Theology Exam

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Means that these are symbolic accounts about things that happened before we have any historical records

primeval history

God created the world to

reveal his glory

Makes it clear that creation is the work of all three Divine Persons of the Holy Trinity

sacred tradition

Religious truth and ______ will ultimately never contradict each other

scientific truth

Jofully proclaim that Creation is evidence for the power of God

scriptures

Not accepting our own goodness and a lack of trust in God ar

at the root of every sin

Seven days

completeness

The tendency of all human beings towards sin

concupiscence

An inner voice that summons us to love good and avoid evil

conscience

Christ has won his victory over Satan through

death on the cross

Another name for the visible reality that we see around us is the

earthly realm

In the story of Adam and Eve, what is a symbolic way of saying, "We don't need God; we can be gods ousrselves"?

eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and bad

A story that explains something's cause or orgin

etiology

What are tempations?

evil disguised as good

In the story of the Fall, Adam and Eve's realization that they were naked is a symbolic way of saying that they

felt guilt and shame

Uses symbolic images, stories and names to point to a deeper truth

figurative language

God has given us ______; because of this we have a dignity that surpasses all other creatures

free will and self-knowledge

Since the fall of Adam and Eve, the human race has been involved in a spiritual battle between

good and evil

Naming the animals

humanity's responsibility to care for creation

Adam and Eve started out not only in a perfect place but also

in perfect relationship with God and each other

The greatest testimony to human dignity is the

incarnation

Water

life, cleansing, and forgiveness

At our death our soul will

live on until it is reunited once again with our resurrected body

The _____ is the first form of communion between persons, reflecting the perfect union of the Holy Trinity

loving relationship between a man and a woman

In ______ God even shares with us his creative power to bring new life into the world

marriage

The serpent was considered an unclean animal because it

moved on the ground without feet

God's intention that the first human beings would share in his life, to be in direct communion with him is called

original holiness

The state of complete harmony between Adam and Eve and the rest of the creation is called

original justice

A mystery that we cannot fully understand

original sin

A garden

paradise and original blessing

The seven days of Creation teach us that God created the world

with order and purpose

In Genesis, God is presented _______, in that he is depicted in a very human way

anthropomorphically

A word that in Hebrew means "human being"

Adam

Committed a sin that affected the human nature of their decendants

Adam and Eve

Teachings of the Catholic Church include all of the following except

Adam and Eve recieved their state of original holiness for themselves alone

Fruit

Adam and Eve's sinful choice

A name for Satan in the New Testament

Beelzebub

The _____ were angels close to God; serving him

Cherubim

The _______ are angels who serve God and proclaim his message

Cherubim

Is a word that in Hebrew sounds like "living"

Eve

Contains the figurative account of Adam and Eve's Fall from grace

Genesis

Tree of knowledge

God's boundaries for human behavior

Chaos/order

God's power to bring forth order out of disorder

Wind

God's powerful "breath of life"

The pain and suffering in the world are caused by all of the following except

God's will

Which of the following statements is not true about Satan?

He can force us to do something against our will

Gives us grace to resist temptation

Holy Spirit

Uner the inspiration of the _________, stories were told, refined, and edited into the text we have today

Holy Spirit

The only two people who have never sinned

Jesus and his mother Mary

Jesus Christ announced the _____ and made it present through his life

Kingdom of God

Christ's second coming and the time of his Final Judgement

Parousia

The creation of Adam and Eve, as man and woman to be "one flesh", is reflected in the

Sacrament of Matrimony

A fallen angel who rejects God and God's Reign and who tempts us to do the same

Satan

Said, "I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate".

St Paul

The biblical Revelation about the origns of sin and evil in the world

The fall

The scientific study of the remains of past human life

archaeology

The literal meaning of "Satan" in Hebrew

adversary

The creatures who exist in the heavenly realm are

angels

The _______ is our spiritual principle; it is immortal and makes us most like God

soul

Serpent

temptation

Creation stories of other ancient cultures claimed all of the following except ________ as reasons why the gods created the earth and human beings

that they wanted to share their divine lives

Light from darkness

the "dawn" or beginning of creation

In what prayer do we ask God to help us avoid temptation?

the Lord's prayer

The first two chapters of Genesis contain all of the following except

the building of Noah's Ark

All of the following symbolize Adam and Eve's loss of their original holiness and justice except

their gift of being made of God's image

Why did the author of the symbolic Genesis account have Adam and Eve cover themselves with fig leaves?

to show that they were ashamed to be seen by each other


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