ACRE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which covenant did God make when he set the rainbow in the clouds after the flood? -
ANS He would never again devastate the earth by water.
Which statement about Jesus Christ represents Catholic belief? - ANS Jesus Christ is truly
God and truly man.
What does the Church call the mystery by which the Son of God became man? -
ANS Incarnation
Who is God the Holy Spirit referred to in the Nicene Creed? - ANS The Giver of Life
How is the Nicene Creed different from the Apostles' Creed? - ANS It expresses the Church's
belief that Jesus Christ is one with God.
Who called people to turn back to God in the Old Testament? - ANS Prophets
What do we base our hope for union with God after death on? - ANS Death and resurrection
of Jesus
What did God promise the world after Adam and Eve committed the original sin? - ANS A
redeemer
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, When were the Gospels written? - ANS Some years after the Resurrection in the context of a
community of faith
What story is told in the Acts of the Apostles? - ANS The faith and struggles of the early
Church
Why did Saint John XXIII call for a worldwide council (Vatican II)? - ANS To foster renewal in
the Church and to renew the Church's mission
What did the historical period known as the Reformation include? - ANS The breaking away
from Catholicism that resulted in Protestant denominations
Which Church council clarified the most essential beliefs of the faith and produced a creed
which is used at Sunday Mass? - ANS Council of Nicea
Who began the Protestant Reformation? - ANS Martin Luther
Who in the New Testament exemplifies a faithful response to God's call through his letters and
travels? - ANS Paul
What does the Church celebrate on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception? - ANS Mary's
freedom from original sin
What is the symbolism of the chrism oil in the sacrament of Confirmation? - ANS Being
sealed with the Holy Spirit
What do we believe that we receive when we receive Holy Communion? - ANS Jesus Christ's
Body and Blood
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ANSWERS
Which covenant did God make when he set the rainbow in the clouds after the flood? -
ANS He would never again devastate the earth by water.
Which statement about Jesus Christ represents Catholic belief? - ANS Jesus Christ is truly
God and truly man.
What does the Church call the mystery by which the Son of God became man? -
ANS Incarnation
Who is God the Holy Spirit referred to in the Nicene Creed? - ANS The Giver of Life
How is the Nicene Creed different from the Apostles' Creed? - ANS It expresses the Church's
belief that Jesus Christ is one with God.
Who called people to turn back to God in the Old Testament? - ANS Prophets
What do we base our hope for union with God after death on? - ANS Death and resurrection
of Jesus
What did God promise the world after Adam and Eve committed the original sin? - ANS A
redeemer
1|P a g e C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 2 5 T H E B R I G H T A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D
, When were the Gospels written? - ANS Some years after the Resurrection in the context of a
community of faith
What story is told in the Acts of the Apostles? - ANS The faith and struggles of the early
Church
Why did Saint John XXIII call for a worldwide council (Vatican II)? - ANS To foster renewal in
the Church and to renew the Church's mission
What did the historical period known as the Reformation include? - ANS The breaking away
from Catholicism that resulted in Protestant denominations
Which Church council clarified the most essential beliefs of the faith and produced a creed
which is used at Sunday Mass? - ANS Council of Nicea
Who began the Protestant Reformation? - ANS Martin Luther
Who in the New Testament exemplifies a faithful response to God's call through his letters and
travels? - ANS Paul
What does the Church celebrate on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception? - ANS Mary's
freedom from original sin
What is the symbolism of the chrism oil in the sacrament of Confirmation? - ANS Being
sealed with the Holy Spirit
What do we believe that we receive when we receive Holy Communion? - ANS Jesus Christ's
Body and Blood
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