DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS SYRO MALABAR CATHOLIC CHURCH, DUBLIN, IRELAND QUESTION BANK - 2019 CLASS – 6 Part-A : Choose the correct answer. 1. The feast of epiphany? [8th of December, 25th of December,6th of January] 2. We observe the last week of lent as ___ [Danaha, Holy week, moonu nombu] 3. the centre of the Christian life is [Charity, spiritual life, social life] 4. The first Sunday of lent is called (Easter, Palm Sunday, Pethurtha] 5. Abstinence, fasting ,and ————-leads us to acts of mercy and charity. [prayer, spiritual life] 6. How many days in preparation for the birth day of our lady [Three days, fifteen days, eight days] 7. what is the liturgical meaning of the Malayalam word upavasam? [fasting, prayer, to live together] 8. The tradition of decorating cores of banana plants with light and singing is called.. [deneha, Rakkulipperunnaal, El-payya] 9. The last Friday of the deneha season is dedicated to the memory of …. [all saints, all souls, all children] 10. what is the centre of our faith and our life [holy Eucharist, the mystery of the holy trinity, the bible] 11. Who entered Jesus’ tomb first? (Peter, John, Mary Magdalene) 12. “Truly this man was innocent “said who? (Pilate, The Centurion, Simeon of Cyrene) 13. Who was the disciple who betrayed Jesus by a kiss? (John, Peter, Judas) 14. Are you the King of the Jews? Said who? (the soldiers, Pilate, Peter) 1 15. The parable of the ‘prodigal son’ illustrates? (Mercy of God to sinners, Joy of God to repenting sinners, love of God to sinners) 16. Through the ---------------, we experience the fulfilment of God’s plan of salvation. (Jesus, Holy spirit, the New testament) 17. St. John proclaims “Only those who had been with Jesus and knew him closely can -------------- him. (Follow, Preach, Proclaim). 18. The Syriac word ‘kaitha’ means ------------- (Morning, bloom, summer) 19. ----------------- said, “Repent and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven”. (Peter, John, Jesus) 20. There are -------letters or epistles in the New Testament. (27,21,24) Part -B : Fill In the blanks with suitable words 1. The Season of Annunciation consists of _____ weeks in preparation for Christmas. 2. The ______________ venerated Jesus born as the saviour of the whole world. 3. Deneha is the feast where we remember the ___________ of Jesus. 4. The word Christ means __________________. 5. We observe the last week of lent as ___________ ___________. 6. The __________ ____ ________ gives us power to overcome temptations. 7. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the _____________ ____ ________. 8. Out of respect for his ______________ wish, Jesus performed his first miracle. 9. Through the miracle of healing at Bethsaida, Jesus reveals his glory as the ________ _____ ________. 10. The people of Israel prayerfully awaited the _____________. 11. Out of respect of his ————-Jesus performed a miracle at the wedding at Cana. 12. Blessed are the poor in —————,for theirs is the kingdom of god. 13. The first day of lent seven weeks before Easter is called————— 2 14. The word Deneha means———— 15. According to St. Paul ,the kingdom of god is not food and drink but justice,———and———in the Holy Spirit. 16. Anno Domini means———————- 17. At the birth of —————-the history of the world was divided into two. 18. The meaning of the word subara is ———- 19. The feast of epiphany is celebrated on——————- 20. —————-in the highest and on earth peace among those whom he favours. 21. ……………. is the day of the week that commemorates the passion and the crucifixion of Jesus. 22. The soldiers made ………. carry the cross behind Jesus on the way to Calvary. 23. “Destroy this temple; I shall rebuild it in three days” said …………. 24. ……………. disliked the idea of going to Nineveh to preach for its conversion and boarded a ship to Tharsis. 25. …………… is the meaning of the Hebrew word “Rabboni”. 26. The first Sunday after Easter is known as the …………………… 27. The Pilate set free ………... and handed Jesus over to be crucified after having him whipped. 28. ………….. is the disciple who denied Jesus three times. 29. The rite of …………... and the offering of peace to each other, serve as a reminder to us that we must forgive one another. 30. The sacrament of the ----------------------- is the centre of Christian life. 31. The ---------------- of the apostolic season is known as the golden Friday. ( 32. -------------------------- starts with the birth of Jesus and ends in the glory of Heaven after the last judgement. 33. ------------ and ------------- are the two prophets who appeared with the glorified Jesus during the transfiguration. 34. --------------------is the last book of the New Testament and the author of the book is apostle -------------- Part- C : Answer in a one or two sentence 1. Which is the song that we sing during the Holy Mass remembering the birth of Jesus? 3 2. What are the salvific events that we commemorate during the seasons of Epiphany? 3. How could Jesus defeat Satan who tempted him? 4. Why did Jesus delay to go to Bethany even after knowing that Lazarus was seriously sick? 5. The mission of Jesus had five important aspects. Name these 5 aspects? 6. Which are the two traditions, which the syro-malabar church had in connection with the feast of deneha or epiphany? 7. Which is the song that we sing during the holy mass remembering the birth of Jesus? 8. What is the message that the season of lent gives us? 9. What was the subject of discussion of the disciples who went to Emmaus? 10. What was the criterion given by St. Peter while choosing the disciple instead of Judas? 11. What are the important mysteries that we commemorate during the season of Apostles? 12. When and where did St. Thomas, the apostle land in India? 13. On what basis will we receive the eternal life or damnation at the time of the final judgement? Part- D : Answer in a Four or Five sentence 1. What is the witness that John the Baptist gave about Jesus? What does the baptism of Jesus signify? 2. How was the mystery of the Holy Trinity revealed at the time of the baptism of Jesus? 3. From which day does the season of Lent begin? What is the message that the season of lent gives us? 4. How was the Kingdom of God revealed in the words, deeds and presence of Jesus? 5. What does the year of the Lord mean? 6. What are the salvific events that we commemorate during the season of annunciation? 7. What is the witness that John the Baptist gave about Jesus? 8. What was the decision of the prodigal son who repented of his sins? 9. How was the symbol of bronze serpent realized in Jesus ? 10. How did Jesus give the model for the loving of enemies? 4 11. How can we understand that Jesus had the awareness that he was the suffering servant appointed by the Father? 12. Describe any one of the apparitions of Jesus after his resurrection? 13. Why will Jesus come again? What do you know about the last judgement? Part –E : Write the answers in three or four paragraphs 1. What are the salvific events that we commemorate during the seasons of annunciation and nativity? 2. Mention two prophesies which aroused hope among the Israelites about the coming of the saviour 3. How was the sign of Jonah accomplished in Jesus? 4. Describe any one of the apparitions of Jesus after his resurrection? 5. How did Jesus fulfil in himself the prophecies about the suffering servant in the Old Testament? 6. Who was St. Thomas? Give a detailed account on the works of St. Thomas in India. Part –F : Prayers 1. The Joyful Mysteries 2. Prayer of St. Bernard 3. Hail Holy Queen 4. The Apostles Creed 5. Prayer before confession 6. Act of Contrition 5 .