Test your basic knowledge |

Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Jesus' ascension

2. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Mary and other women
Theme: love of neighbor - during Lazarus' life He was a beggar and the rich man neglected him; after their death Lazarus was happy in heaven and the rich man was in hell & begging for Lazarus' mercy - love for the poor
Revelations
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

3. Mustard seed
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Island of patmos
God over evil

4. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Gospels
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

5. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Jesus taught to crowds all over israel; sermon on the mount; The three year period during which Jesus gathered a community of disciples around him and preached the word of God. began with His baptism
Divine truths
All powerful/all knowing
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

6. Temptation in the desert

7. How many Epistles?
After Jesus' crucifixion He was in the grave for 3 days and then he resurrected and then He was on earth for 40 days and He was appearing to his disciples then after the 40 days he went up to heaven and his disciples saw him.
Perfection and imperfection
21
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

8. horn
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Power
Study of Jesus and who he is
'Jesus wept'

9. The vine and branches
21
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Jesus taught to crowds all over israel; sermon on the mount; The three year period during which Jesus gathered a community of disciples around him and preached the word of God. began with His baptism

10. Lazarus

11. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Gods plan to save us from sin
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
21

12. Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Stoned to death

13. Symbol of John
Rising Eagle
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Death
Winged Ox

14. Revelations
Winged Ox
Divine truths
All powerful/all knowing
Mary and other women

15. Authors of the epistles
Paul and other apostles
With the woman at the well
Power
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

16. Greek word for revelations
Apocalypse;
The Suffering Servant
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

17. History of the early church
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

18. Lazarus

19. Workers in the Vineyard
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Stoned to death
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

20. 666
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Complete imperfection = Satan
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

21. Mustard seed
Catholic letters
A marriage
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

22. Praying in the garden
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Missions to spread the word of god
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

23. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Perfection and imperfection
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Epistles
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

24. green horse
The replacement of Judas
A marriage
Death
Those who never accepted Jesus

25. Apostle
Study of Jesus and who he is
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

26. Yeast

27. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Famine
Parables
Alpha & omega

28. black horse
1. Kingdom of heaven: main point of Jesus' ministry 2. Character of the kingdom/heaven - ex. mustard seed 3. king/father in heaven: ex. prodigal son 4. people: ex. good Samaritan
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Signs/works
Famine

29. Rich man

30. Disciple
St. Luke
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Chose to follow Jesus
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

31. eath on a cross

32. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
'Jesus wept'
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

33. horn
21
Revelations
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Power

34. Acts of the apostles is about...
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
A marriage
The beginning history of the church
Power

35. Transfiguration
Separating the light from the dark
The glorious transformation of Jesus that manifested his divine identity for Peter & James & and John on a high mountain & probably Mount Tabor. The event & reported in all three Synoptic Gospels & also involved the appearance of both Moses and Elija
Mary and other women
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

36. Strong foundation
Jesus when into the desert with no water or food for 30 days When Jesus was temped by Satan to (1) Use his powers for himself when tempted to turn stone into bread & (2) Challenged by Satan to jump off the temple to test God's power & and (3) Offe
Gods plan to save us from sin
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Theme: foundation of god and faith - Foundation of rock: believing in god leads to eternal happiness - foundation of sand: leads to ruins - supreme witnesses to Jesus

37. synoptic gospels
Parables
Matthew & mark & and luke
Study of Jesus and who he is
Foreshadowing his death

38. Themes of the parables

39. Parable
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
New garden of Eden
Death

40. 3rd seed choked
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
With the woman at the well
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

41. Trial of Jesus

42. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
With the woman at the well
13
The glorious transformation of Jesus that manifested his divine identity for Peter & James & and John on a high mountain & probably Mount Tabor. The event & reported in all three Synoptic Gospels & also involved the appearance of both Moses and Elija

43. How many books are in the NT?
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
'Jesus wept'
27
Fishers of men

44. Judas' betrayal
Matthew & mark & and luke
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

45. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Theme: love of neighbor - during Lazarus' life He was a beggar and the rich man neglected him; after their death Lazarus was happy in heaven and the rich man was in hell & begging for Lazarus' mercy - love for the poor
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
The presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple which took 40 days after his birth in which He was recognized as the long awaited Messiah by Simeon and Anna
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

46. The Lamb
21
Catholic letters
Jesus
God over evil

47. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
27
The glorious transformation of Jesus that manifested his divine identity for Peter & James & and John on a high mountain & probably Mount Tabor. The event & reported in all three Synoptic Gospels & also involved the appearance of both Moses and Elija
Fishers of men
Death

48. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
With the woman at the well
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

49. conditions to be an apostle
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Perfection and imperfection
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
12 apostles

50. Sower and the Seed