The Essential Catholic Quiz I

Basic Things all Catholics Should Know about their faith

Mr. Pablo Cuadra

Religion Class
 Introduction
• The following slides are a
catechetical presentation
formatted as a Quiz.

• The purpose of this

presentation is to provide an
introduction to the most basic
elements of the Catholic faith
that all Catholic should be
familiar with.

• “Where Love is, there is God

also” Leo Tolstoy
 Question # 1

What does the Word

Catholic mean?
• A. Universal
• B. Apostolic
• C. Roman
• D. Church
• E. Holy

• Answer next slide

 Answer for Question #1
• The answer is A, Universal. The
word Catholic comes from the Greek
Katholikos, a word that means
universal. We call ourselves
Catholics because God’s love,
goodness, and salvation is universal,
offered to all and restricted to none.

• Christ’s Church is not an exclusive

club, it is not based on race, culture,
or nationality. Our Catholic faith is
open to all men and women who are
willing to enter into God’s Kingdom
of love, justice and Peace.

• Christ sent his apostles to make

disciples of all nations and spread
the Good News of his Kingdom to all
the corners of the earth. Matthew
28:19
 Question #2

Which of these is not a

Sacrament of Initiation?

• A. Baptism
• B. Confirmation
• C. Anointing of the
Sick
• D. Eucharist
• E. None of the above
 Answer for Question#2
• The answer is C, Sacrament of Anointing
of the sick, is not a sacrament of
initiation.

• The sacrament of Anointing of the sick is

a sacrament of healing. The sacraments
of initiation, by which a person becomes
fully a member of the Catholic Faith, are:
Baptism, Confirmation or Christmation
and Eucharist.

• Sacraments are outward signs of inward

grace. They are channels of God’s grace
to those who received them. There are
seven sacraments: Baptism,
Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation,
Anointing of the sick, Marriage, and Holy
orders.

• To learn more about the seven

Sacraments visit or click on this link:

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-seven-sacraments
 Question #3

• Which of these is not a

fruit of the Holy Spirit?
• A. Charity
• B. Joy
• C. Peace
• D. Patience
• E. Fortitude
 Answer for Question #3
• The answer is E, fortitude.

• Fortitude is a gift of the Holy Spirit

not a fruit of the Holy Spirit.

• The fruits of the Holy Spirit are

twelve:
• charity, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, generosity,
gentleness, faithfulness, modesty,
self-control, chastity. Galatians 5:
22-25 (CCC#1832).

• Note: The abbreviation CCC

stands for Catechism of the
Catholic Church.
 Question #4
• Which of these are the four
marks of the True Church?

• A. One, Holy, Catholic, and

Roman
• B. One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic
• C. Sacramental, Just, Historic,
Spiritual
• D. Eternal, Faithful, Giving,
Humble
• E. None of the Above
 Answer for Question #4
• The answer is B, One, Holy Catholic and
Apostolic.

• These are the four marks of the Church or

essential traits of the One, true Church
(Ephesians 4:4-6) founded by Jesus Christ
and entrusted to Peter, the first Pope,
(Matthew 16:18) and the other Apostles
(Ephesians 2:20) under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit (John 15: 26-27). The Holiness
of the Church has as its source Jesus
Christ himself (Ephesians 5:25-27).
 Question #5

• Which of these is a corporal

work of Mercy?

• A. To Feed the Hungry

• B. To Give drink to the
Thirsty
• C. To Clothe the naked
• D. To Shelter the Homeless
• E. All of the above
 Answer for Question #5
• The answer is E, All of the
above.

• The seven Corporal works of

Mercy are based on Matthew
Chapter 25:35-40

1.To feed the hungry

2.To give drink to the thirsty
3.To clothe the naked
4.To shelter the homeless
5.To visit the sick
6.To visit the imprisoned
7.To bury the dead

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corporal works of mercy
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 Question #6
• Which of these is the
fifth Commandment?

• A. You shall not steal

• B. You shall not Kill
• C. You shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife
• D. Remember to keep Holy
the Lord’s day
• E. You shall not covet your
neighbor’s goods.
 Answer for #6
• The answer is B, the fifth commandment is: you
shall not kill.

• The ten commandments are:

I.I am the Lord your God; you shall not have

strange gods before me.
II. You shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain.
III. Remember to keep holy the Lord's day
IV. Honor your father and your mother.
V. You shall not kill.
VI. You shall not commit adultery.
VII. You shall not steal.
VIII. You shall not bear false witness against
your neighbor.
IX. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
X. You shall not covet you neighbor's goods.

