Grade Nine Religion – HRE 1O1 “Discipleship and

Culture”

Unit One: Scripture

Who did Salome ask to give her the head of John the Baptist? Was it:

a) Jesus Christ

b) Pontius Pilate

c) Julius Caesar

d) Herod

Where were the Ten Commandments presented to Moses? Was it:

a) Egypt

b) Israel

c) Mount Etna

d) Mount Sinai

Who was involved with the Old Testament tale of the Fall of Jericho? Was

it:

a) Joshua

b) Sampson

c) Abraham

d) Jacob

The son that God asked Abraham to sacrifice was:

a) Isaac

b) Jacob

c) Isaiah

d) Ezekiel

How many books make up the Bible? Is it:

a) 66

b) 27

c) 39

d) 50

What is the last book of the Bible? Is it:

a) Genesis

b) Revelation

c) the Gospel of John

d) Acts of the Apostles

Each chapter of the Bible is composed of:

a) Verses

b) Testaments

c) Books

d) Gospels

The Gospels were written by all of the following except for:

a) Matthew

b) Mark

c) Paul

d) Luke

The Bible is approximately ______ years old:

a) 5000

b) 2000

c) 1000

d) 175

Who was the first (1st) person to critically study the Bible? Was it:

a) St. Paul

b) Moses

c) Jesus Christ

d) St. Jerome

The book of the Bible that tells the life of Moses is:

a) Genesis

b) Gospel of John

c) Isaiah

d) Exodus

The Ten Commandments are also called the:

a) Law

b) Mosaic Law

c) Code of Hammurabi

d) Pentateuch

The Ten Commandments were presented to:

a) Moses

b) Noah

c) Abraham

d) Esau

John the Baptist was the son of:

a) Mary and Joseph

b) Elizabeth and Zacharias

c) God and Elizabeth

d) the Holy Spirit

Which of the following is Jacob’s brother? Is it:

a) Abraham

b) Lot

c) Esau

d) Joseph

“A fool and his money are soon parted” is an example of a:

a) Moral truth

b) Religious truth

c) Proverbial truth

d) Scientific truth

The Beatitudes tell us how we should respond:

a) to other Christians

b) to our friends

c) to our enemies

d) all of the above

Which of the following was not a plague? Is it:

a) Boils

b) Snow

c) Gnats

d) Frogs

The Creation story is found in:

a) Leviticus

b) Genesis

c) Exodus

d) Deuteronomy

A Contextualist would believe:

a) in understanding all that he could discover

b) nothing that is written in the Bible

c) only the teachings of Jesus Christ

d) every word in the Bible is true

All of the following are in the New Testament except for:

a) Ecclesiastes

b) John

c) Revelation

d) Acts of the Apostles

A prediction made under divine influence and direction is:

a) a fable

b) a legend

c) a prophecy

d) a myth

The following are names of prophets except for:

a) Isaiah

b) Proverbs

c) Joel

d) Hosea

How many books make up the New Testament? Is it:

a) 66

b) 27

c) 39

d) 50

The Prodigal Son Story is a story of:

a) forgiveness

b) revenge

c) a region in the Middle East

d) slavery

In the Gospel of Matthew how many Beatitudes are listed? Is it:

a) 8

b) 7

c) 12

d) 3

Judas Iscariot is believed to have:

a) Been the first priest of the Catholic Church

b) Betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities

c) Baptised Jesus in the Jordan river

d) None of the above

Unit Two: Profession of Faith

Jesus chose ______ to be his Apostles:

a) 12 men

b) men and women

c) all believers

d) 11 men and 1 woman

The Trinity is:

a) God

b) the Holy Spirit

c) Jesus Christ

d) all of the above

Who proposed the notion that the Earth revolved around the sun? Was it:

a) Galileo

b) Copernicus

c) Peter Abelard

d) St. Stephen

The various levels of angels are called:

a) Holy avengers

b) Psalms

c) Choirs

d) Beatitudes

Beatitude comes from the Latin, beatitude meaning:

a) Blessed

b) Be with me

c) Be alive

d) Be attitude

Which of the following historical figures is Jesus of Nazareth most

commonly compared to? Is it:

a) Buddha

b) Moses

c) Noah

d) King David

How much is a tithe? Is it:

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 20%

d) 15%

The Head of the Catholic Church is called a(n):

a) Priest

b) Pope

c) Archbishop

d) Monsignor

All of the following are titles for Jesus except for:

a) God Jr.

