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1) SAINTS
Which third-century martyr is noted for being a patron saint for athletes?
a) St. Andrew
b) St. Sebastian
c) St. Blaise
d) St. Cloud
2) CHURCH IN HAWAII
The only parish in Hawaii named for Our Lady of Sorrows serves which Island community?
a) Honokaa, Hawaii island
b) Kula, Maui
c) Wahiawa, Oahu
d) Pearl City, Oahu
3) VOCABULARY
What is the “Enchiridion Symbolorum”?
a) A collection of Catholic texts summarizing Catholic doctrine throughout church history
b) The belief that bread and wine are only symbols during holy Communion
c) A Baltimore catechism book that Catholic schoolchildren used to memorize
d) The prayer said during the epiclesis prior to the Eucharistic prayer
4) CHURCH ARCHITECTURE
What is the name for the canopy over a bishop’s chair (cathedra)?
a) Baldacchino
b) Ciborium
c) Clerestory
d) Pulpit
5) MARIOLOGY
The feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs exactly nine months after what solemnity?
a) Assumption
b) Annunciation
c) Immaculate Conception
d) Dormition
6) MEDIA
Who founded the Eternal Word Television Network?
a) Archbishop Fulton Sheen
b) Mother Angelica
c) Dolores Hart
d) Paulist Father Dave Dwyer
7) ROSARY
What is the fourth glorious mystery?
a) The Ascension
b) The Annunciation
c) The Assumption
d) The Resurrection
8) SCRIPTURE
In Luke 4:38-44, which apostle’s mother-in-law did Jesus heal?
a) John
b) James
c) Simon Peter
d) Andrew
Answers: 1) b, 2) c, 3) a, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) c, 8) c