Name: _____________________________________

Founding of the Church

Carefully read each question, and then circle the correct answer.

1.

2. Who founded the Catholic Church?

a. Saint Peter
b. Jesus
c. Pope John Paul
c. Saint Peter

3. Jesus’ inner circle of followers was

called what?
7. When did the Holy Spirit appear
a. Great Friends publicly?
b. Priests a. Pentecost
c. The 12 Apostles b. Christmas
c. Easter

4. Jesus said that whatever his followers

bind or loose on earth will also be
8. The church is the ______ of Christ.
bound or loosed where?
a. Food
a. In Heaven
b. Body
b. at Church
c. Spirit
c. everywhere

5. When did Jesus intimately share

Himself with the apostles?
a. When He was born. 9. What does the word ‘Catholic’ mean?
b. At the Last Supper. a. Universal
c. Never. b. Christian
c. American

6. Who was the first Pope?

a. Saint Francis of Assisi 10. What is a Sacrament?
b. Saint John a. A symbol

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b. A visible sign of God’s presence a. A caravan of camels

c. A tradition b. Saints
c. The Holy Spirit

11. What is the main visible presence of

God on earth?
14. Infallibility of the church means what?
a. The Church
a. Priests are never wrong
b. The sky
b. The Holy Spirit protects the
c. A crucifix church from being wrong on
basic matters of faith
c. Jesus is never wrong

12. Jesus gave the Church the job of what?

a. Feeding hungry people
15. When the Pope speaks on matters ____
b. Spreading the Gospel
& _____ he is said to be infallible.
c. Reading the Bible
a. Faith & Morals
b. Bible Verses & Songs
c. Prayers & Laws
13. What did Jesus send to help the
Church?

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