1. Midterm Review Mr. Lankow
Sophomore Religion
Midterm Review
Mr. Lankow

2. The time before the invention of writing and recording of historical data is what we call _________________
Ancestor History
Personal History
Primeval History
Descendant Histroy

3. C. Primeval History

4. Myths, dramas, and poetry may all be found in the Bible
Myths, dramas, and poetry may all be found in the Bible. They are examples of several ___________________.
Literary Contexts
Literary Characters
Literary Motifs
Literary Genres

5. D. Literary Genres

6. Similar to the gift of unconditional love a parent has for a child, __________ is the free and undeserved gift of God’s loving and active presence in our lives, empowering us to respond to his call and to live as his adopted sons and daughters.
Grace
Original Sin
Omnipotence
Predestination

7. Catholics are concerned with the ____________________ of the Bible because they focus on the deeper meaning that God reveals to us through historical events or texts.
Literal Language
Fundamentalist Perspective
Figurative Language
Primary Perspective

8. C. Figurative Language

9. True or false: The Bible says that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day; therefore Catholics must believe it happened this way.

10. False

11. True or false: The Scriptures reveal that God created the world because he needed people to love him.

12. False

13. True or false: For Christians a creed is a type of prayer that summarizes the beliefs of our faith—the things God has revealed.

14. True

15. True or false: Original Sin has no effect on our ability to believe, love, or have faith.

16. False

17. According to the Catholic Church, which of the following is a source of God’s revealed truth?
A. Sacred Scripture
B. Sacred Tradition
C. both A and B
D. none of the above

18. C. both A and B

19. How can we discover God?
A. through observation and reason
B. through the Bible’s accounts of how God made himself known
C. through the voice of our conscience
D. all of the above

20. D. All of the above

21. ____was a Jewish persecutor of the early Christians who had a vision of the resurrected Jesus and converted to Christianity.
A. Peter
B. Judas
C. Paul
D. Thomas

22. C. Paul

23. Faith is a supernatural gift of God, which we call ____.
A. conscience
B. grace
C. free will
D. Revelation

24. B. grace

25. Which of the following is the central mystery of the Christian faith?
A. Original Sin
B. Pentecost
C. the Trinity
D. Creation

26. C. the Trinity

27. Which of the following is a title used for Jesus in the Bible?
A. Son of God
B. Christ
C. Savior
D. all of the above

28. D. All of the above

29. Which event marks the beginning of Jesus’ public life. A
Which event marks the beginning of Jesus’ public life? A. his birth in Bethlehem to the Virgin Mary B. the Last Supper C. his Baptism by John the Baptist D. the Sermon on the Mount

30. C. his Baptism by John the Baptist

31. Of all the events in Jesusʼ life, Christians attach the greatest importance to:
A. The miracles he performed.
B. His teachings and parables.
C. His birth
D. His suffering, death, and resurrection

32. D. His suffering, death, and resurrection

33. Which of the following sections of Scripture BEST exemplifies the fundamental moral teachings of Jesus:
A. The birth and infancy accounts of Jesus.
B. The Sermon on the Mount.
C. The betrayal of Jesus.
D. All of the above

34. B. The Sermon on the Mount

35. 20. How does Jesusʼ institution of the Eucharist relate to the Jewish Passover?
A. It occurred during a Passover meal. B. Its message was one of deliverance for the people of God.
C. Is shows that Jesus is the Lamb of God, offered for peopleʼs sins.
D. All of the above

36. D. All of the above

37. Which of the following is NOT a way in which prayer functions in the life of a believer:
A. Prayer allows people to converse with God
B. Prayer allows people to bargain with God for things that they want in their life.
C. Prayer can bring peace into the hearts of believers.
D. Prayer allows the Holy Spirit dwelling within people to reach out to the other Persons of the Trinity.

38. B. Prayer allows people to bargain with God for things that they want in their life.