b) Christ

c) King of Kings

d) Messiah

Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire? Was it:

a) Constantine

b) Julius Caesar

c) Jesus Christ

d) St. Paul

All of the following are names/titles of God except for:

a) Jehovah

b) I Am

c) Lamb of God

d) Allah

The patriarch of Christianity, Islam and Judaism is:

a) Isaac

b) Abraham

c) Moses

d) Noah

Who was Jesus of Nazareth a descendant of? Is it:

a) King Solomon

b) King Herod

c) King David

d) Goliath

Angels have all of the following functions except for:

a) Guardian

b) Messenger

c) Warrior

d) Demon

The highest choir of angels is:

a) Seraphim

b) Cherubim

c) Virtue

d) Archangel

Where was Abraham born? Was it:

a) Ur

b) Jerusalem

c) Bethlehem

d) Egypt

The 1st pope was:

a) Peter

b) Paul

c) Micah

d) Ariel

What percentage (%) of North Americans claim to be Catholic? Is it:

a) 15%

b) 25%

c) 45%

d) 52%

All of the following are martyrs except for:

a) Virgin Mary

b) Saint Paul

c) Saint Peter

d) Saint Stephen

Which day is the feast day of St. Mark? Is it:

a) September 21st

b) April 25th

c) December 25th

d) October 31st

What does the title Christ mean?

a) God saves

b) the Anointed One

c) the Powerful One

d) the Baptizer

Covenant means:

a) Law

b) Agreement

c) Tabernacle

d) Conversion

Angel (Greek “angelos”) means:

a) Messenger

b) Psalm

c) Choir

d) Beatitude

Those who disagreed with the teachings and practices of the church

were called:

a) Rebels

b) Heretics

c) Patriots

d) None of the above

The Catholic Church is a ___________ religion:

a) Polytheistic

b) Monotheistic

c) Pantheism

d) None of the above

Unit Three: Christian Moral Development

Who supports Unilateral Disarmament? Is it:

a) The Roman Catholic Church

b) The Anglican Church

c) The United States of America

d) a & b

Capital Punishment includes which of the following:

a) Pain

b) Suffering

c) Negative reinforcement

d) Death

The practice of basing your concept of right and wrong in comparison to

others is called:

a) Moral Relativism

b) Moral Subjectivity

c) Immorality

d) Immortality

The rules for war as outlined by the Catholic Church are found in:

a) The Just War Document

b) The Bible

c) The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

d) The Geneva Convention

Treating others how you would like to be treated is called:

a) the Common Good

b) the Golden Rule

c) Mosaic Law

d) the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Dominion is:

a) Partnership with the Earth

b) Conscience written on the human heart

c) A region in the Middle East

d) The domination of all creation

The 5th Commandment is:

a) Thou shall not kill

b) Honour thy mother and father

c) Thou shall not steal

d) Thou shall not bear false witness

Morals are:

a) Objective

b) Subjective

c) Repressive

d) Oppressive

The Council of Trent was the attempt to reform the ___________ Church:

a) Protestant

b) Roman Catholic

c) Orthodox

d) Anglican

The Papal Encyclical Humanae Vitae, was authored by:

a) Urban II

b) John XXIII

c) Paul VI

d) Pius X

All of the following faith systems have a type of “Golden Rule” except for:

a) Christianity

b) Judaism

c) Islam

d) Atheism

All of the following are obstacles to forgiveness except for:

a) Hurt

b) Revenge

c) Anger

d) God

A conflict between people of the same country or nation is called:

a) World War

b) Civil War

c) Holy War

d) Jihad

The Golden Rule is found in the Gospel of:

a) Mark

b) John

c) Matthew

d) Luke

The theory of Situation Ethics was developed by:

a) Joseph Halar

b) Joseph Balaban

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Joseph Fletcher

The number of prisoners sentenced to death has:

a) Increased

b) Decreased

c) Remained the same

d) None of the above

Capital Punishment violates which of the Ten Commandments? Is it:

a) Thou shalt not steal

b) Thou shalt not commit adultery

c) Honour thy mother and father

d) Thou shalt not kill

The use of life support is called:

a) Ordinary Means

b) Extraordinary Means

c) Sin

d) Holy

God gave human beings dominion over creation. This means that:

a) Humans can do whatever they want with the earth

b) People must care for the earth as God cares for it

c) Part of God’s plan is for all wild animals to be tamed

d) Human progress is more important than anything else

The buying and selling of Church offices is called:

a) Indulgences

b) Nepotism

c) Simony

d) Favouritism

The use of animals in scientific experimentation is called:

a) Vivisection

b) Animal rights

c) Vegetarianism

d) Blood sports

The Catholic Church believes that God reveals His will:

a) through the Bible

b) through the teachings of the Church

c) a & b

d) through the incarnation

Transplanting organs from one species to another is called:

a) Gene therapy

b) Xenotransplantation

c) Genetic engineering

d) All of the above

All of the following are problems of developing countries except for:

a) Nutrition

b) Malnutrition

c) Infant mortality

d) Disease

The belief in an all powerful God is called:

a) Omnipotence

b) Omniscience

c) Benevolence

d) Conscience

Unit Four: Prayer and Sacramental Life

All of the following are Gifts of the Holy Spirit except for:

a) Wisdom

b) Morality

c) Piety

d) Fortitude

All of the following are Sacramental items except for:

a) Ashes

b) Water

c) Oils

d) Vinegar

All of the following prayers are recited on the rosary except for the:

a) Hail Mary

b) Prayer of St. Francis

c) Our Father

d) Glory Be

Prayers of petition ask for:

a) Blessings

b) Thanks

c) Forgiveness

d) Gifts

Which of the Ten Commandments does prayer honour? Is it the:

a) 3rd

b) 2nd

c) 5th

d) 9th

Baptism is the Sacrament of:

a) Initiation

b) Healing

c) Devotion

d) Hatred

According to scholars, the smashing of a wineglass in an Orthodox Jewish

wedding ceremony symbolizes:

a) Joy

b) The destruction of the 2nd Jewish Temple

c) The upcoming birth of a child

d) Many Children

All of the following religious traditions use a rosary except for:

a) Buddhism

b) Hinduism

c) Islam

d) Confucianism

Who is believed to have created the rosary? Was it:

a) St. Dominic

b) Pope Gregory VIII

c) St. Augustine

d) Pope John XXIII

Who said that song was the highest form of prayer? Was it:

a) St. Matthew

b) St. Luke

c) St. Mark

d) St. Augustine

All of the following are Symbols related to the Holy Spirit except for:

a) Chrism

b) Dove

c) Candle

d) Priest

Incarnation means:

a) That people are made in the image of God

b) The Son of God coming ‘in the flesh’

c) That we must all respect each other

d) Our whole bodies

Agape can be described as:

a) Christian love

b) Christians must act out of unconditional love

c) Loving ones neighbour

d) All of the above

Which of the following is not one of the seven sacraments recognized by

the Catholic Church?

a) Anointing of the Sick

b) Holy Orders

c) Kiss of Peace

d) Reconciliation

What happened at Pentecost? The disciples

a) were filled with the Holy Spirit

b) started building the first Christian church

c) gathered fifty more disciples

d) celebrated Jesus’ Ascension

Which of the following rituals are referred to in the New Testament?

a) Baptism

b) The laying on of hands

c) Sharing the Lord’s Supper

d) All of the above

The Eucharist has two main parts: the liturgy of the word and the

a) Communion service

b) Liturgy of the Eucharist

c) Liturgy of the Blessed Sacrament

d) Consecration

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick includes:

a) An initiation into the Christian Community

b) An outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit

c) Chrism, confession and communion

d) All of the above

Why did Jesus heal people? To

a) impress them with his supernatural powers

b) show them God’s compassion

c) convince the Romans to give him a position of authority

d) make them indebted to him, so his following would grow

Prayer can take place in one of four forms, sometimes referred to by the

word:

a) ACTS

b) HAVE

c) PRAY

d) None of the above

A prayer of Thanksgiving is:

a) an expression of gratitude

b) an expression of love of life

c) an expression of sacrifice

d) none of the above

The Sacrament of Reconciliation can be understood as:

a) an initiation into the Christian Community

b) an outpouring of the gifts of Holy Spirit

c) rebuilding community after it has been broken

d) all of the above

How many Catholic sacraments are there? Is it:

a) 7

b) 3

c) 12

d) 10

Transcendental Meditation is:

a) a technique used to focus the mind

b) an outer body experience

c) a prayer

d) a & b

The Eucharistic doctrine centers on two ideas:

a) presence & sacrifice

b) praise & sacrifice

c) glory & death

d) none of the above

For reconciliation to take place you need two elements present, they are:

a) forgiveness & confession

b) forgiveness & conversion

c) conversion & guilt

d) none of the above

As prayers are said using the rosary, people meditate on New Testament

events called?

