Workbook Grades 5-6

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H.H. Pope Tawadros IIPope of Alexandria &

Patriarch of the See of St. Mark

H.G. Bishop DavidBishop of the Diocese of New York

and New England

Name

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The Church is the House of God 4

The Dogma of Redemption 10

The Trinitrian Believe 13

Saint Mark 17

TheSacrament of teh Holy Euchrist 23

Table of Contents

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1. Why does the church exist?

a. To portray our relationship with God b. To make friends and have a social lifec. To prepare us for out future life in heaven d. A and D

2. Where is the first placed where God dwelled with men?

a. The Tabernacle b. The Jewish Templec. Garden of Eden d. Heaven

3. What did the first paradise reflect?

a. The church in the New Testament b. God’s love and care for manc. Heaven d. God’s beautiful nature

4. The Garden of Eden was also known as ___________________.

a. First Paradiseb. House of Godc. Heaven

d. All of the Above e. Only A and B

The Church is the House of

God

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5. Fill in the blank:

Because of Man’s _____________ he was ______________ from God.

6. What was the only way man could reunite with God?

a. Through Communion b. God Himself had to interevenec. Archangel Michael open the door of the Garden d. B and c

7. Adam and Eve covered themselves with _______________________ but God covered them with _______________________.

a. Fig leaves; clothesb. Fig leaves; tunics of skinc. Tunics of skin; Fig leavesd. Tunics of skin; clothes

8. How did the Lord educated Adam on how to offer an acceptable sacrifice and its importance?

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9. How did the relationship between God and Man start after the fall of Adam and Eve?

a. Through prayer and sacrifice b. Through reading the Bible c. Through tunic made of fig leaves d. A and C

10. List at least 3 people who offered sacrifices in the Bible

a.___________________________

b.___________________________

c.___________________________

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11. When was the first time that the Bible mentioned the house of God?

a. Genesis 28 b. When Jacob named a place Bethel c. Genesis 29 d. A and B e. B and C

12. Why was Jacob fleeing to his Uncle Laban?

a. There were robbers in his home b. His father told him toc. Esau wanted to kill him d. To marry his daughter

13. What did Jacob dream of when he was resting needing comfort?

a. Ladder reaching the heavenb. Angels of God ascending and descending on the ladderc. The Lord d. All of the Above

14. How did the Lord comfort Jacob? What did he say to him?

______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

15. What did Jacob say after seeing the vision? (Memory Verse) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

16. What does Bethel mean?

a. Bethlehem b. House of Godc. Altar d. Holy Oil

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17. What is the meaning of the house of God?

a. When Jesus lives, eats, and sleeps b. A building c. The place where God dwells with us d. B and C

18. How did God dwell in the midst of the people of Israel during the time of Moses?

a. Tent b. Tabernacle of Meeting c. Temple in Jerusalem d. A and B

19. When the people settles in Jerusalem, who built the temple?

a. King David b. King Solomon c. Both King David and King Solomon d. Moses

20. What are the similarities between the tabernacle of meeting and the temple? What is the one difference between them?

a. Similarities i. _____________________ ii. ____________________ iii.____________________b. Difference i. ____________________

21. How did God prepare humans to understand the concept church in the New Testament?

a. Tabernacle of Meeting b. Building the temple c. Bethel d. Jacob’s vision

22. How can we clearly understand the meaning of the house of God?

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23. What is church in Greek?

a. Assembly b. Chorusc. Ecclesia d. A and C

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24. The church is the Body of Christ. Please state memory verse.

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22. How can we clearly understand the meaning of the house of God?

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25. The church is an assembly of whom?

a. Clergy b. Believersc. Angels d. People

26. Who is in the presence of the Believers?

a. Angels b. Saintsc. A and B d. Clergy

27. The assembly of the believers are gathered around the Holy ______________ and Holy _______________.

28. Who are the Believers?

a. Those who are Baptizedb. Those consecrated by the Holy Myronc. Those who practice the church sacramentsd. Those who serve others e. All of the above

29. What does consecrated mean?

a. Sacred b. dedicated for a purpose c. anointed by the Holy Myron d. All of the Above

30. What does the Pope or the Bishop (s) consecrate with the Holy Myron?

a. _____________________ b. _____________________ c. _____________________

31. What does it mean to anoint things within the church with Holy Myron?

a. Dedicate it to be used for prayers in the church b. It becomes Christian c. It becomes one with Body of Christ d. All of the Above

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32. What are clergy referred to in Greek?

a. Eklesia b. Ikliros c. Priests d. Abouna

33. What does Ikliros mean?

a. Priest b. Abouna c. Share or Heritage d. Pope

34. Who is included under the title clergy?

a. _____________________ b. ____________________ c. _____________________ d. _____________________ e. _____________________

