So, a friend of mine is to be baptised in a couple of weeks, and I’m godmother! Naturally, I have to check that he’s learned his stuff before I let him in the big day, so I’ve prepared a test which he’s going to sit in the next week (he’s a nice guy; very accommodating of my foibles.)
Of course, I don’t really expect him to be able to answer every question on the test, but it will be interesting to see what he’s learned. The real question is – have I left something out? Is there something I should be checking, but haven’t?
- How many natures does God have?
- How many persons are there in God?
- Name the person or persons in God.
- Who is generated, and by whom?
- Who is spirated, and by whom?
- Define ‘nature.’
- Define ‘person.’
- Can we know and prove the existence of God by reason alone?
- Can we know the existence of the Blessed Trinity by reason?
- Who is Jesus Christ?
- What is Jesus Christ?
- How many natures does Our Lord have?
- How many persons are there in Our Lord?
- Who is the father of Jesus?
- Who is the mother of Jesus?
- What is the Hypostatic Union?
- How many sacraments are there?
- Name the sacraments.
- What is the Eucharist?
- Who can go to Holy Communion?
- Under what circumstances must you abstain from Holy Communion?
- When (time of year) must you go to Holy Communion?
- Under what circumstances must you go to Confession?
- When (time of year) must you go to Confession?
- What is the Easter Duty?
- What is obligatory, every Friday, under pain of sin?
- What is obligatory, every Sunday, under pain of mortal sin (except in cases of illness)?
- What is a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Name the Holy Days of Obligation in Australia.
- What is the Mass?
- When was the first Mass?
- What is the Immaculate Conception?
- Did Our Lady’s physical signs of virginity remain intact during and after the birth of Christ?
- How many other children did Our Lady have?
- What is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin?
- What is Original Sin?
- Name the seven capital sins (also called the deadly sins.)
- Why are they called capital/deadly?
- What is the penalty for mortal sin?
- How is grace restored to a soul in mortal sin?
- What is the penalty for being in a state of mortal sin at the time of death?
- What is the penalty for venial sin, or the remains of sin, or incomplete atonement for sin at the time of death?
- Is it possible to go to Heaven immediately after death?
- Name the patron saint of a good death. (Clue: he’s also the patron of the Universal Church.)
- Name the three forms of Baptism.
- What do you receive at Baptism?
- What do you receive at Confirmation?
- What is sanctifying grace?
- What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
- What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
- What is the Communion of Saints?
- What is the Treasury of Merit?
- What is the Church?
- Does the Church have a soul?
- Where is the Church Militant?
- Where is the Church Suffering?
- Where is the Church Triumphant?
- Of which Apostle is the Pope the successor?
- Over which Church or Churches (i.e. Militant, Suffering, Triumphant) does he preside?
- What is infallibility?
- When did public revelation end?
- How is the Word of God transmitted to us?
- Define ‘soul.’
- Define ‘spirit.’
- Does an angel have a soul?
- Does an angel have a body?
- Does a man have a soul or a spirit?
- Explain the immortality of the human soul without reference to the Bible.