• Memorizing the ten commandments is

important, but even more important is
understanding their significance and their
impact in our lives and society. Parents are the
first educators in the faith, the family is the first
domestic church. Parents should always strive
to teach their kids the meaning of each
commandment, as best as they can, in words
and personal example.
 Question #7
• Which of these is a precept of the
Church?

• A. To fast and abstain on the days

established by the Church.

• B. To visit the tomb of Peter once

in a life’s time.

• C. To pray the Magnificat once a

day.

• D. To visit the sick on Sundays.

• E. None of the above
 Answer for Question #7
• The answer is A, to fast and
abstain on the days appointed by
the Church.

• The precepts of the Church are

(CCC# 2041-2043):

1. To attend Mass on all Sundays

and holy days of obligation.
2. To fast and abstain on the days
appointed by the church.
3. To confess our sins at least once
a year.
4. To receive Holy Communion
during the Easter season.
5. To contribute to the support of
the Church.

• The precepts of the Church are the

least possible requirements
expected of those who profess the
Catholic faith, in order to guarantee
to the faithful, the very necessary
minimum in the spirit of prayer and
moral effort, in the growth in love of
God and neighbor
 Question #8
• Which of these are
considered the three
Pillars of Lent?

• A. Prayer, Diligence,
Pride.

• B. Pride, Almsgiving,
Diligence.

• C. Diligence, Humility,
Almsgiving.

• D. Prayer, Fasting,
Almsgiving.

• E. None of the above

 Answer for #8
• The answer is D,
Prayer, Almsgiving,
Fasting.

• To learn more about

prayer click on this
link:
• Prayer

• To learn about
fasting click here:
• Fasting
 Question #9
• Which of these are the two greatest
commandments?

• A. To love God with all your heart,

soul, mind and strength and to love
those who are Christians by faith.

• B. To love God with all your heart,

soul, mind, and strength and to love
those who belong to one’s race.

• C. To love God with all your heart,

soul, mind and strength and to love
your neighbor as yourself.

• D. To love God with all your hear, soul,

mind and strength and to love those
who love us in return.

• E. To love God and to love oneself

 Answer for Question #9
• The answer is C, to love God
with all your heart, soul, mind
and strength and to love your
neighbor as yourself.

• These two commandments are

the summary of the entire law
of God. Matthew 22:35-40.
 Question #10
• Which of these is an
evangelical counsel?

• A. Fasting
• B. Praying
• C. Perpetual Chastity
• D. Liturgical dance
• E. Adoration
 Answer for Question # 10
• The answer is C, Perpetual
Chastity.

• The evangelical counsels are

three:
A. voluntary poverty
B. perpetual chastity
C. perfect obedience.

• Unlike the ten commandments,

the evangelical counsels are
not binding upon all the
faithful, only to those who feel
the call to perfection. Matthew
19:16-22
 Question #11
• Which of these is not one
of the three conditions
for mortal Sin?

• A. Ignorance
• B. Grave Matter
• C. Full Knowledge
• D. Deliberate consent of
the Will
• E. C only
 Answer for #11
• The answer is A, Ignorance.

• Mortal Sin is a serious sin that deprives

the soul of God’s grace (the very life of
God). The ultimate consequence of Sin
is the separation from God’s friendship
in this life and in the life to come.

• For mortal sin to happen three

conditions have to be present in the act:

A. Grave matter (Something bad in

itself, the serious act we choose to do)
B. Full Knowledge (Complete
understanding of the seriousness and
gravity of the act)
C. Deliberate consent of the will (Free,
willful, un-coerce, deliberate decision to
do something that is seriously wrong
and bad in itself).
 Question #12
• Which of these is not
one of the seven capital
sins?

• A. Temperance
• B. Pride
• C. Greed
• D. Lust
• E. Anger
 Answer for #12
• The answer is A, Temperance. Temperance
is not a Capital sin, but the virtue opposed
to Gluttony.

• The Seven Capital Sins or deadly sins are

call this way because they are the source of
all the serious sins we commit. The seven
Capital Sins are:

A. Pride: Unrestrained appreciation of our

own worth.
B. Greed: Immoderate desire for earthly
goods
C. Lust: the desire and need for impure
pleasures
D. Anger: the excessive desire for revenge
E. Gluttony: Unrestrained use of food and
drink
F. Envy: Sorrow over another's good
fortune
G. Sloth: Laxity in keeping the Faith and the
practice of virtue
 Question #13
• Which of these is not one
of the sins that cry out to
heaven?