35. What do the clergy ultimately choose?

a. God as they serve his people b. To perform liturgy c. To give communion or Heritage d. None of the Above

36. Who do we believe attend liturgy with us although we may not see them?

a. Angel b. Saints c. The bad people d. A and B

37. How do we unite and get confirmed with God ?

a. Communion b. Partaking of the true Body and true Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ c. Partaking of something that symbolizes the Body and Blood our Lord Jesus Christ d. A and C e. A and B

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1. Why did God create man?

a. Because He had great love b. Because He needed someone to serve Him c. Because he wanted someone to take care of the Garden of Eden d. A and B

2. What is unique of God creating man verses all the other things? State the verse.

a. ________________________________________________________________ b. ________________________________________________________________ c. Verse: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. When did God give man free will? Memory Verse

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4. The wage of sin is ___________. (Romans 6:23)

a. Punishment b. Death c. Costly d. Expensive

The Dogma of the Redemption

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5. Why was Adam and Eve’s nature corrupted?

a. Because they disobeyed God’s commandments b. Because of their sin c. Because they ate of the forbidden tree d. All of the Above

6. Although man inherited Adam’s sin :

a. ______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

7. God is ______________ and ______________humans, as well as, ____________ and _________________ that is why Jesus became in __________ and took flesh.

8. What are the 5 conditions for the Redeemer?

a. ______________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________ c. ______________________________________________________________________ d. ______________________________________________________________________ e. ______________________________________________________________________

9. How can humans benefit from the precious gift of salvation?

a. B________________________ b. B________________________ c. P________________________ d. R________________________AND C_______________________

10. How did the people of Israel get ready during the last plague? a. Prepare a lamb per each household b. Prepare a male of the first year c. Prepare a lamb without blemish d. All of the Above

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11. After killing the lamb, the people of Israel should take some of the blood and put it on ___________?

a. The Altar b. Temple c. Doorposts and beam d. Their forheads

12. What is Exodus 12:13? Memory Verse.

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13. What shall the people of Israel eat with the well cooked lamb?

a. Unleavened bread b. Bitter Herbsc. Vegetables d. A and B

14. The lamb had to be _____________ in fire and none of its _____________ can break.

15. What needed to be done to anything remaining from the lamb?

a. Burn with fire b. Leave it for dinner the next day c. Give it to the poor d. Eat it

16. What does the word Pascha mean?

a. Passion Week b. Time of Mourning c. Passover d. A and B

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1. Match the following terms with their definitions.

a. Agpeya 1. Daily readings in the church services b. Synaxarium 2. Contains the readings for the week of Holy Pascha c. Khoulagy (Liturgical Book) 3. Book of Praises d. Antiphonarium (Difnar) 4. Prayer book of hours e. Psalmody 5. Book including stories of the life of Martyrs, Saints, and the dates of feasts, and fasts in the church f. Katamres 6. The Divine Liturgies of Saints Basil, Gregory and Cyril g. Pascha Book 7. Commemorations of the saints with tunes and melodies

2. The Katamares is divided into 4 parts. Please list.

a. _________________________________ b. _________________________________ c. _________________________________ d. _________________________________

3. God exists as three ___________.

a. Persons b. Hypostases c. People d. A and B

4. The Father is ____________, The Son is _____________, The Holy Spirit is _____________, all __________ God.

The Trinitarian Believe

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5. How did God reveal the Trinitarian belief in the Old and New Testament? State memory verse from the old and new testament.

a. ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. There are analogies to help us understand the Trinitarian belief. Which of the following is false? a. Analogies are comparable to God b. There is not a time where there is sun but no sunlight or heat c. One triangle with 3 angles d. Analogies are not comparable to God but only help us understand the Trinitarian belief

7. How does the Sun help us understand the Trinity?

a. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

8. How does the Golden Triangle help us understand the Trinity?

a. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

9. True or False: One of the hypostases is greater than the other.

a. True b. False

10. The angles in _________________ triangle are equal just like the three hypostases are equal.

11. Match each hypostasis with the hypostatic property it carries.

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a. The Father 1. Proceeds from the Father b. The Son 2. Origin and the Source c. The Holy Spirit 3. Begotten of the Father

12. What did Macedonius teach incorrectly?

a. Our Lord Jesus Christ was not human b. St. Mary did not give birth the God c. The Holy Spirit is not of God and is less than the Father and the Son d. Our Lord Jesus Christ is not Divine

