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QUIZ: 'Nun of the Above' : April 25, 2012
April honorees: St. Mark and Pope Benedict XVI
By Peter Westhoff
A quiz on Catholic things under the patronage of the “Doctor of Prayer,” St. Teresa of Avila. For each question there is one right answer. Each quiz will have one question that is answered with “E” for NOTA, which stands for “None of the Above.”
Today, April 25 is the feast of St. Mark. On April 19 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the seventh anniversary of his election to the papacy. We will split our time between St. Mark and Pope Benedict.
1. Since Advent, the Gospel readings on Sunday have been primarily from St. Mark’s Gospel because we are currently in this year of readings:
A. M
B. C
C. L
D. X
E. NOTA
2. The four Gospel writers are collectively given this name:
A. The Sola Scripturalists
B. The Evangelists
C. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
D. The Post-Diluvium Writers
E. NOTA
3. Each of the Gospel writers has a symbol given to him. What is Mark’s symbol?
A. ox
B. eagle
C. lion
D. man
E. NOTA
4. Each of the symbols of the Gospel writers is somehow related to the beginning of each writer’s Gospel. What does Mark’s Gospel begin with?
A. The Flight into Egypt
B. The Parable of the Sower
C. St. John the Baptist in the desert
D. Christ choosing his Apostles
E. NOTA
5. St. Mark’s Gospel compared with the other three Gospels has this characteristic:
A. the only mention of Simon of Cyrene
B. the greatest detail of Christ’s birth
C. the fewest number of chapters
D. the clearest declaration of being divinely inspired
E. NOTA
6. Because of his homeland, Pope Benedict XVI has been called:
A. Our Swiss Guardian
B. Our Great Dane
C. Our German Shepherd
D. Our Grecian Vessel
E. NOTA
7. Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical was titled:
A. “Rerum Novarum”
B. “Quadragesimo Anno”
C. “Humanae Vitae”
D. “Deus Caritas Est”
E. NOTA
8. The most recent World Youth Day was held in:
A. Madrid
B. Berlin
C. London
D. Prague
E. NOTA
9. The pope has called the increasing tendency toward subjectivism and hostility toward moral truth and religious liberty by this name:
A. the “erosion of conviction”
B. the “dictatorship of relativism”
C. the “bondage of ill-formed conscience”
D. the “absurdities of the invincibly ignorant”
E. NOTA
10. How many years has Benedict XVI been pope?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
E. NOTA
Answer Key:
1. A, 2. B, 3. D (though Frederick II was probably not there himself), 4. A, 5. E (Franciscans) 6. D, 7. B, 8. D (Queen of heaven, rejoice!), 9. B, 10. C
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