Catholic Apologetics

Review for Semester Exam: May 2014

Bring:

  • At least one number 2 pencil with a clean eraser
  • A dark blue or black ink pen
  • Your textbook – the same number issued at the beginning of the semester
  • Something to read or study in case you finish before the end of the hour(you may not be leave early)

Format:

  • 24 True/False (1 point each)
  • 76 Multiple Choice (1 point each)
  • 1 Fill-in-the-blank essay (20 points) – potentially can provide ten bonus points to your overall score

The exam will be divided into five sections with 20 questions from each of the five units we covered this semester.

= 120 points possible (20% of the semester grade)

Covers:In addition to the notes, pay close attention to the chapter RQs,the video worksheets and the Scripture worksheets.

Fill-in-the-Blank Essay: How to Be a Catholic Apologist without Apology (This is posted on teacher web page.)

Instructions: There is one best word that fits into each blank and close synonyms will be accepted. The best way to review for this is to re-read the handout several times beforehand.

Sample:The (1)____ word “apologia” refers to a formal defense of a belief, philosophy, or (2)____. The author of
1 Peter (3:15) urges the community: “Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the (3)____ that is in you, yet do it with(4)____ and reverence.”All Catholics should have some basic knowledge of
(5)____ since they will all undoubtedly encounter questions and challenges about what they (6)____. And so forth…

Hints: These are topics that will appear on the exam. Most of them appear more than once.

  • Sola Scriptura
  • Matthew Kelly’s Rediscovering Catholicism– see especially, the review questions
  • Truth
  • The tension between science and religion – including Galileo
  • The use of logic/reason by faith and religion
  • Proofs for God’s existence
  • Darwinism
  • The relation of faith and religion
  • Ecumenism and Catholicism’s relation to other denominations and religions
  • The Real Presence
  • The biblical canon
  • Reliability and interpretation of the Bible
  • Biblical typologies
  • Jesus: Old Testament prophecies, historicity, divinity, miracles, resurrection,
  • Peter: Jesus’ call, his role in the early Church
  • Papal infallibility
  • Four marks of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
  • Apostolic Succession
  • Apostolic Fathers
  • Sacred Tradition vs. Sacred Scripture
  • Demonic possession and Exorcism
  • Judgment, hell, purgatory
  • Angles vs. fallen angels
  • The role of Mary and the saints in the Church
  • Communion of Saints