Chapter 1 Test: Fire upon the Earth

What occurred on the Feast of Pentecost?

• The Apostles were killed because of their faith in Christ.

• The Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles, and the Church was revealed to the world.

• Jesus ascended into Heaven and told his Apostles to preach his name to all nations.

• Jesus revealed himself to the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

What did Jesus mean when he said he wanted to “cast fire upon the earth” (Lk 12:49)?

• He wanted people to be nice.

• He wanted to disrupt the peace of nations.

• He wanted to cause division in families and society.

• He wanted to send the Holy Spirit into the hearts of his followers.

How many days after Easter did Pentecost occur?

• Eight days

• Seventy days

• Fifty days

• One hundred days

What did Saint Peter call people to do to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?

• Repent and be baptized.

• Confess and have true contrition for sin.

• Believe in the Trinity and the Incarnation.

• Give to the poor and visit the sick.

Which of the following best describes what the New Testament book called the Acts of the Apostles recounts?

• Saint Peter’s life after becoming the first pope

• Arguments among the Apostles

• What the Mass looked like in the first centuries of Christianity

• The work of the Holy Spirit in the early Church

What did the Holy Spirit inspire and strengthen the Apostles to accomplish?

• Preach repentance and forgiveness of sins.

• Bring peace to Jerusalem.

• Spread the Gospel and grow the Church.

• Administer the sacraments and heal the sick.

With which two things did John the Baptist say Jesus would baptize?

• Ashes and salt

• The Holy Spirit and fire

• Salt and chrism

• Palms and chrism

Before Jesus came, John the Baptist baptized with fire and the Holy Spirit.

• F. John the Baptist baptized with water, not with fire and the Holy Spirit.

• T. John the Baptist baptized only with fire.

• T. John the Baptist baptized only with the Holy Spirit.

• T. John the Baptist did not baptize anyone.

Just before ascending into Heaven, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit.

• T

• F

• Not mentioned in the Bible

• Jesus promised to return immediately

Pentecost did not fulfill John the Baptist’s prophecy or Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit.

• F. Pentecost did fulfill John the Baptist’s prophecy and Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit.

• A. Pentecost was unrelated to any prophecy or promise.

• B. Pentecost only fulfilled Old Testament prophecies, not Jesus’ promise.

• C. Pentecost was a symbolic event with no prophetic significance.