T/F Flashcards
St. Ambrose defined sacraments as “visible signs of invisible grace.”
False: St. Augustine, not St. Ambrose
Eucharist is the ‘gateway’ into the Church.
False: Baptism, not Eucharist
Christianity was legalized in 213 AD.
False: 313, not 213
Eucharist in Greek means “thanksgiving”.
True
Confirmation completes a person’s Christian initiation.
False: Eucharist, not Confirmation
Lent is a fifty-day period of prayer, fasting, and learning.
False: forty, not fifty
Absolution is a prayer said over the bride and groom during a wedding.
False: it is said to forgive a confessor’s sins
Refusing to have children is contrary to the sacrament of marriage.
True
A Catholic person may be permitted to marry a non-Catholic.
True
The essential sign for ordination is anointing with chrism.
False, it is the bishop’s laying on of hands
Bishops receive the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders.
True
Social conditions that allow people to reach fulfillment are called the “common good”.
True
The word cardinal means “hinge” in Greek.
False: Latin, not Greek
Two great gifts from God include intellect and free will.
True
The theological virtues are faith, hope, and truth.
False: love/charity, not truth
Spreading lies about someone is called “perjury”.
False: calumny, not perjury
The first three commandments tell us about our relationship with others.
False: God, not others
The overarching theme of Catholic social teaching is love of neighbor.
False: respect for life, not love of neighbor
Giving up hope in God’s graces, forgiveness is called despair.
True
A humanist does not believe God is the controlling source of the world.
True
Veneration and worship are the same thing.
False: they are not the same
Any thought, word, or deed that expresses hatred of God is called “perjury”.
False: blasphemy, not perjury
Ordinary means involves only giving fluids or hydration to a dying person.
True
Prayers of praise invoke God’s care.
False: blessing, not praise
