Religion Midterm Study Guide

The Christian belief that at the end of time our souls will be reunited with our bodies which will be rise from the dead and glorified is called the _________________.

Resurrection of the Body

____________ means to hurt someone back who has hurt you.

Retaliation

Which of the following statements best describes what it means to be made in God's image and likeness? -We look like God. -We share certain characteristics of God, specifically love. -God is like whatever we imagine Him to be. -Our souls are our true selves, and our bodies are not important.

We share certain characteristics of God, specifically love.

The sum total of conditions that allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily is called the _____________.

Common Good

In what relationships do we first learn to love and respect others and to receive love and respect from others?

Friendships

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Adam and Eve before the Fall of Man? -Adam had dominion over all of the animals and related well with the environment. -Adam and Eve knew each other as equals. -Adam and Eve blamed each other for their own mistakes. -Adam and Eve had a close, loving relationship with God.

Adam and Eve blamed each other for their own mistakes.

By which theological virtue do we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God?

Charity

In what kind of relationship should we find both eros, or romanic love, and agape?

Marriage between a man and a woman

Which of the following best describes the Father's love for us? -Merciful -Unforgiving -Conditional -Limited

Merciful

____________ is the state of human beings before sin, when there was no suffering or death, man was at peace with himself, there was harmony between men and women, and there was peace between Adam and Eve and all of creation.

Original Justice

Where do our rights as human beings come from?

Our equal dignity as human beings

Who has the primary responsibility for the education of children?

Parents

______________ is the stability and security of a just order.

Peace

A man and woman united in marriage, together with their children, who form a communion of persons who are a sign and image of the Holy Trinity is called a ___________.

Family

__________ means brotherhood, close relationship, or community.

Fraternity

________ is a relationship between two or more people brought together for a common reason or purpose.

Friendship

What vocation does God call every human being to?

Love

Which of the following of Jesus' teachings teaches us to return gentleness for violence and hatred and to refuse to stoop to the level of those who would harm us? -"Whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." -"But I say to you, do not swear at all... let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes' and your 'No' mean 'No'." -"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." -"I am the Bread of Life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you."

Which of the following is NOT an example of someone practicing the principle of solidarity? -An employer paying his workers a just wage -A family donating their gently used clothes to a homeless shelter -A worker doing an honest day's work -A very rich man who lives in a mansion saving up all of his money to buy a bigger house

A very rich man who lives in a mansion saving up all of his money to buy a bigger house

___________ is the Greek word for sacrificial love, the love of God for human beings and the love that human beings are called to have for God and for one another.

Agape

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what does every human community need?

An authority to govern it

Where do children receive their first proclamation of the faith and learn how to pray?

At home in the family

Which of the following holy people worked for justice in secret by caring for the sick, orphans, and disabled veterans returning from World War I, and by helping the poor? -St. Theresa of Calcutta -Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati -St. Francis of Assisi -Blessed Miguel Pro

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

In John 13:34-35, what did Jesus teach about how others would know that we are His disciples?

By the love we have for one another

__________ is a moral virtue that helps us manage or control our desires for bodily and spiritual pleasure in the way God intended.

Chastity

The Catechism of the Catholic Church compares the ___________ to a mother, "the spotless spouse of the spotless lamb."

Church

The ________________ helps us to meet a person's physical needs.

Corporal works of Mercy

(True/False) A good father never disciplines his children.

False

(True/False) A person's soul comes into being shortly after that person is born.

False

(True/False) Because God created us, we are only objects to him.

False

(True/False) Because our human fathers sometimes fall short and let us down, God also falls short of His promises to us.

False

(True/False) It is not a necessary part of human nature for people to live in society together.

False

(True/False) Our consciences are obligated to follow laws enacted by the government, regardless of whether the laws are moral.

False

(True/False) Peace is simply the absence of war.

False

(True/False) Some people have more or less dignity than others.

False

(True/False) The relationship between Saints Francis and Clare is a great example of holy marriage.

False

The honor and respect due to all people, from unborn babies to the elderly, because we are all children of God made in His image and likeness is called ____________.

Human Dignity

In what important way are human beings different from all the animals?

Human beings are made in God's image and likeness, and animals are not.