• A. Willful Murder
• B. Sodomy
• C. Oppression of the poor
• D. Cheating laborers of
their wages
• E. Gossip
 Answer for Number #13
• The answer is E, Gossip. Gossip is not one of
the sins that cry out to heaven. There are four
sins mentioned in the Bible that cry out to God.
These sins are:
• 1. Willful Murder: for example, Genocide,
Abortion, the killing of an innocent person.
“And the Lord said, “What have you done? The
voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me
from the ground.” (Genesis 4:10)
• manner.
2. Sodomy: for example, Homosexual acts,
pedophilia- the sexual abuse of minors.
• poor and needy, whether he is one of your
“Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry
against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and
their sin is very grave, I will go down to see
whether they have done altogether according
to the outcry which has come to me.” (Genesis
18:20-21)
• 3. Oppression of the poor: for example,
Sweat shops, Child labor, Sex trafficking,
modern day slavery.
• “You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. If
you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I
will surely hear their cry.” (Exodus 21-23).
• 4. Cheating laborers of their wages: for
example, refusing to pay an employee their
due salary for the work or services they have
provided, treating a worker in an unfair
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is
brethren or one of the sojourners who are in
your land within your towns; you shall give him
his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun
goes down (for he is poor, and sets his heart
upon it); lest he cry against you to the Lord,
and it be a sin in you.” (Deuteronomy 24:14-15)
 Question #14
• Which of these is a way
in which we participate of
in the sins of others?

• A. By counsel
B. By defense of the ill
done
C. By consent
D. By provocation
E. All of the above
 Answer for #14
• The answer is E, all of the
above. There are nine
ways in which we can
participate of the sins of
others these are:

1.By counsel
2.By command
3.By consent
4.By provocation
5.By praise or flattery
6.By concealment
7.By partaking
8.By silence
9.By defense of the ill done
 Question #15
• Which of these is not
a sin against the Holy
Spirit?

A. Final Impenitence
B. Despair
C. Modesty
D. Resisting the
known truth
E. Obstinacy in sin
 Answer to #15
• The answer is C, modesty. Modesty is a virtue
not a sin. The sins against the Holy Spirit are
our willful and conscious attitudes and efforts
to refuse or to block the sanctifying and
salvific action of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
These are:
• A. Presumption: Man’s effort to save himself
or herself without God’s help. Also, presuming
to attain forgiveness without conversion and
God’s glory without merit. No one can save
himself or herself. Only God can save.
• B. Despair: The giving up of hope, lack of trust
in God’s grace, mercy, and justice.
• C. Resisting the known truth: attacking or
resisting the truth, failing to defend what is
true, failing to inform our conscience with the
truth. Defending what is false instead of
defending what is true.
• D. Envy of another’s spiritual good:
Considering ones spiritual gifts inferior and
desiring the spiritual gifts of another. In a
sense this type of sin questions God’s
wisdom and generosity regarding the
spiritual gifts he gives to us.
• E. Obstinacy in sin: To persist stubbornly
in a life of sin, refusing the promptings of the
Holy Spirit in our lives that invite us to life.
• F. Final impenitence: To die without
repenting, without feeling sorry for the sins,
wrongs, or injustices we committed in this
life; or being nonchalant until death about
the careless way in which one has lived.
 Question #16
• Which of these is a good
definition of a virtue?
• A. An inner strength
• B. A good habit
• C. A disposition towards
what is Good
• D. A stable and firm
disposition to act according
to what is good.
• E. All of the above
 Answer for # 16
• The answer is E, all of the above. A
virtue according to the CCC #1833 is
“a habitual and firm disposition of the
will and intellect towards the good”.
The opposite of a virtue is a vice or
bad habit.

• There are two main categories of

Virtues:

• A. Theological Virtues: are virtues

infused by God’s grace to our soul to
aid our will and intellect discover and
pursuit the supernatural. They cannot
be obtained by human effort. All
human virtues are rooted in the
theological virtues. (ccc #1812).

