657. What do the letters "I.N.R.I." over the Cross mean?

658. Did Our Lord claim to be king of the Jews?

659. Why was Our Lord put to death?

660. With whom did the Blessed Virgin live after the death of Our Lord?

661. Who was St. John the Evangelist?

662. What is the Apocalypse?

663. About how long did the Blessed Virgin live on earth after the Ascension of Our Lord?

664. What is meant by the "a.s.sumption" of the Blessed Virgin?

665. What proof have we of it?

666. On what days are the different Mysteries of the Rosary said?

667. What does "I.H.S." with a cross over it mean?

668. What is the scapular, and why do we wear it?

669. What is the brown scapular called?

670. How many kinds of scapular are there?

671. What are the "seven dolors" of the Blessed Virgin? Name them.

672. What are the seven dolor beads?

673. What are "religious orders"?

674. What vows do the members of religious orders take?

675. Why were religious orders founded?

676. Why are there different kinds of religious orders?

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677. How many kinds of prayer are there?

678. What is "meditation"?

679. What should we do before praying?

680. What do you know of St. Monica?

681. Of St. Augustine?

682. Why does G.o.d not always grant our prayers?

683. If prayer is necessary for salvation, how can infants be saved who die without having prayed?

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684. Were people obliged to keep the Commandments before the time of Moses?

685. How many kinds of laws had the Israelites?

686. When were these laws abolished?

687. How were the Commandments given to Moses?

688. What was manna?

689. What is the difference between the Commandments of G.o.d and the commandments of the Church?

690. What does "love thy neighbor as thyself" mean?

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691. How did the Israelites come to wors.h.i.+p false G.o.ds?

692. How do we sometimes wors.h.i.+p strange G.o.ds?

693. What are "fortune tellers"?

694. Why is going to fortune tellers a sin?

695. What are spells, charms?

696. Are medals, scapulars, etc., worn about us charms?

697. What are dreams?

698. Did G.o.d ever use them to make known His will?

699. Why does He not use them now?

700. What are mediums and spiritists?

701. How do bad Catholics do injury to the Church?

702. Why did the Christian religion spread so rapidly?

703. Who are atheists, deists, infidels, heretics, apostates, and schismatics?

704. Are all religions equally true?

705. Why is presumption a great sin?

706. How are we frequently presumptuous?

707. Are heretics Christians?

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708. What help does G.o.d give us to save our souls?

709. How do we honor G.o.d by praying to the saints?

710. What is a relic?

711. Have we any relics of Our Lord's body? Why?

712. Why does the Catholic religion suit all cla.s.ses of persons?

713. Why are there so many kinds of Protestants?

714. Does the Bible contain all the truths of our religion?

715. How did G.o.d honor the relics of saints? Give an example.

716. When did the Jewish religion cease to be the true religion?

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717. Is it a sin to use the words of Scripture in a bad sense?

718. What is a perjurer?

719. Why was John the Baptist put to death?

720. Why is it sinful to be a member of a secret society?

721. When is an oath rash?

722. What is the difference between blasphemy and cursing?

723. Can we blaspheme by action?

724. Tell what happened to Julian the Apostate.

725. Are there any holy days not of obligation?

726. How is the Sunday well kept?

727. What is a real Catholic newspaper?

728. What books should be found in every Catholic family?

729. What is meant by the Old Law?

730. What by the New?

731. Are we bound to keep an unlawful oath?

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732. What do we mean by "magistrates"?