______________ is Latin for "Image of God" and refers to how human beings as male and female are made in God's image.

Imago Dei

At the end of time, when Jesus comes again, where will the resurrected live forever with God?

In a New Heaven and a New Earth

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about what the Church teaches about our participation in promoting the common good? -It is not necessary to participate as fully as possible in the public, or political, life of one's country. -As Catholics, we are obligated to participate in the promotion of the common good, each according to his position and role. -Participation in the common good first requires us to take charge of areas for which one assumes personal responsibility. -By taking care of one's family and working conscientiously, a person participates in the promotion of the common good.

It is not necessary to participate as fully as possible in the public, or political, life of one's country.

What does it mean to say that Jesus is the "firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep"?

Jesus' Resurrection from the dead is the first among all who believe in him, who will be raised at the end of time

The Cardinal or Moral Virtue that helps us give God and neighbor their due is called ______________.

Justice

What does the Second Vatican Council document Gaudium et Spes teach that man must do in order to "fully find himself"?

Make of himself a "sincere gift" to others

A ____________ is a group of persons bound together naturally by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them.

Society

______________ is the uniting principle in a society by which people bear each other's sufferings together; make sure that material things such as food, clothing, and other resources are distributed justly; and most importantly, share spiritual goods such as prayer and penance.

Solidarity

The spiritual principle that animates or gives life to a body is called a ______________.

Soul

Instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead are all examples of the ___________________.

Spiritual Works of Mercy

Which of the following holy people faithfully carried out the Corporal Works of Mercy by caring for the needs of those on the margins of society by founding a religious community of sisters who served the poorest of the poor? -St. Patrick -St. Maria Goretti -St. Theresa of Calcutta -Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

St. Theresa of Calcutta

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the trinity? -The Father eternally gives love to the Son, and the Son eternally receives the Father's Love and returns His love to the Father. -The Trinity is a communion of Persons. -The Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son, with whom He is one and equal. -The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each share a small part of what it means to be God but are only fully divine when united together as Trinity.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each share a small part of what it means to be God but are only fully divine when united together as Trinity.

What do we call God's reign or rule over all things?

The Kingdom of God

What is the law in God's Kingdom?

The Ten Commandments

What did Pope St. John Paull II teach is the spousal meaning of the body?

The capacity of human beings to give themselves to one another, just as the Father and the Son eternally give themselves to each other

On what should human fatherhood be modeled?

The fatherhood of God

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the human soul? -The human soul is created by God at the moment of conception. -The human soul is our true self and must be freed from the shell of the human body. -The human soul is immortal. -The human soul and the human body form a unity and together make us who we are as human beings.

The human soul is our true self and must be freed from the shell of the human body.

How does the family reflect the Father's work of creation?

Through procreation ad education of children

What is the ultimate goal of building up and protecting the common good?

To help everyone to reach the highest goal of going to Heaven

What does the Declaration of Independence say is the purpose of government?

To secure the inalienable rights our Creator created us with

The _______ is the Christian belief revealed to us by God that He is three Persons in one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Trinity

(True/False) Christ's relationship to the Church is like a marriage with Christ as the bridegroom and the Church as His bride.

True

(True/False) Every society, such as a nation, or a baseball team, has a set of rules that must be followed.

True

(True/False) God is love, so we are made by love, in love, for love, and to give love.

True

(True/False) If Jesus had not risen from the dead, our faith would be pointless and we would not be saved from our sins.

True

(True/False) Society has a responsibility to support and strengthen marriage and the family.

True

(True/False) The Catholic Church and the Declaration of Independence agree that if a government fails to protect the rights of its people, the people have the right to change the government or to get rid of it completely and replace it with one they think would be better.

True

(True/False) The family is also called the domestic church.

True

(True/False) The human family is the earthly relationship that best reflects the love of the trinity.

True

(True/False) The role of authority in human communities is to ensure as far as possible the common good of the society.

True

(True/False) We exist and continue to exist because God loves us.

True

(True/False) When we pray in the Our Father for God's Kingdom to come, we are praying for God's reign to be complete here on earth as He reigns fully in Heaven.

True

What is the ultimate act of love?

When the Son of God gave His life on the Cross for sinners