Quizzy friends,
We have made it to the Easter season! Rejoice and be glad!
H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Easter Season
What are the five grains of incense in the Paschal candle representative of?
- a) The five wounds of Christ
- b) The five days of Holy Week
- c) The five miracles of Christ
- d) The five loaves of bread Jesus multiplied
2) From the Latin
What does “Nihil obstat” mean in a book with a Catholic subject?
- a) Warrants a censor by the Catholic Church
- b) Free from objections by the Catholic Church
- c) Pending a trademark by the Vatican
- d) None of the above
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia)
3) Saints
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (feast day: April 24) was born with the simpler name of Mark Roy. He joined the Capuchin Franciscans and was a part of the Catholic counter-reformation in the early 1600s. What profession did he have before joining the Capuchins?
- a) Doctor
- b) Gardener
- c) Lawyer
- d) Soldier
4) Easter Season
On Palm Sunday and on Pentecost, what color are the clergy’s vestments?
- a) Purple
- b) Red
- c) White
- d) Green
5) A to Z Catholic Dictionary
Which of the following is not a member of the Catholic clergy?
- a) a deacon
- b) a priest
- c) a bishop
- d) a religious order brother
6) Mary
When we talk about the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, to what belief are we referring?
- a) That when Mary was at the end of her life, she was taken bodily up to heaven
- b) The assumption that Mary was free from sin at birth.
- c) The assumption by Protestants that Catholics worship Mary
- d) None of the above
7) Scripture
During the Easter season, what book of the Bible is used for the first readings at Mass?
- a) John
- b) Matthew
- c) Acts of the Apostles
- d) Revelation
Answers: 1) a, 2) b, 3) c, 4) b, 5) d, 6) a, 7) c
