Summer’s coming to a close, quizzicals. I spy autumn on the horizon as we step into September. I hope your love of learning about the Catholic faith spans all seasons, because here I have another awesome quiz for you!
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Monica, whose feast day is Aug. 27?
- a) St. Ambrose was one of her sons
- b) She is a doctor of the church
- c) Her tomb can be found in the Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Rome
- d) She wrote the autobiography, “Confessions”
2) Scripture
Fill in the blank from the first reading for Sunday, Aug. 28, from the book of Sirach: “My child, conduct your affairs with _______, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.”
- a) Humility
- b) Grace
- c) Love
- d) Mercy
3) Devotions
Which set of mysteries of the holy rosary are traditionally prayed on Thursdays?
- a) Luminous
- b) Glorious
- c) Sorrowful
- d) Joyful
4) Liturgy
What is the congregation’s response when a priest or deacon says, “A reading from the Holy Gospel according to N.”?
- a) “Thanks be to God”
- b) “Alleluia”
- c) “Glory to you, O Lord”
- d) “Amen”
5) Geography
In which U.S. state is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden located?
- a) New York
- b) New Mexico
- c) New Hampshire
- d) New Jersey
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: The first working Catholic missionaries arrived in Hawaii nearly a decade before the first American Protestant missionaries landed in the Islands.
- a) True
- b) False
7) Religious orders
Before Mother Teresa of Kolkata established her own religious community, the Missionaries of Charity, she at the age of 18 had joined which religious order?
- a) Ursuline Sisters
- b) Franciscan Sisters of the Poor
- c) Discalced Carmelites
- d) The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sisters of Loreto)
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) d, 6) b, 7) d
