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July 3rd

Mass Facts for Faith

Test your Knowledge of Christian Tradition!

1. The Gospel of Matthew was written with this audience in mind: a) Jewish Christians, b) Roman Christians, c) Greek Christians, d) Orthodox Jews, e) pagans

2. The Ten Commandments are also known by this name: a) The Laws of Moses, b) the Blessings of God, c) the Decalogue, d) the Pentateuch, e) the Apocrypha

3. What is a crèche meant to hold? a) Bible, b) crucifix, c) baby Jesus, d) vestments, e) sewing materials

4. What texts were found at Nag Hammadi in Egypt in 1945? a) New Testament writings, b) Old Testament writings, c) Roman writings, d) Gnostic scriptures, e) non-canonical writings of St. Paul

5. In a case of emergency/extreme necessity, an unbaptized person can baptize if they have the following: a) a belief in God, b) the required intention, c) a desire to be baptized as well, d) a love for Jesus, e) plenty of water

6. The popular Christian writer wrote a science fiction space trilogy: a) Ronald Knox, b) Dorothy Sayers, c) G.K. Chesterton, d) C.S. Lewis, e) Frank Herbert

ANSWERS: 1-a, 2-c, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b, 6-d

(from Envoy Magazine Issue 7-3)