• B. Cardinal Virtues: are Chief,

Human, moral virtues that can be
discovered by human reason and
attained by human effort, without the
direct assistance of grace.
 Question #17
• Which of these is not
a theological virtue?
• A. Faith
• B. Candor
• C. Hope
• D. Charity
• E. None of the above
 Answer for Question #17
• The answer is B, candor. Candor is not a
theological virtue.

• There are three theological virtues. The

theological virtues are supernatural
powers that inform and give life to all the
moral virtues and are the pledge of the
action and presence of the Holy Spirit in
the life of Christian (CCC# 1813).

• The three theological virtues are:

A. Faith
B. Hope
C. Charity
1 Corinthians 13:13

• These theological virtues are infused by

God’s grace into our souls. All human
virtues are rooted in the theological
virtues. Theological virtues adapt our
human faculties for participation in the
divine nature (ccc #1812).
 Question #18
• Which of these is a
Cardinal Virtue?
• A. Modesty
• B. loyalty
• C. Chastity
• D. Honesty
• E. Justice
 Answer for #18
• The answer is E, Justice.
• The Cardinal virtues are four:
A.Prudence
B. Justice
C. Fortitude
D. Temperance.

• They are called “Cardinal”

because all other human
virtues such as: loyalty,
honesty, chastity, patience
(just to name a few) are
grouped around them.
 Question #19
• Which of these is not a
role of virtue?
• A. To govern our acts
• B. To order our passions
• C. To guide our conduct
in accordance to reason
and faith.
• D. To help us fast on
days of fasting
• E. To help us develop
character.
 Answer for #19
• The answer is D, To help
us fast on days of fasting.

• According to CCC # 1834

“The human virtues are
stable dispositions of the
intellect and the will that
govern our acts, order our
passions, and guide our
conduct in accordance
with reason and faith.”

• Virtues help us develop

character.
 Question #20
• Which of these is a good description
of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?

• A. Gifts the Holy Spirit gives us for

good behavior.

• B. Gifts the Church gives us for

being members of the body of Christ.

• C. Supernatural powers the Holy

Spirit gives us to help us discern and
follow the will of God in these life.

• D. Gifts man discover by natural

reason and human effort.

• E. Gifts given once a year to all

Christians that participate in the
mass of Pentecost.
 Answer for #20
• The answer is C, Supernatural
powers the Holy Spirit gives us to
help us discern and follow the will of
God in this life.

• There are seven Gifts of the Holy

Spirit: wisdom, understanding,
counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety,
and fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2-3

• The spiritual effects of the gifts of

the Holy Spirit in our soul are called
the fruits of the Holy Spirit: charity,
joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, generosity, gentleness,
faithfulness, modesty, self-control,
chastity. Galatians 5: 22-25
 Question #21
• The Supernatural Gift that
God, bestows upon us,
through the merits of his
Son, that enables us to live
in the presence of God and
share in the very life of God
is called?

• A. Grace
• B. Limbo
• C. Discipleship
• D. Discipline
• E. Insight
 Answer for #21
• The answer is A, Grace.

• The main effects of Grace on our

soul are:

A. Grace makes us Holy

B. Grace makes us adopted children
of God
C. Grace gives us the strength to
follow God’s will in this life.
D. Grace make us temple of the Spirit
of God and his transforming activity
E. Eternal life

• We received the Grace of God

through prayer, the Sacraments, and
the action of the Holy Spirit in our
lives.
 Question #22
• What are the two kinds of
Grace?
• A. Sanctifying Grace and
Holistic Grace
• B. Holistic Grace and
Abundant Grace
• C. Salutary Grace and
Incarnational Grace
• D. Actual Grace and Holistic
Grace
• E. Sanctifying Grace and
Actual Grace
 Answer for #22
• The answer is E, Sanctifying Grace and Actual
Grace.

• A. Sanctifying Grace: is the condition of being in

a state of Grace, that is, of participating in the
very life of God, and enjoying his friendship,
benevolence and presence through the Holy Spirit
and his transforming activity in our lives. If one
dies in state of grace (sanctifying grace) one
enters into the beatific vision, eternal life, and
glory with God. Sanctifying grace is also call
habitual or justifying grace.

• B. Actual Grace: are the promptings of the Spirit,

in us, that makes clear to our mind or gives
strength to our will to do God’s will and avoid evil
in the specific circumstances of every day life.
Actual grace help us retain and grow in
sanctifying Grace.