a) Mysteries

b) Psalms

c) Gospels

d) Epistles

Marriage is often proceeded by?

a) A betrothal period

b) A legal agreement

c) Fertility ceremony

d) None of the above

What is the symbolism of the ring in marriage? Is it:

a) Covenant

b) Fertility

c) Purity

d) None of the above

Which is the following is a prayer of petition?

a) Asking for forgiveness

b) Praying for help on an exam

c) Praying for world peace

d) All of the above

Unit Five: Family Life Education

In Islam, men are called to be:

a) Protectors

b) Mothers

c) Allah

d) Prophets

How many generations must live together for a family to be classified as

an extended family? Is it:

a) 1

b) 4

c) 7

d) 3

In a Hindu family, men and women both have their own Dharma which is

their:

a) Holy duty

b) Children

c) Happiness

d) Place of worship

The family is the “original cell of social life.” This means:

a) the theory of evolution is wrong

b) genetics is more important than environment in

determining moral behaviour

c) if your family does not have an active social life, you

won’t either

d) what goes on in families shapes all of what goes on in

society

When someone divorces and remarries and brings children from a

previous marriage with them, this family type is created. Is it:

a) Single Parent Family

b) Reconstituted Family

c) Nuclear Family

d) Kin

Which of the following methods of contraception does the Catholic

Church approve of? Is it:

a) Abstinence

b) Natural Family Planning

c) The Birth Control Pill

d) a & b

When asked, “What do you do if someone strikes you in the face”, Jesus

Christ replied:

a) Strike the person back

b) Turn the other cheek

c) Run away

d) None of the above

The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls homosexual persons to:

a) The priesthood

b) Chastity

c) a & b

d) None of the above

Two people living together (not married) is called:

a) Cohabitation

b) Communal living

c) Friendship

d) Family

A bias against one sex or the other is called:

a) Equality

b) Equity

c) Racism

d) Sexism

Not being able to conceive a child is called:

a) Sterility

b) Infertility

c) Adoption

d) Surrogacy

Carrying and giving birth to someone else’s child is called:

a) In Vitro Fertilization

b) Surrogacy

c) Baby Sitting

d) Infertility

Who proposed the theory of Multiple Intelligences? Was it:

a) Howard Gardner

b) Saint Augustine

c) Sigmund Freud

d) Albert Einstein

All of the following are Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) except for:

a) Herpes

b) Diabetes

c) AIDS

d) Chlamydia

Who wrote The Theology of the Body? Was it:

a) Pope John XXIII

b) Pope John Paul II

c) Pope Paul VI

d) Pope Benedict XVI

The first instance of Sibling Rivalry in the Bible was:

a) Shem, Ham, and Japheth

b) Isaac and Ishmael

c) Jacob and Esau

d) Cain and Abel

The human body, just like the human soul, has dignity because:

a) Our actions give it dignity

b) It is made in the image of God

c) The mind, body, and soul are one

d) If we didn’t have a body we wouldn’t be living

God:

a) Can be known best by word smart people

b) Expects all people to be people smart

c) Only allows the best and brightest into Heaven

d) Speaks to each of us according to our unique way of

understanding

What reminds us that only God can satisfy our deepest longings? Is it:

a) Desire

b) Fear

c) Love

d) Compassion

Emotions are often called:

a) Passions

b) Illogical

c) Frightening

d) None of the above

Every emotion is a sign of:

a) Need

b) Responsibility

c) Choice

d) All of the above

A balanced approach to parenting is called:

a) Authoritative parenting

b) Authoritarian parenting

c) Permissive parenting

d) Absentee parenting

The 4th Commandment is:

a) Honour your mother and father

b) Do not commit adultery

c) Do not kill

d) Do not take the Lord’s name in vain

Legitimate authority is:

a) Recognized by the population

b) Serves the common good

c) Not to be questioned

d) a & b

All of the following are precepts of the Church except for:

a) attending mass on Sundays and Holy Days

b) confession of your serious sins at least once a year

c) observance of days of fasting and abstinence d) obeying the Anglican Church