FOF Ch 9 Study Questions

The Primacy of Peter
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. When Jesus asked, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" he was speaking to whom?*


  1. When Jesus asked, "Who do you say that I am?", who answered his question?*


  1. When Jesus asked the apostles, "Who do you say that I am?," what was Peter's response?*


  1. In which chapter of which Gospel does Jesus tell Peter that Peter is the rock? (You must give the name of the Gospel and the chapter number)*


  1. Who is the 'rock' on which Jesus said He would build his Church?*


  1. What symbolic objects did Jesus give to Peter?
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  1. Who changed Simon's name to Peter which means 'rock' in the Syro-Chaldaic tongue?*


  1. In which chapter of which Gospel is Simon's name changed to Peter, meaning 'rock'? (You must give the name of the Gospel and the chapter number)*


  1. Fill in the blanks\: "whatsoever thou shalt ________on earth shall be ______ in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt _______on earth shall be ______ in heaven."*


  1. When did Jesus fulfill his promise to make Peter the supreme ruler of his Church? Choose from following\: at the Last Supper, at Caesarea Philipi, a week after his Resurrection on the shore of a lake where Peter and the apostles had gone fishing, immediately after his Resurrection*


  1. With what words did Jesus fulfill his promise to make Peter the supreme ruler of his Church?*


  1. In which chapter of which Gospel does Jesus fulfill his promise to make Peter the supreme Ruler of his Church?*


  1. The name of which Apostle always appears at the head of every list of the Apostles in the Gospels?*


  1. The name of which Apostle always appears last in every list of the Apostles in the Gospels?*


  1. Which book of the New Testament records the first miracle performed by an Apostle?*


  1. Which one of the following arguments is NOT one that is used against the Primacy of Peter\: Jesus rebuked Peter, St. Paul criticized Peter's conduct, Peter was a married man, Peter's supremacy conflicts with the supreme dominion of Christ.*


  1. Which one of the following was NOT done FIRST by St. Peter\: performed the first miracle, preached first to Jews at Pentecost, made the first Gentile converts, instructed the other Apostles to elect a successor to Judas, spoke first at the Apostolic Council of Jerusalem, converted St. Paul*


  1. In Paul's letter to the Galatians, where did Paul go in order to see Peter?*


  1. In what city had Peter established his see before he went to Rome?*


  1. In St. Peter's letter, he sends greetings to all the members of the Church from his home in Babylon. Babylon was a code name for what city?*


  1. Name the early Father of the Church who was bishop of Antioch and who testified that Peter resided at Rome.*


  1. Name the early Father of the Church who was the fourth Bishop of Rome and who testified that Peter resided at Rome.*


  1. Name the early Father of the Church and historian who testified that Peter resided at Rome.*


  1. Name the Protestant writers who attest that Peter resided at Rome.*


  1. How did Peter know that Jesus was the Son of God?*





Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX