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Class of 2021
QUESTIONS EVERY GOOD CATHOLIC SHOULD KNOW
(OR BE ABLE TO FIND OUT)
Following are questions about the Church and about the Catholic faith that you should be able
to answer by the time you are confirmed. The answers can be found in many places, however, it
is recommended you use the references given for each question. (CCC=Catechism of the
Catholic Church; YOUCAT=Youth Catechist and various Biblical references) You are strongly
encouraged to get your family and sponsor involved in helping you find the answers. The purpose
of this activity is not only to explore the truths of our faith, but to open a dialog with your sponsor
and family about our faith. Copying the answers from someone else is unacceptable since you
will be depriving yourself of valuable knowledge. Write your answers neatly in the spaces
provided. A pdf file will be available on the website under the name 2021 Edge Questions.
1. What is the name of our current Bishop?
2. What is the name of our current Pope?
3. What sacraments were begun at the Last Supper as part of the New Covenant? (YOUCAT 99;
CCC 610-611)
1)
2)
4. How do we know God exists? (CCC 36-38; YOUCAT 4-7; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 1:1-4)
5. What is the creed? (CCC 187; YOUCAT 26)
6. Name the 3 conditions in order for one to receive the Holy Eucharist worthily: (Found in the
Code of Canon Law 913, 915, 919 [Use Google]; CCC 1415; YOUCAT 220; 1 Cor. 11:29)
1.)
2.)
3.)
7.
Write the Ten Commandments in their proper order. (Exodus 20; YOUCAT 349)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
8. What is original sin? (Genesis 3:1-13; CCC 396-412; YOUCAT 68-69)
9. What word do we use when speaking of the change from bread and wine into the Body, Blood,
Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ? (CCC 1376)
10. What is meant by the term “the seal of the confessional?” (CCC 1467, 2490, YOUCAT 238, 458)
11. What is a covenant as referenced in the Bible? (HINT: It is not just a contract) (Ex. 19:5; Jer
31:31-34)
Who whom were two covenants made in the Bible? What is the signs/symbols of each
covenant? (CCC56-64, 70-73; YOUCAT 8 Gen 6:8; Gen 15:8-21; Ex 24:3-8; Gen 9:8-18)
1)
sign/symbol
2)
sign/symbol
12 . Define the term the “Immaculate Conception?” (CCC 491 and Luke 1:28, YOUCAT 83)
13. List the seven (7) Corporal Works of Mercy. (CCC 2447 and Isaiah 58:6-7 and Heb 13:3,
YOUCAT 450)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
14. List the seven (7) Spiritual Works of Mercy. (CCC 2447, YOUCAT 451)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
15. A mortal sin is a sin that separates us from God. What are the three conditions for something to
be a mortal sin? (CCC 1857-1860, YOUCAT 316)
1.
2.
3.
16. Name the four (4) chief moral/Cardinal virtues of the church. (CCC 1805-1809, YOUCAT 300)
1.
3.
2.
4.
17. What is the definition of a sacrament? (3 parts as discussed in class and CCC 1131, YOUCAT
page 104 sidebar)
18. What is the triple office of Jesus? (CCC 783)
1)
2)
3)
19. List the fourteen (14) Stations of the Cross, in their proper order. (YOUCAT 277)
1.
8.
2.
9.
3.
10.
4.
11.
5.
12.
6.
13.
7.
14.
20. Holy days of obligation are days we are to attend mass and refrain from activity that hinder the
worship of God. (CCC2185) Below are six (6) Holy Days of Obligation in the United States. Tell
when each Holy Day is celebrated and tell what each Holy Day celebrates.
Holy Day
Date it is celebrated
Why we celebrate this day
Christmas
Solemnity of Mary
Ascension Thursday
Assumption of Mary
All saints day
Immaculate
Conception
21. Identify what we celebrate on the following feast. (Matthew 26 and 27; John 13 through 20;
Mark 14 and 15; Luke 22 and 23)
Feast Day
Ash
Wednesday
Palm Sunday
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Pentecost
What do we remember/celebrate on this day?