13. As a result of the Macedonian heresy the Council of _______________ was held.

a. Macedonias b. Ephesis c. Constantinople d. Alexandria

14. What number council fought the Macedonian Heresy?

a. First b. Secondc. Third d. Fourth

15. How many bishops attended the council against Macedonians?

a. 150 b. 318 c. 200 d. 100

16. What year was the second ecumenical council held?

a. 325 AD b. 431 AD c. 381 AD d. 450 AD

17. Who led the second ecumenical council?

a. Pope Athanasius b. Pope Timothyc. Pope Alexander d. Pope Peter

18. What verses did the council refer to answer the Macedonian Heresy?

a. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________ 19. In Job 33:4 the Holy Spirit has the characteristics of ________________.

a. A Creator b. A Giver of Life c. The Sun d. The Triangle e. A and B

20. What was the conclusion of the Council of Constantinople?

a. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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1. Where was St. Mark born?

a.One of the 5 Western cities in North Africa b. Modern Day Libya c. Cyrene d. All of the Above

2. What was St. Mark’s parents name?

a. Joseph and Maryb. Aristopolus and Maryc. Elkanna and Hannahd. Aristopolus and Hannah

3. What religious sector did St. Marks parents raise him in?

a. Jewish b. Christian c. Atheist d. Protestantism

4. What languages did St. Mark learn?

a. Greek b. Latin c. Hebrew d. English e. A, B, and C

5. What was St. Mark’s name in Roman?

a. God is gracious b. Hammerc. Marker d. Beloved of Christ

Saint Mark: Synaxarium 30

Barmouda.

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6. What was St. Mark’s Jewish name?

a. God is gracious b. Hammerc. Marker d. Beloved of Christ

7. What happened when a tribe attacked his family’s region?

a. They died b. They got persecutedc. They moved to Jerusalem d. An angel appeared to them

8. St. Mark became one of Jesus’ ___________________ that Christ personally choose.

a. 12 Disciples b. 70 Apostles c. Enemies d. Treasurers

9. What events took place in St. Mark’s house? _

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

c._____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

d.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

e.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

10. Due to all of the events that happened in St. Mark’s house what was house known as?

a. The tabernacle of meeting b.The temple c. The first church in the world d. A and B

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11. What did the Coptic church name St. Mark?

a. Pure Disciple b. The Apostle c. The Beholder of God d. All of the Above

12. What did St. Mark and his father Aristopolus encounter when taking a walk near the desert?

a. Camels b. Donkeysc. Raven, lion, and lioness d. Serpent

13. How did St. Mark’s father believe in Jesus Christ?

a.____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

14. After the Ascension, where did St. Mark preach first?

a. Alexandria b. Jerusalem c. With St. Paul on his first evangelical trip d. A and B

15. Who did he preach with in Jerusalem?

a. St Paul b. St. Barnabas c. St. Peter d. St. Thomas

16. Where did St. Mark preach alone?

a. Jerusalem b. Cyrene c. A and B d. He never preached alone.

17. Where did St. Mark go to when his shoe tore?

a. A Cobbler b. Ananias c. A and B d. God provided him with new shoes

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18. What happened to Ananias when he was repairing the shoe?

a. The awl pierced his finger b. He went blindc. He heard bad news about his family d. A and C

19. What did Ananias shout?

a. O my gosh b. O, One God c. Eis Theos d. Band C

20. How did St. Mark feel when he heard Ananias shout? What did he do?

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21. Who was the first fruit for the spreading of the Christian faith in Egypt?

a. Ananias and his family b. St. Paul c. Alexandria d. A and C

22. Who did St. Mark ordain as bishop when he instituted the church in Egypt?

a. St. Ananias b. St. Paul c. St. Barnabas d. St. Timothy

23. Who else did St. Mark ordain when he instituted the church in Egypt?

a. Seven priests and three deaconsb. Five priests and seven deaconsc. Three priests and seven deaconsd. Three priests and five deacons

24. How long did St. Mark stay in Rome?

a. 10 years b. A few months c. 1 year d. Unti St. Paul’s martyrdom

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25. Where was the first church build in Alexandria?

a. Bokalia b. East of Alexandria c. Cairo d. A and B

26. St. Mark turned those who worshipped idols to believing in Christ. What does the church call him as result of that?

a. Anti-paganism b. Demolisher of the idolsc. Talented d. Wise

27. What Christian feast coincided with the great pagan celebration for the feast of the god syrabis in 68 AD?

a. Feast of the Nativity b. Feast of the Resurrectionc. Feast of the Apostles d. Feast of the Pentecost

28. What did the worshipers of idol do St. Mark?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

29. Who appeared to St. Mark in the dark prison?

a. Angel b. Lord Jesus Christc. St. Paul d. All of the Above

30. When did St. Mark deliver up his pure soul?

a. 30th of Barmudah b. 68 AD c. 29th of Barmudah d. A and B

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31. What verse applies to St. Mark?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

