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Catechism of the Catholic Church

Life Everlasting

1. What is the judgment of a person which occurs immediately after death called?
   1. the tribulation.
   2. the general judgment.
   3. there is no such judgment.
   4. the particular judgment
   5. this judgment only takes place after the Second Coming.

2. Which of the following is true?
   1. Those who have died in Christ are saved and living but have no knowledge of earthly affairs.
   2. Those who have died in Christ continue to have knowledge of earthly affairs and, in their concern, continue to intercede for us.
   3. Those who have died in Christ are saved and living but have no concern for earthly affairs.
   4. Those who have died in Christ remain dead, body and soul, until the resurrection at the Second Coming of Christ.
   5. None of the above.

3. Which of the following is true regarding Purgatory?
   1. It is equivalent to hell, but is the name we give to those in hell who have repented of their sins and are in the process of being purified.
   2. The Second Vatican Council has repudiated the medieval hypothesis of a "purgatory."
   3. It is a purification for those who have died in God's grace, but are still imperfect.
   4. It is a place where those who have died in a state of mortal sin may still repent and be saved.
   5. It is another name for Limbo.

4. True of false. It has always been the practice of the Church to pray for the dead.

5. Which of the following is false?
   1. The Church acknowledges the existence of hell.
   2. God predestines no one to go to hell.
   3. Hell consists of those whom God has excluded from heaven against their will.
   4. The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God.
   5. Those who die in a state of mortal sin descend to hell.

6. True or false. God does not desire anyone to perish, but desires everyone to come to repentance.

7. True or false. At the final Judgment, all men will appear before Christ in their bodies to give an account of their deeds.

8. At the end of time when the Kingdom of God comes in its fullness, the earth is to share in the transformation the Kingdom will bring.

9. Which of the following is not an image for communion with God in heaven?
   1. Wedding feast.
   2. The heavenly Jerusalem.
   3. The Father's house.
   4. Wine of the kingdom.
   5. The vineyard of the Lord.

10. True or false. It is communion of men with one another that will be the source of happiness and peace in heaven.