22. List the five Commandments or precepts of the Church. (CCC 2041-2043, YOUCAT 345)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
23. What are the two natures of Jesus? (CCC 481)
1)
2)
24. Please list the form and matter for each sacrament. (CCC 1210-1664)
Sacrament
Baptism
(CCC 1278; YOUCAT 195)
Eucharist
(CCC 1412-1413; YOUCAT
210)
Confirmation
(CCC 1320; YOUCAT 203)
Penance/Reconciliation
(CCC 1491; YOUCAT
229-233)
Anointing of the Sick
(CCC 1530-1531; YOUCAT
244)
Matrimony
(CCC 1662-1663; YOUCAT
261-262)
Holy Orders
(CCC 1597; YOUCAT 254)
Form
Matter
25. What are the four marks of the Church? (CCC 866-869, YOUCAT 129-138)
1)
2)
3)
4)
26. What are the 5 forms of prayer? (CCC 2626-2643; YOUCAT 483)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
27. Can a Christian friend from the non-Catholic church down the road receive communion within
our Catholic Church? Why or Why not? (CCC 1398-1400; YOUCAT 222; 1 Cor 11:27-29)
28. What happens to the bread and wine at the following parts of the Mass? (CCC 1350-1355;
YOUCAT 213)
Offertory (CCC 1350)
Consecration (CCC 1353)
Communion
(CCC 1355)
29. Match the following cities with a fact about them found in the New Testament:
(Use the Scripture verses as clues)
______ Nazareth
a. Wedding Feast here was the site of Jesus’ first miracle (JOHN 2:1-9)
_______ Bethlehem
b. Jesus rode into this city on a donkey and died here (MATTHEW 21:1-10)
_______ Jerusalem
c. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead here (JOHN 12:1)
_______ Cana
d. Jesus grew up here (MATTHEW 2:23)
_______ Bethany
e. Jesus healed two blind men here (MATTHEW 20:29-34)
_______ Jericho
f. Jesus was born here (LUKE 2:4-7)
30. Match the following Old Testament characters with the object they are often associated with.
(Use the verses as clues)
____Moses
(EXODUS 32:15)
a. fruit
____Noah
(GENESIS 6:14)
b. Harp
____Jonah
(JONAH 2:1)
c. Ark
____Eve
(GENESIS 3:6)
d. Lions
____Jacob
(GENESIS 28:10-12)
e. Stairway
____David
(1 SAMUEL 16:23)
f. fiery Chariot
____Daniel
(DANIEL 6:17)
g. Stone Tablets
____Elijah
(2 KINGS 2:11)
h. Great Fish
____Joseph (GENESIS 37:3)
i. Ram’s Horn
____Joshua (JOSHUA 6:1-5)
j. A long tunic (Coat)
31. Identify these Bible characters as being found in the Old Testament (0) or the New Testament (N):
(Three of the below are found in both the OLD and NEW testaments.)
____Paul
___Cain
____Jonah
____Mark
____Isaiah
___Abraham
____Joseph
____Job
____Joshua
___John the Baptist
____The Holy Spirit
____Stephen
____Isaac
___Peter
____The Good Shepherd
____Solomon
____Noah
___Mary Magdalene
____Jeremiah
____Adam
32. Name one (1) significant event that happened at the following Biblical places (Use the Scripture
verses as a clue.)
Mount Sinai (EXODUS 19:1 and 34:4)
Golgotha (MARK 15:22-24)
Bethlehem (MATTHEW 2:1)
Cana (JOHN 2:1-11)
33. What is the Church’s stance on abortion? (CCC 2270; YOUCAT 383; Jer 1:5)
34. Identify the author of each of the following books of the Bible. (Use the listed Scripture verses as
clues):
__________ Romans (ROMANS 1:1)
__________ 1 Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-3)
__________ Galatians (GALATIANS 1:1-2)
__________ Jude (JUDE 1:1)
__________ Ephesians (EPHESIANS 1:1)
35. Match the following:
____ 4
A. Persons in the Blessed Trinity
____ 3
B. Decades of a Rosary
____ 2
C. Number of criminals crucified with Jesus
____ 5
D. Sundays in Advent
36. Identify the following books in the Bible as being found in the Old Testament (O) or the New
Testament (N):
____Luke
____Romans
____Job
____Corinthians
____Acts of the Apostles
____Esther
____Judges
____Colossians
____Revelation
____Exodus
____Wisdom
____ Amos
____Mark
____Hebrews
____Proverbs
____ Micah
____Jeremiah
____Daniel
____Samuel
____Psalms
____Amos
____Deuteronomy
37. Name the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. (CCC 1832 and Galatians 5:22-23, YOUCAT 311)
1.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
10.
5.
11.
6.
12.
38. Match the following cities with a fact about them found in the New Testament:
____Caesarea Philippi
A. Site of Peter’s great confession of Christ (MATTHEW 16:13-16)
____Nain
B. Site of the miracle of the loaves and fishes (LUKE 9:10-17)
____Damascus
C. Saul was heading to this city when converted (ACTS 9:1-6)
____Arimathea
D. Home of the man (Joseph) who donated Jesus’ tomb (JOHN 19:38-42)
____Bethsaida
E. Jesus raised to life the son of a widow from this town (LUKE 7:11-15)
39. What happened at Pentecost? (Acts 2:1-12; CCC 731-732; YOUCAT 118)
40. Name the two priests who regularly celebrate Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Parish?
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