A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Eucharist: Part I
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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the
Eucharist: Part I
Use the following word bank to answer the questions. There are extra answers in the word bank.
WORD BANK
the Apostle Paul
the Apostle Peter
Matthew
unity
blessed
dying
manna
Jesus
thanksgiving
wedding feast at Cana
multiplication
Sacrament
Logos
epiclesis
Passover
division
Eucharist
one
Luke
pilgrims
1. _____________________ instituted the Eucharist in
fulfillment of his promise to remain with us after his death.
2. The _______________________ is the Sacrament that
makes present the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
3. In the Mass the gifts of bread and wine become the
______________________________________________.
4. According to the Gospels, the Last Supper was celebrated
during the Jewish _____________________ feast.
5. At the Last Supper, when Jesus ____________________
the bread and wine, making them his Body and Blood, he
also said the words, “Do this in memory of me.”
6. The word Eucharist comes from a Greek word that means
______________________.
7. It is because Christ really is present in the Eucharist that
we are truly able to _________________ in the Paschal
Mystery each time we celebrate the Mass.
8. Every Eucharist brings us into ______________ with the
Pope and all members of the Church on earth as well as
those in Heaven.
9. Because there is one Paschal Mystery, there is
__________ Eucharist in which we participate.
10. The Greek title for Jesus in the Gospel of John that refers
to the Word who “became flesh / and made his dwelling
among us” is the ________________.
participate
Body and Blood of Christ
Jesus
anamnesis
dismissal
Mark
Melchizedek
Corpus Christi (Body of Christ)
Solemnity of the Body and Blood
of Christ
11. The Jewish priest ________________________ brought
out bread and wine to Abram (later Abraham), prefiguring
the Eucharist.
12. Another Old Testament event that prefigures the
Eucharist is that of God feeding the Israelites
___________________ in the desert.
13. In the New Testament, the _____________________ of
loaves and fishes to feed multitudes prefigures the
Eucharist.
14. The Gospels that record an account of the Last Supper
are (name all) __________________________________.
15. The earliest account of the institution of the Eucharist in
the New Testament was written by _________________.
16. The first of Jesus’ signs that prefigure the Eucharist took
place at the ____________________________________.
17. One name for the Eucharist that emphasizes the reality
that we share Christ with the entire Church, as a single
Body, is the name ______________________________.
18. The word viaticum means “with you on the way” and is
Eucharist given to the ____________________.
19. The word Mass takes its name from the Latin word missa
that refers to the sending out of Christians, in the part of
the Mass known as the __________________________.
20. A special celebration of the gift of the Eucharist occurs on
the Sunday after Trinity Sunday and is called the
_________________________________.
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The questions on this preassessment concern background information on the Eucharist that will be
discussed in unit 5. In the space below, write down topics or questions concerning the Eucharist that you
would like to know more about.
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