Gr. 6 – Unit 7 Chapter 20

Answer Key

1. The word "ecumenism" comes from a Greek biblical phrase and means "______." a. the chosen People b. the whole household of God c. the Body of Christ d. the priesthood of the faithful

2. A ______is a major break or division within a Church such as the one which separated the Church in the East and the Church in the West in 1054. a. council b. heresy c. schism d. reformation

3. To help bring Catholics and Protestants together in his time, Saint Charles Borromeo ______. a. gave many talks to Catholics and Protestants together b. became a university theology professor c. helped to write a catechism to explain Catholic teachings d. ordered people to go to Mass

4. The bishops told Christians they should encourage ecumenism by ______. a. joining with other Christians for prayer and service b. focusing on what unites them c. focusing on what divides them d. both a and b

5. The ecumenical movement was discussed by Catholic Bishops ______. a. right after World War I in 1918 b. soon after the Protestant Reformation c. at the Second Vatican Council, from 1962-1965 d. in the middle of the Great Schism

6. Saint Charles Borromeo, a learned Italian cardinal of the sixteenth century, believed that ______was one reason for divisions between Catholics and Protestants. a. confusion about the Mass b. disagreement about how many Sacraments there are c. the inadequate education of priests d. too few Baptisms

7. After many centuries of tragic divisions, Christian groups began to gather to talk about working toward unity ______. a. in the seventeenth century b. in the early 1900s c. ten years after the death of Martin Luther d. after the Second Vatican Council

8. ______is an organized effort to bring Christians together so that all Christian churches will be in unity together. a. Ecumenism b. Schism c. Biblical interpretation d. Reformation

9. The Protestant Reformation began after a priest, Martin Luther, ______. a. insisted that the Pope move from Rome to Jerusalem b. wanted to become a canonized Saint c. protested some practices of the Church that misled some Catholics d. wanted to become the Pope

10. Since the sixteenth century, Protestant communities have continued to divide and form separate communities because ______. a. it seemed important to have different churches for people to choose from b. they had prophets who told them to separate c. they had disagreements over the Bible, authority, and worship d. they were too far away from each other

11. A ______is a break or a division that occurs in a church community due to disagreements over authority, or practices, or doctrines. a. heresy b. schism c. renewal d. reformation 12. In the sixteenth century, a religious separation from the Catholic Church began that is now called ______. a. the Protestant Reformation b. the Great Schism c. the Cleansing d. the Second Vatican Council

13. During his agony in the garden, Jesus knew that his followers would soon ______. a. be scattered and separated b. leave him to face arrest and death alone c. change the laws of Israel d. both a and b

14. Like the story of the Israelites, the history of the Church includes times of ______. a. heroes and holiness b. sin and failure c. change and stability d. all of the above

15. After his Last Supper and when he was in the garden, Jesus prayed intensely to his Father for ______among his followers. a. courage b. unity c. tolerance d. fortitude