Catholic Answers Quiz Show!

Elisha vs. Angel

Contestant One

1) Which of the following encyclicals was not written by Pope JPII?

a) Pacem In Terris (Peace on Earth)

b) Veritatis Splendor

c) Evangelium Vitae

2)  Pope John Paul was the first non-Italian pope in:

a) 1237 years

b) 871 years

c) 455 years

3) Pope John Paul II attended

a) The First Vatican Council.

b) The Second Vatican Council.

c) Neither because he lived in communist Poland.

Contestant Two

1) Pope John Paul gave his teaching, now called the Theology of the Body:

a) In an encyclical

b) At his weekly audiences.

c) In a book called Fides Et Ratio.

2) Pope John Paul got lots of criticism because he once kissed:

a)A copy of the Koran.

b) Fidel Castro.

c) A statue of the Buddha.

3) Pope John Paul II was shot:

a) On the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.

b) On the feast of the Divine Mercy.

c) On the feast of Sts Peter and Paul.

ROUND TWO

Contestant One

1) The souls in Heaven:

a) Are given faith in proportion to how they lived.

b) Do not have faith.

c) Are given a superabundance of faith.

2) The Apostle Paul was a:

a) Sadducee

b) Temple Priest

c) Pharisee

3) The title “Theotokos” or God-bearer was used:

a) By only one of the early church fathers.

b) By none of the Church fathers. It is a later development.

c) By many of the early Church Fathers.

Contestant Two

1) The Communion of Saints refers to:

A) The canonized saints who can be honored at Mass.

B) All of the saints in heaven whether they have been canonized or not.

C) All of those who have been made children of God by Christ whether in heaven, on earth, or in purgatory.

2) Which of the following is true about St. Paul:

a) He was a powerful healer, so much so that people could heal the sick just using objects that had touched Paul.

b) He was a preacher, but unlike the other apostles, he had no healing ministry.

c) He taught that only the sacraments could heal.

3)  The bishops of the Orthodox Churches are:

a.) Not successors of the Apostles as Catholic bishops are

b.) Successors of the Apostles

c.) Successors only of St. Paul but not of St. Peter

FINAL JUDGMENT

True or False: The Holy Spirit is not the Father, the Father is not the Son, and the Son is not the Holy Spirit.

True or False: The Investiture Controversy involved Greek Patriarchs refusing to allow the Pope to appoint bishops.

True or False: During the Roman persecutions, those who caved to Roman pressure were never allowed back into communion.

True or False: Jesus chose only Jewish men for his Apostles.

True or False: Jesus had the Beatific vision even when he was in Mary’s womb.

True or False: Detraction is the sin of lying to hurt the reputation of another.

True or False: One is not morally required to always choose the highest good.

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