237. How long did Noe spend in making the Ark?

238. How old was Adam when he died?

239. Who was the oldest man?

240. What was his age?

241. How did the Deluge come upon the earth?

242. How long did the Ark float upon the waters?

243. How did Noe learn that the waters were going down?

244. What was the condition of men before the coming of Our Lord?

245. When and to whom did G.o.d promise the Redeemer?

246. What did the prophets foretell about Christ?

247. Why was the Redeemer not welcomed by all when He came?

248. What day of the year is Annunciation Day?

249. How could the good people of the Old Law be saved by the merits of Christ, when Christ was not yet born?

250. In what kind of a stable was Our Lord born?

251. Why did the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph go to Bethlehem before the birth of Our Lord?

252. Who were the Magi?

253. What brought them to Bethlehem?

254. Why did King Herod wish to find the Infant Jesus?

255. On what feast do we commemorate the adoration of the Magi?

256. At what time of the year is the Epiphany?

257. What is the feast of "Holy Innocents"?

258. When does it come?

259. Give a short history of Our Lord's life.

260. What do we mean by His "hidden life"?

261. What do we mean by His "public life"?

262. How old was Our Lord when He began His public life?

263. What do we know of Our Lord's hidden life?

264. Why did He lead a hidden life for so many years?

265. Does "mankind" mean men or women?

266. Had Our Lord any brothers or sisters?

267. What did the Angel Gabriel say at the Annunciation?

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268. What do you mean by Our Lord's "Pa.s.sion"?

269. When did it begin and when did it end?

270. Give an account of Our Lord's Pa.s.sion.

271. Where was Gethsemani or the Garden of Olives?

272. Who went into it with Our Lord?

273. What did Our Lord do in this garden?

274. What else happened there?

275. What caused Our Lord's sufferings in the garden?

276. Why could Christ's body suffer greater pain than ours?

277. What do we mean by the "agony in the garden"?

278. Who betrayed Our Lord?

279. How did the Jews act unjustly in the trial of Our Lord?

280. What was the "scourging at the pillar"?

281. What was the "crowning with thorns"?

282. What happened at the death of Our Lord?

283. Where was Calvary?

284. Why were no criminals put to death in Jerusalem?

285. How was the temple of Jerusalem divided?

286. What was the "Holy of Holies"?

287. What was the "Ark of the Covenant," and what did it contain?

288. Of what were the ark and its contents figures?

289. What was the veil of the temple?

290. Why was this veil rent asunder at the death of Our Lord?

291. What does Calvary mean?

292. Why was Our Lord crucified between thieves?

293. Why do we call one of these the "penitent thief"?

294. Why did Christ suffer more than was necessary?

295. What is a sepulchre?

296. How was Our Lord buried?

297. What did the Jews count the beginning and the end of their day?

298. Was the Jewish religion ever the true religion?

299. What is a miracle?

300. What does a miracle prove?

301. What miracles did Our Lord perform?

302. What was His greatest?

303. What are the qualities of a glorified body?

304. Show that Our Lord's body had all these qualities.

305. What was the "Transfiguration of Our Lord"? Describe it.

306. Who were present at it?

307. What happened on the way to Emmaus?

308. What benefit is derived from Thomas the Apostle doubting the resurrection of Our Lord?

309. Will all who rise on the last day have glorified bodies?

310. What does the "stigmata of Our Lord" mean?

311. Did anyone ever have it?

312. Was Our Lord visible to everyone during the forty days after His resurrection?

313. About how many times and to whom did He appear during the forty days?

314. Describe Our Lord's Ascension.

315. Did Christ always live at Bethlehem?

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316. Did the Holy Ghost ever appear?

317. When and under what forms?

318. What does Whitsunday mean?

319. What does Pentecost mean?

320. What effect did the coming of the Holy Ghost have upon the Apostles?

321. How many temples had the Jews?

322. What was a "synagogue"?

323. What was done in the synagogues?

324. How did the synagogues differ from the temple?

325. What did the feast of the Pasch or Pa.s.sover commemorate?

326. Give a short history of Moses.

327. How did the Israelites come to be in Egypt?

328. Give an account of their sufferings in Egypt.