The Bible and the Church Fathers Quiz Survey

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* 1. The City of God was written by

Augustine

Athanasius

Ambrose

Aquinas

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* 2. True or False? The Church teaches that there is no new public revelation after the time of the Apostles.

True

False

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* 3. A person, place, or event that foreshadows a later reality yet to come.

Symbol

Type

Prophecy

Image

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* 4. St. Ambrose was bishop of

Rome

Ephesus

Milan

Antioch

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* 5. Which of these is NOT a criterion to be a Church Father?

One of the Twelve Apostles

Orthodox doctrine

Holiness of life

Church approval

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* 6. The era of the early Church ended in the

Early 12th century

Late 8th century

Mid-2nd century

First century

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* 7. Not all Church Fathers were

Christians

Canonized

Teachers

Predecessors in the faith

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* 8. The final period of the Church Fathers was the

Apostolic

Ante-Nicene

Nicene

Post-Nicene

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* 9. Which Church Father earned the nickname “Father of Orthodoxy”?

Gregory of Nyssa

Athanasius

Basil the Great

Justin Martyr

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* 10. What is the “divine economy”?

Sacrificial offerings

Old Testament taxes

God’s plan for our salvation

None of the above

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* 11. True or False? The official list of Scripture was approved by the Church in the first century.

True

False

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* 12. Arianism was a heresy that taught

Jesus was not really human

Jesus was greater than the Father

Jesus didn’t really die

Jesus was not equal to the Father

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* 13. The “canon of Scripture” refers to

The council that approved the books of the Bible

The authentic list of inspired writings recognized and received by the Church

The difference between the Protestant and Catholic Bibles

Any holy writing

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* 14. The four senses of Scripture are the literal, allegorical, moral, and

Anagogical

Etymological

Historical

Dialectical

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* 15. Which Church Father made the translation of the Bible we know as the Vulgate?

John Chrysostom

Jerome

Gregory the Great

Clement of Rome

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* 16. True or False? The Didache is older than even some of the New Testament writings.

True

False

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* 17. When was the Church’s faith in “transubstantiation” officially defined?

At the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century

At the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century

At the Fourth Lateran Council in the thirteenth century

At the Council of Ephesus in the fifth century

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* 18. When did Christ institute the Sacrament of Holy Orders?

At the Wedding at Cana

At the Baptism in the Jordan

At the Last Supper

At the Ascension

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* 19. Which pope confronted Attila the Hun face to face?

Urban I

Leo the Great

Sixtus

Damasus

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* 20. True or False? St. Irenaeus of Lyons used the phrase “New Testament” before the New Testament of Scripture was compiled.

True

False

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