Here’s your latest Catholic quiz, Heraldistas. Much like your basket of Halloween candy, this set of questions contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats. Enjoy!
1) WORLD RELIGIONS
What religion this year will celebrate Abhidhamma Day, the Festival of Light, on Oct. 26?
a) Islam
b) Buddhism
c) Judaism
d) Hinduism
2) RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Which of the following Catholic universities is run by the Congregation of the Holy Cross?
a) Notre Dame
b) Villanova
c) Georgetown
d) Gonzaga
3) DEVOTIONS
Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps in the “lectio divina” scriptural reading practice?
a) Discuss
b) Meditate
c) Pray
d) Contemplate
4) POPES
This pope had the longest pontificate in history, from 1846 to 1878. He established the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and called the First Vatican Council, which defined papal infallibility:
a) Leo XIII
b) John XXIII
c) Paul VI
d) Pius IX
5) CATHOLIC HAWAII
In what year was Our Lady of Peace Cathedral given the title of “basilica” because of its extraordinary historical and spiritual importance to Hawaii’s Catholic community?
a) 1884
b) 2014
c) 1962
d) 2000
6) VOCABULARY
A Latin phrase that Catholics can connect to Halloween and All Saints’ Day is “Memento mori.” What does it mean?
a) “Blessed are the dead.”
b) “Love is eternal.”
c) “Remember that you will die.”
d) “Spirits linger.”
7) CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Catechism says that this act, no matter how it is carried out, “is, in itself, contrary to the Gospel” and “is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”:
a) Supporting a pro-abortion politician
b) Death penalty
c) Lying under oath
d) War
8) MARIAN DEVOTION
Which of these Marian apparitions occurred in the United States?
a) Our Lady of La Salette
b) Our Lady of Lourdes
c) Our Lady of Akita
d) Our Lady of Champion
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) a, 4) d, 5) b, 6) c, 7) b, 8) d