Mother of Mercy Academy

Barobo, Surigao del Sur

3rd MIDTERM EXAMINATION

C.L.E. 9
Junior High School Department

NAME: ELBE JONEL M. CABOY TEACHER: ROSA QUERUBIN

YEAR & SECTION: GRADE 9 – ST. LUKE DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2019
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CHAPTER 7
Test 1 – Answer the following questions. Write your answers in the blank space.

1. Why were the Jewish religious leaders hostile toward Jesus?

Ans: Because the Jewish didn’t believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the
Jewish called to Jesus as a false prophet who led the people astray.

2. Describe Jesus’ gradual realization of His upcoming Passion and Death in His
three predictions.
How did the apostles interpret these predictions?
Ans: Base on the third prediction, Jesus included specific details of His suffering.
Jesus was described to be walking ahead of the apostles which suggests
The intensity of His desire to fulfil His mission. The apostles were
Completely confused , yet they followed Jesus because they loved Him.

3. What does Jesus’ act of washing the feet of His apostles symbolize?
Ans: The mystery of divine forgiveness.

4. How did Jesus fulfill in a perfectly unique way the Jewish Passover meal on the
Night before He died?
Ans: When Jesus reclined at the table, he said, “I have eagerly desired to eat
This Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it again
Until there is fulfilment in the kingdom of God.”

5. Why is Jesus’ commandment of Love considered new?

Ans: Jesus declared His new commandments of love during the Last Supper event
As described in the Gospel of John. “I give you a new commandment: “Love
One another.” As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.

6. Discuss what the events of the Passion and Death of Jesus tell us about His
Person, message, and mission.
Ans: When he arrived at the Mount of Olives, he said to them, ‘Pray that you may
Not undergo the test.’ After withdrawing about a stone’s throw from them
And kneeling, he prayed, saying, ‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup away
From me; still, not my will but yours be done.’ The Cup mentioned by
Jesus refers to the suffering and terrifying death and He was about to face.

7. Who was responsible for the death of Jesus?

Ans: Pilate handed Jesus over to the soldiers to be crucified.
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CHAPTER 8
Test 2 – Answer the following questions. Write your answers in the blank space.

1. How should we Christians today, appreciate the death of Jesus on the Cross?
Ans: “By dying he destroyed our death, by rising, he restored our life.” Being open to eternal
Life changes our way of living and thinking.

2. Why is the resurrection of Jesus beyond being merely historical?

Ans: The Resurrection as an event had no witnesses, but Faith in the Resurrection
Is historical.

3. What is the nature of the Resurrection narratives?

Ans: The Resurrection of Jesus is the most significant event in the history of humankind.

4. Describe the disciples’ experience of the Resurrection.

Ans: The unshakable conviction that Jesus was truly risen and was no longer held by death
Totally changed the hearts and lives of the disciples.

5. Why is Christ’s Resurrection the foundation of our Christian faith?

Ans: Christ’s Resurrection redeemed us from sin.

6. What does the Church teach about Christ’s Resurrection?

Ans: Both the New Testament and the Church Tradition teach us that the Resurrection is at
The very core of our Christian Faith.

7. What is the meaning of Christ’s Ascension?

Ans: It means that “Jesus ascended into heaven”. The Ascension of Christ is an integral part
Of Christ’s Paschal Mystery.

8. What is the relationship of Sunday Eucharist with Christ’s Death and

Resurrection?
Ans: Bring all things before the altar of God each week in the Sunday Eucharistic celebration.
In this celebration we encounter the Risen Christ sacramentally, and we give thanks to
God who keeps us victorious in life through the Resurrection of Christ, His Son,
Our brother.

9. How do we keep Sunday holy?

Ans: As Christians, we must keep it a point that we commemorate the life of the risen Lord
Through the Holy Eucharist as it had been the Day of the Lord for Christians for almost
Two thousand years.
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10. How do we experience the Paschal pattern of Jesus in our daily ordinary life?
Ans: Jesus challenges us to follow Him is His Paschal Mystery by dying to our false self,
Taking up our own crosses and giving up our self-centered pride for the sake of others
That we may gain new life for us and others.

CHAPTER 9
Test 3 - Answer the following questions. Write your answers in the blank space.

1. Why was it necessary for the early Church to go back to the beginning of Jesus’
life?
Ans: They were led to look back to the beginning of Jesus’ life to explain the mystery of
His person and the full meaning of His earthly ministry.

2. What is the context and nature of the Infancy Narrative? Describe them.
Ans: The Infancy Narratives represent the effort of the early Church to bring out the
Unique meaning and significance of Jesus Christ beginning from His conception.

3. What are the details of the Christmas story according to Matthew and Luke?
Ans: “Jesus is the reason for the season”. Gift-giving is traditional at Christmas not because
Of Santa Claus, because God “started” the tradition by giving His only Son Jesus as a gift
To humankind to be our Savior.

4. Why are there different versions of the announcement of Jesus’ birth and His
First visitors?
Ans: In Matthew, the announcement of the “miraculous” conception and birth of Jesus was
Made to Joseph, the head of the holy family. Luke, on the other hand, made Mary the
Recipient of the annunciation.

5. What is the symbolism behind the three gifts of the Magi?

Ans: The story of Magi’s gifts is richly symbolic: gold is worthy of a king, frankincense was used
In offerings to God, while myrrh was used to prepare a body for burial.

6. What is Matthew’s purpose for telling the story of the flight to Egypt?
Ans: Matthew’s account parallels the Old Testament account of Moses and the Exodus.

7. Why did Luke announce the birth of John the Baptist along with that Jesus?
Ans: Luke tells that John the Baptist and Jesus were both conceived during Herod’s time.

8. What is the special message of Jesus’ hidden years for the young people of
today?
Ans: The hidden years of Jesus offers for high school students today the valuable lessons of
Nazareth ---- silence, quiet work, and simple family life.
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