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Chapter 2



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 
 
Indicate whether the statement is True or False. If it is false, change the statement to make it true. (Note: If you are taking the test online, only indicate True or False.)
 

 1. 

Tradition existed before the writing of the New Testament and helped in its formation. _____________________________________________________________________
 

 2. 

Scripture is God’s word, written by human authors under the guidance of the Apostles. _____________________________________________________________________
 

 3. 

The Gospels and the epistles, along with the Acts of the Apostles and the Book of Revelation, make up the Old Testament. _____________________________________________________________________
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

The development of the Bible began with ____.
a.
the early Christian communities
c.
Saint Paul
b.
the Israelites
d.
the Magisterium
 

 5. 

The ____ is a collection of 73 books written over a span of almost 2,000 years.
a.
synagogue
c.
Bible
b.
deposit of faith
d.
Resurrection
 

Matching
 
 
Indicate the letter of the answer that best defines each term.
a.
the special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible
b.
the Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present
c.
the living teaching office of the Church consisting of the pope and the bishops
d.
the accounts of God’s Revelation in Jesus Christ
e.
letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God’s Revelation in Jesus
f.
gathering places for studying Scripture
g.
the written account of God’s Revelation and his relationship with his people
 

 6. 

Scripture
 

 7. 

Tradition
 

 8. 

Gospels
 

 9. 

divine inspiration
 

 10. 

Magisterium
 



 
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