• C. Actual grace with which we freely consent to

cooperate is called efficacious grace, because it
accomplishes God’s purpose in granting it. Actual
grace to which we freely refuse consent is called
sufficient grace, because it would have been
sufficient to accomplish God’s purpose. Our free
will enable us to accept or reject God’s grace.
God never imposes his friendship on anyone.
Grace is always freely given and freely received.
 Question #23
• Which of these virtues is
contrary to the capital sin
or deadly sin of anger?
• A. Loyalty
• B. Generosity
• C. Honesty
• D. Meekness
• E. Solidarity
 Answer for #23
• The answer is D, Meekness.

• The virtues contrary to the Capital sins

are:

Vice Virtue
A. Against Pride – Humility
B. Against Greed- Generosity
C. Against Lust-- Chastity
D. Against Anger – Meekness
E. Against Gluttony- Temperance
F. Against Envy- Brotherly love
G. Against Sloth-- Diligence
 Question #24
• Which of these is not one
of the three pillars of
Church authority?
• A. Homiletics
• B. Sacred Scriptures
• C. Sacred Tradition
• D. The Magisterium
• E. None of the above
 Answer for #24
• The answer is A, Homiletics.
• The three pillars of Church’s authority
are:

A. Sacred Scriptures (The Bible)

B. Sacred Tradition (The living,
authentic, oral transmission of Jesus
teachings)
C. The Magisterium (The teaching
body of the Church: Pope and bishops)
 Question #25
• Who are the three persons
of the Holy Trinity?

• A. The Father, the paraclete

and the archangel
• B. The Son, the archangel
and the Father
• C. The paraclete, the Holy
Spirit, the Archangel
• D. The Father, The Son and
the Holy Spirit
• E. The Father, The Son and
The Cherubim.
 Answer for #25
• The answer is D, The Father, The Son and
the Holy Spirit.

• The Latin word Trinity means three, and it is

used to refer to the Mystery of the Triune
God- One God in three persons: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.

• We Catholics are not Polytheistic (worship

of many Gods) but Monotheistic (worship of
one God), we believe in one God who is
three persons, that are distinct from one
another, but share the same divine life or
substance. The Father is the first person of
the Holy Trinity, The Son is the second
person of the Holy Trinity and the Holy Spirit
is the third person.

• A. The Father- the Creator

• B. The Son- the Redeemer
• C. The Holy Spirit- the Sanctifier
 Bonus Question
• Which of these is not a
Joyous Mystery of the
Rosary?
• A. Annunciation
B. Visitation
C. Nativity
D. Presentation
E. The Transfiguration
 Bonus Answer
• The answer is E, The • C. The Sorrowful Mysteries:
Transfiguration. The Transfiguration Agony in the Garden, the
is a Luminous mystery not a joyful Scourging, Crowning with Thorns,
mystery. Carrying of the Cross, Crucifixion.
(Tuesdays and Fridays)
• There are twenty mysteries in the
Rosary that help us reflect on the • D. The Glorious Mysteries: The
life of Jesus and his mother. They resurrection, The ascension,
are recited on specific days of the Pentecost, Assumption, Crowning
week. The mysteries are grouped in of Mary. (Sunday and Wednesday)
four categories:

• A. Luminous Mysteries: The

baptism in the Jordan, The wedding
at Cana, The proclamation of the
Kingdom, The Transfiguration.
(Thursdays)

• B. Joyful Mysteries: Annunciation,

Visitation, Nativity, Presentation,
Finding Jesus in the temple.
(Monday and Saturday)
 St. Alphonsus Liguori’s meditation on the Seven
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Grant me the gift of holy fear , so that it may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my
past sins, for which I beg pardon.

Grant me the gift of piety , so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor, follow with more
promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity.

Grant me the gift of knowledge , so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy
teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation.

Grant me the gift of fortitude , so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all
the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul.

Grant me the gift of counsel , so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement
and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter.

Grant me the gift of understanding , so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of
heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world.

Grant me the gift of wisdom , so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last
end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him
eternally in the next.
 The End
Come, Holy Spirit --- my Light, my Life, my Love, my
Strength.
Be with me now and always: in all my doubts,
anxieties, and trials.
Come, Holy Spirit; in hours of loneliness, weariness
and grief.
Come, Holy Spirit; in failure, in loss and in
disappointment.
Come, Holy Spirit; when others fail me, when I fail
myself.
Come, Holy Spirit; when I am ill, unable to work,
depressed.
Come, Holy Spirit; now and forever, and in all things.
Come, Holy Spirit; come.
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