Dear Quizmeisters, I must apologize profusely for the mistake in my last quiz where I typed the wrong answer for the question: “What is the Magnificat?” (It’s hard typing upside down.) The correct answer, of course, was “d” — “The Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”  Mahalo to our sharp readers for pointing that out. Have a great Labor Day!

1. Church Trivia

What is a stigmatist?

• a) a person who has the marks of the wounds suffered by Jesus during his crucifixion.
• b) a priest assigned to reconcile the stigma a person incurs through excommunication.
• c) a collector of ancient Christian catacomb art.
• d) a stained glass window maker’s master apprentice.

2. Current Events

Bishop Robert J. Baker of Charleston, S.C., was announced on Aug. 14 as the soon-to-be-installed bishop of this diocese, which has been without a bishop since May 2005.

• a) Pittsburgh, Pa.
• b) Anchorage, Alaska
• c) Birmingham, Ala.
• d) Rockford, Ill.

3. Theology

Which of the following is NOT one of the Catholic Church’s criteria for a “just war”?

• a) Last resort: Force may be used only when all peaceful alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted
• b) Probability of success: Arms may not be taken up for a cause that is futile
• c) Deterrence: A lethal “show of force” may be used against the enemy to discourage its military buildup
• d) Proportionality: The good achieved by the use of force must be expected to outweigh the overall destruction it causes

4. Saints

This mother and son duo celebrate their feast days a day apart on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 respectively. She was responsible for the conversion of her son.

• a) Mary and Jesus
• b) Monica and Augustine
• c) Elizabeth and John
• d) Helena and Constantine

5. Church in Hawaii

Who was the first bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu?

• a) Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
• b) Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario
• c) Bishop John J. Scanlan
• d) Bishop James J. Sweeney

6. Vatican II

Which was one of the 16 major documents to come out of the Second Vatican Council?

• a) “Pacem in Terris” (“Peace on Earth)
• b) “Lumen Gentium” (“Dogmatic Constitution on the Church”)
• c) “Veritatis Splendor” (“The Splendor of the Truth”)
• d) “Deus Caritas Est” (“God is Love”)

7. Liturgy

What are the two main parts of the Mass?

• a) Offertory and Transubstantiation
• b) Consecration and Communion
• c) Introductory Rite and Communal Rite
• d) Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist

8. Scripture

Maccabee (from the Books of Maccabees) is most likely derived from the Hebrew word makkabah, which means what?

• a) most holy
• b) hammer
• c) macabre
• d) healer

9. Picture

Who is this?

• a) Father Thomas Merton
• b) Father Thomas Aquinas
• c) Father Andrew Greeley
• d) Pope Pius X

10. Holiday Question

Labor Day is Sept. 3. Who wrote the encyclical “Laborem Exercens” (“On Human Work”)?

• a) Pope John Paul II
• b) Pope Leo XIII
• c) Pope Benedict XVI
• d) Pope John XXIII

11. Other Religions

Martin Luther, after whom the Lutherans were named, was what when he issued his famous protest against the Catholic Church?

• a) the Bishop of Dresden
• b) an Augustinian monk
• c) a civil rights activist
• d) a violin maker

12. Hawaii’s Beatified

How many times did Blessed Marianne return to Syracuse during her lifetime after arriving in Hawaii?

• a) once
• b) twice
• c) never
• d) four times

Answers: 1) a  2) c  3) c  4) b  5) d  6) b  7) d  8) b  9) a  10) a  11) b  12) c