The Mysteries of Christ’s Life


  1. True or false. It is through Christ’s words alone that he taught his disciples.

  2. True or false. Jesus’ life is the model for those alone who choose a religious vocation.

  3. True or false. The significance of Christ in the manger at Bethlehem is that it is a sign of God’s humility and our need for humility.

  4. True or false. By leaving his family to begin his ministry, Jesus showed us that our true road to holiness lies in the ministries of the Church.

  5. True or false. Jesus knew he would die when he went to Jerusalem.

  6. True or false. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem manifested the coming of the Kingdom.

  7. Which of the following is/are not true? Choose none, any combination, or all.

    1. The power of the keys given to Peter signify authority to govern the house of God.
    2. The Church is a sign of God’s kingdom on earth.
    3. The power to "bind and loose" signifies the authority to change the teachings and moral commands of the Church.
    4. Entrance into the Kingdom of God requires works as well as words.
    5. Jesus miracles are not to be taken as crudely literal events, but are merely vivid illustrations that, in Jesus, the Kingdom is at hand.

  8. True or false. The Baptism of Jesus is connected with his suffering and death.

  9. Choose one. Jesus’ victory in the desert over the temptations of Satan:

    1. show that the New Adam resisted the temptation the first Adam did not.
    2. shows Jesus’ faithfulness to God, as opposed to Israel’s faithlessness in the desert.
    3. anticipates his victory at the Passion.
    4. a and b.
    5. a, b, and c.

  10. Which of the following is/are false concerning the Transfiguration?

    1. The cloud indicates the presence of the Father.
    2. Moses and Isaiah, representing the Law and Prophets, announce his upcoming sufferings.
    3. It is the sacrament of the second regeneration.
    4. It gives us a foretaste of Christ’s glorious coming.
    5. The ascent up the mountain prepares for the ascent to Calvary.

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