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1. Is the Sacrament of Confession necessary for the
believer to achieve salvation? _____
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Only if a person believes in it.
2. When you receive the Sacrament of Confession... _____
(Choose the best answer.)
a. The priest is present.
b. Jesus is truly present..
c. Jesus is truly present through the ministry of the
priests, hearing your confession.
3. The Sacraments of Christian initiation involve how many
Sacraments? _____
a. Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist.
b. Baptism, Confession and Confirmation.
c. All seven Sacraments of the Church
4. Jesus united the forgiveness of sins to faith and what? _____
a. Baptism.
b. Confirmation.
c. The Holy Eucharist.
5. Who instituted the Sacraments? _____
a. The Church.
b. The Apostles and early Church fathers.
c. Jesus Christ.
6. What does the Sacrament of Confession do for members of
the Catholic Church who are sinners? _____
a. It is the last step to salvation and eternal life.
b. It reinstates the membership in the Church.
c. It gives back the grace of God that was received in
Baptism and lost because of sin.
7. When is a priest allowed to share with others what was _____
said between the penitent and himself during the
Sacrament of Confession?
a. When the Bishop asks him to do it.
b. When he gets a Court Order to do so.
C. Never under the sacramental seal.
8. When the penitent receives the Sacrament of Confession, _____
he places himself before...
a. The merciful judgment of the priest.
b. The merciful judgment of the Church.
c. The merciful judgment of God.
9. The greatest effect of sin is that... _____
a. It is an offense against God.
b. It is an offense against others.
c. It bothers one's conscience.
10. Through the Sacrament of Confession, the baptized is _____
reconciled with... (Give the best answer.)
a. The Church.
b. God.
c. God and the Church.
11. Must a penitent approach the Sacrament of Confession _____
with a contrite heart and religious disposition?
a. Yes.
b. It is not necessary.
c. It depends on the sins that were committed.
12. Having reached the age of discretion, how often are _____
the faithful bound by an obligation to confess their
sins?
a. Once a month.
b. As often as necessary.
c. Once a year.
13. How can grave sins be forgiven? _____
a. Sometimes by tears of repentance and intercession
of the saints.
b. By reading the Scripture and all sincere acts of
worship and devotion.
c. By the Sacrament of Confession.
14. The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is for who? _____
(Choose the best answer.)
a. For those who have gone to confession at least once
a year.
b. For those in full communion with the Church.
c. All the members of the Body of Christ.
15. The Catholic Church recognizes confession on the _____
Internet when...
(Choose the right answer.)
a. You know the priest who offers the service.
b. It is done with complete sincerity.
c. The Catholic Church does not recognize it.
16. Regarding venial sins, the Church teaches... _____
a. They should only be confessed when there is a
large number of them.
b. Because it is not necessary in itself, one does
not have to confess them.
c. While it is not necessary in itself, the Church
recommends that one also confess them.
17. Why does the priest read the Word of God during the _____
Sacrament of Confession?
a. To enlighten the conscience.
b. To draw contrition.
c. "A" and "b" above and to exhort repentance.
18. Is the Sacrament of Confession complete in itself if _____
the penitent has not performed the penance that is
received?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. It depends if he has time to perform it.
19. Repentance, also known as 'contrition' must be _____
spiritual inspired by motives that arise from...
a. Faith.
b. Hope.
c. Charity.
20. The main element of the formula that the priest uses _____
during the Sacrament of Confession states that
forgiveness comes from its source...
a. God the Father.
b. Jesus Christ, the Son.
c. The Holy Spirit.
21. The Sacrament of Confession is not complete until one _____
has...
a. Gone to Confession with a sincerity of heart.
b. Performed the penance.
c. Done reparation.
22. What is the penance of the penitent based on? _____
a. The gravity and the nature of the sins.
b. The guideline book that the priest has to use.
c. They are all the same.
23. Who is the final judge regarding the administration of _____
communal celebrations of the Sacrament of Confession?
a. Any priest can do it.
b. The Bishop of the Diocese.
c. There is no need for a judge because it is standard
procedures.
24. Does a large gathering of faithful on a pilgrimage _____
constitute a grave necessity to justify general
absolution?
a. Yes.
b. Only when there are thousands of pilgrims.
c. No.
25. What is necessary for one to receive his final _____
instalment?
a. The Sacrament of Baptism.
b. The Sacrament of Confession.
c. Perseverance in the living faith.
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