MCC Theology & Doctrinal Knowledge 3

Question 1

The four marks of the Church — one, holy, catholic, and apostolic — are professed in which creed recited at Sunday Mass?

Accepted Answer

Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

Answer

The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, recited at Sunday and solemn feasts, explicitly professes: 'I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.'

Question 2

Which of the following describes the dogma of the Assumption of Mary, defined in 1950?

Accepted Answer

Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life

Answer

Pope Pius XII defined in Munificentissimus Deus (1950) that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.

Question 3

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what are the 'last things' traditionally associated with Christian eschatology?

Accepted Answer

Judgment, Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory

Answer

Classical Catholic eschatology focuses on the four last things: death, judgment (particular and general), heaven, and hell — with purgatory as an intermediate state.

Question 4

Lumen Gentium describes the Church primarily as:

Accepted Answer

The People of God and the Body of Christ, a sacrament of unity

Answer

Vatican II's Lumen Gentium describes the Church as the People of God and the Body of Christ, calling it a 'sacrament' — a sign and instrument of communion with God and unity among all people.

Question 5

What does the theological term 'theotokos' affirm about Mary?

Accepted Answer

Mary is the God-bearer or Mother of God

Answer

Theotokos, meaning 'God-bearer' or 'Mother of God,' was defined at the Council of Ephesus (431) to protect the unity of Christ's divine and human natures.

(MCC) Master Catechist Certification Practice Test

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MCC Theology & Doctrinal Knowledge 3