1. Sin & Virtue

Which is NOT one of the four principal cardinal virtues?

a) tolerance

b) prudence

c) justice

d) temperance

2. Saints

Who, according to the Catholic Almanac, is the patron saint of divorce?

a) St. Gabor

b) St. Zita

c) St. Helena

d) St. Augustine

3. Hawaii’s Beatified

If Father Damien is canonized, he will not be the first saint with a Belgian tomb. Who is another saint buried in Belgium?

a) St. Valentine, legendary patron of lovers

b) St. Dymphna, the patron of persons with mental illness

c) St. John Cantius, 15th century theologian

d) St. Gertrude, 14th century mystic and writer

4. Sacraments

The Anointing of the Sick may be received how many times?

a) Only once, when death is imminent.

b) Twice, once at the onset of a serious illness, and again at the hour of death.

c) No more than five times.

d) There is no limit to the number of times one may receive this sacrament.

5. Current Events

Can you name the archdiocese that on May 17 ordained 11 new priests, all of whom were foreign-born? (Five are from Poland, two from Mexico, two from Tanzania, one from Ecuador, and one from Colombia.)

a) Chicago

b) San Antonio

c) St. Paul and Minneapolis

d) Philadelphia

6. Picture

This bent scimitar sword, dating from between the 16th and 13th century B.C., parallels the famous bible passage, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears in pruning hooks.” The quote comes from a 2,100-year-old scroll, a portion of which went on display recently at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. What is the ancient manuscript’s name?

a) Derveni Papryus

b) Leningrad Codex

c) Isaiah Scroll

d) Rosetta Stone

7. Church in Hawaii

Maria Lanakika Church in Lahaina, Maui, is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of its original church. What title of Mary does “Maria Lanakila” refer to?

a) Our Lady of Sorrows

b) Our Lady of Victory

c) Immaculate Conception

d) Our Lady of Peace

8. May, the Month of Mary

Marymas is a term that can refer to any feast of Mary but more often relates to this particular Marian feast celebrated on March 25.

a) Visitation

b) Birth of Mary

c) Immaculate Heart of Mary

d) Annunciation

9. Popes

What is a “rogito”?

a) a roll call of all the pontiffs since Peter

b) an inquiry done into a potential pope’s past before he is elected

c) a burial scroll certifying the death and burial of a pope and recounting highlights of his life and work

d) the pyre on which early Church pontiffs’ remains were burned before being placed in urns and buried under St. Peter’s Basilica

10. Devotions

The word rosary comes from the Latin word “rosarium” meaning what?

a) rose garden

b) risen

c) rose-hued

d) royalty

11. Scripture

One of the Old Testament’s 12 “minor” prophets is Habakkuk. According to many biblical scholars, his three-chapter book includes the first time in Israelite writing that someone does what?

a) rises from the dead

b) openly questions God’s actions

c) wrestles with the Devil

d) time travel

Answers: 1) a  2) c  3) b  4) d  5) a  6) c  7) b  8) d  9) c  10) a  11) b