Liturgy Diversity
and The Sacrament of Baptism

1. True or false. It is imperative that differences in liturgical traditions be overcome by unity of rite, for only them will unity of faith be guaranteed.

2. What are the sacrament(s) of initiation?
   1. Baptism.
   2. Baptism and Confirmation.
   3. Baptism and Eucharist.
   4. Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist.
   5. Baptism, Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

3. Give the chapter and verse, or quote the passage, which gives the clearest biblical warrant for Baptism.

4. True or false. Baptism is necessary for salvation.

5. Which is the following are the essential elements for Baptism?
   1. Immersion in water and invocation of the Trinity.
   2. Immersion or sprinkling of water, presence of a priest, and invocation of the Trinity.
   3. Immersion or sprinkling of water, presence of a priest, and invocation of Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity.
   4. Immersion or sprinkling of water and invocation of the Trinity.
   5. Immersion or sprinkling of any liquid, and invocation of the Trinity.

6. Which of the following is a fruit of Baptism?
   Choose any combination of the following.
   1. Forgiveness of original sin.
   2. Forgiveness of all personal sins.
   3. Becoming an adopted child of God.
   4. Incorporation into the Church.
   5. A sharer in the priesthood of Christ.

7. True or false. Baptism cannot be repeated.

8. The Church confidently declares that certain people can be saved even if they are not baptized.
   Choose any combination of the following.
   1. Those who die for the faith.
   2. Unbaptized children.
   3. Those who die in mortal sin.
   4. Catechumens.
   5. Those who do not know the Church but acts under the inspiration of grace.

9. Which of the following is false regarding infant baptism.
   1. It highlights the utter gratuitousness of the grace of salvation.
   2. There is explicit testimony to this practice as far back as the second century.
   3. There exists no biblical evidence which could support infant baptism.
   4. Infant baptism is in harmony with the role of the parents as the nurturers of the life God has entrusted to them.
   5. The faith in which infants are baptized is the faith of the Church.

10. True or false. Under certain conditions, even non-Christians can baptize another into the Christian faith.

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