.The ancient text, Apostolic Constitutions records a prayer of blessing over holy water and attributes it to ______.

  1. St. Matthew
  2. St. Mark
  3. St. Luke
  4. St. John

16.In which Gospel does Jesus tell the Parable of the Last Judgement (As you did it to one of the least of my brethren, you did it to me?

  1. Matthew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John

17.What is another name for the sacristy?

  1. Vespers
  2. Vestibule
  3. Viridian
  4. Vestry

18.The word chapel comes from the Latin for ______.

  1. Cape
  2. Prayer
  3. Sacrifice
  4. Consecration

19.A minor basilica is signified by the papal coat of arms and the ______.

  1. Sacramentum
  2. Ombrellino
  3. Salvare
  4. Anima Christi

20.The interior of the dome is called the ______.

  1. Vault
  2. Narthex
  3. Cupola
  4. Arcade

21.The Holy Water font at the entrance to the church may also be called a ______.

  1. Cistern
  2. Saucer
  3. Stoup
  4. Crucible

22.Which is NOT true of an oratory?

  1. It is the chapel of a rural parish
  2. It is used by a specific group like the Sisters of the Order of Mary and Jesus
  3. It means place of prayer
  4. Mass is allowed to be said there.

23.Early baptistries, built as separate buildings were often ______.

  1. 8 sided
  2. 6 sided
  3. 5 sided
  4. 3 sided

24.The National Shrine of St. Jude is located in ______?

  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Chicago, Illinois
  3. Detroit, Michigan
  4. St. Louis, Missouri

25.The National Shrine of the Little Flower is located in ______?

  1. Royal Oak, Michigan
  2. Prague, Oklahoma
  3. Belleville, Illinois
  4. New Franken, Wisconsin

26.The nave represents the ______of Christ.

  1. Love
  2. Head
  3. Arms
  4. Body

27.The altar of the Temple in Jerusalem was made out of ______.

  1. Cedar
  2. Marble
  3. Alabaster
  4. Oak

28. Italians often refer to a cathedral by a nickname. The nickname is derived (comes from) which of the following features?

  1. The spire
  2. The bells
  3. The nave
  4. The dome

29.What is the repository for the sacred chrism?

  1. The patent
  2. The cloister
  3. The ambry
  4. Santicum

30.The symbol IHS in a church may ALSO stand for In Hoc Signo the command heard by Emperor ______when he had a vision of the cross.

  1. Justinian
  2. Constantine
  3. Theodosius
  4. Diocletian

31.The Ox is most closely associated with ______.

  1. St. Matthew
  2. St. Mark
  3. St. Luke
  4. St. John

32.Which of the following is most likely a symbol of Jesus’ glorified body?

  1. The dove
  2. The Moon
  3. A loaf of bread
  4. The peacock

33.Which of the following is most closely associated with a Lion?

  1. St. Matthew
  2. St. Mark
  3. St. Luke
  4. St. John

34. What was the name of the earliest Christian sacramental manual?

  1. Didache
  2. Instraum
  3. Postulem
  4. Rubric

35.According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Tabernacle should be all of the following EXCEPT?

  1. Conspicuous
  2. Portable
  3. Distinguished
  4. Beautifully decorated

36.Emperor Constantine donated a “ciborium of hammered silver,” to the ______.

  1. The Basilica of St. John Lateran
  2. St. Peter’s Basilica
  3. The Basilica of St. Costanza
  4. The Basilica of Domnius

37.In the Book of Exodus, who is called to build the Tabernacle of Israel?

  1. Zipporah
  2. Terumah
  3. Issac
  4. Bezalel

38.Who is believed to have said, “ Christ has no body now on Earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.”?

  1. Bishop William Durand
  2. Blessed John Henry Newman
  3. St. Francis of Assisi
  4. St. Teresa of Avila

39.The sacrarium is located in the ______.

  1. Baptistry
  2. Confessional
  3. The Ambry
  4. The Sacristy

40.Who destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem in 587 BC?

  1. The Romans
  2. The Babylonians
  3. The Philistines
  4. The Hittites

41.Which of the following at the Basilica of St. John Letran is inscribed with the quote, “Here is born a people of noble race, destined for Heaven…”

  1. The altar
  2. The tabernacle
  3. The ambo
  4. The baptismal font

42.What shape is most closely associated with the apse?

  1. Square
  2. Rectangle
  3. Cross
  4. Semi-circle

43.In Genesis, who, in a dream, stood before a staircase to Heaven?

  1. Isaac
  2. Jacob
  3. Abraham
  4. Moses

44.The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that Catholicism is “...not a religion of the book, but a religion of ______.

  1. The Word
  2. Action
  3. Principles
  4. Commandments

45.In which region did Tertullian live?

  1. Syria
  2. Northern Italy
  3. Egypt
  4. North Africa

46.Which of the following correctly identifies the saint with the region they promoted liturgical music?

  1. St. Ambrose - Milan
  2. St. Hilary - Syria
  3. St. Ephrem - Turkey
  4. St. Basil - France

47.In which of the following is the paschal Candle NOT lit?

  1. Easter Masses
  2. Funerals
  3. Weddings
  4. Baptisms

48.When is the Chrism Mass usually said?

  1. Good Friday
  2. Holy Thursday
  3. Ash Wednesday
  4. Pentecost

49.Which of the following is MOST associated with an eagle?

  1. Mathew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John

50.What color is MOST closely associated with Mary?

  1. Pink
  2. White
  3. Yellow
  4. Blue