32. What were St. Mark’s 3 greatest accomplishments?

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

c._____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

33. What is St. Mark’s title(s)?

a. The Beholder of God b. Evangelist

c. The demolisher of Idols d. All of the Above

34. What do we celebrate of 30th of Baba?

a. Return of the relics of St. Mark b. Commemoration of the consecrations of the church of St. Mark c. The appearance of his Holy head d. His martyrdom e. B and C

35. What do we celebrate of 17th of Paona?

a. Return of the relics of St. Mark b. Commemoration of the consecrations of the church of St. Mark c. The appearance of his Holy head d. His martyrdom e. A and D

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1. What does the incense box represent?

a. A Cross b. A sacrificec. Prayers of the saints d. B and C

2. What Gospel is included in the gospel with a silver or metal case?

a. Gospel of St. Matthewb. Gospel of St John c. Gospel of Matthew and St. Luked. Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John

3. What does the dome represent?

a. The cross b. Mangerc. The tomb d. Prayers of the saints

4. What is the name of the wooden square box, where the chalice sits?

a. The dome b. Incense boxc. The gospel d. The throne/ ark

The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

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5. What is the name of the plate in which the Orbana is converted to the Body of Christ?

a. Chalice b. Dome c. Paten d. Censor

6. What is the communion cup called?

a. Chalice b. Dome c. Paten d. Censor

7. What does Abouna use to administer the Blood to the believers?

a. Mysteer b. Paten c. Chalice d. Censor

8. What is the icon usually on the metal case of the Gospel?

a. Jesus b. Cross c. St. Mary d. B and C

9. How many chains in the censor?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

10. What does the coal represent?

a. Divine nature of Christb. Human nature of Christc. The womb of St. Mary

11. What does the fire represent?

a. Divine nature of Christb. Human nature of Christc. The womb of St. Mary

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12. What objects are painted on the Holy Board?

a. ___________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________

13. What are the cruets?

a. Vessels that h old wine and water b. Glass vasesc. What holds communion d. Has the orbana in it

14. What does the word prosphorine mean in greek?

a. Hammer b. Tombc. Advance d. Fabric

15. What does the prophorine represent?

a. Christ’s tomb b. The stone at Christ’s tombc. Death d. Resurrection

16. When is the prospherine lifted?

a. Commemoration of Saints b. The Hiteniat

c. Offering of Incense d. Prayer of Reconciliation

17. From what does the celebrant priest choose the ‘Lamb’?

a. Basket for orbana b. The incense box c. The paten d. The censor

18. What do the 2 candles symbolize?

a. St. Mary and St. John b. The disciplesc. The angels that St. Mary had seen in the tomb d. The word of God

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19. What does the round bread represent?

a. The Lord Christ the Sun of Righteousness b. Decpotikonc. The Lord’s d. A circle

20. What is the center of the Orbana called?

a. The Lord Christ b. Decpotikonc. The Lord’s d. The middle piece

21. What is the sacrament of sacraments?

a. Baptism b. Unction of the sick c. Confession and repentance d. The Holy Eucharist

22. Through the Eucharist we ______________ with __________________ and we are confirmed in Him.

23. When did Our Lord Jesus Christ began to prepare his disciples for the idea of the Eucharist? What did he say? Memory Verse.

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24. When was the sacrament of the Eucharist instituted?

a. Palm Sunday b. Good Fridayc. Covenant Thursday d. Wednesday

25. Where did Our Lord Jesus Christ teach the disciples the meaning of his words and how to implement this sacrament?

a. In the Jewish temple b. In his house c. In St. Mark’s house d. In the streets

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26. What did our Lord Jesus Christ do as a sign of repentance and preparation?

a. Washing the feet of His disciples b. Asked each one to confess his sinc. Having dinner together d. Sending them out to get the food for their supper

27. What is the Passover of the New Covenant?

a..Baptism b. Holy Communion c. Holy Myron d. Unction of the sick

28. What did he say to his disciples in regards to the leavened bread and the wine in the cup? Memory verses.

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29. Why does Levean symbolize?

a. Sin b. Our Lord Jesus Christ who carried the sin of the whole world c. A bacteria d. A and B

30. As ________________ disables the yeast so also ______________ halted the original ____________.

31. What did it mean when Christ said “do this is in remembrance of Me”?

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32. What must we have completed in order to partake of the Holy Communion?

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

33. What should we do to prepare spiritual for the Eucharist?

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

c._____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

34. What should we do during the Liturgy?

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

35. What should we do to prepare physically for the Eucharist?

a.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

b.____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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Through the grace of God and under the auspices of His Grace Bishop David, Bishop of the Diocese of New York and New England and the current Papal Exarch of the Archdiocese of North America for H.H. Pope Tawadros II, this Mahragan book was translated and formatted by the blessed servants of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England. All material was translated from the Arabic Language to the English Language.