Quiz on the 3rd Beatitude (9C Group 3)

What are the beatitudes?

• Set of beneficial laws given by God on Mount Sinai

• Set of rules for God's people to follow

• Set of declarations that Jesus delivered in His Sermon on the Mount

• Set of parables that Jesus shared with the people

What is the 3rd Beatitude?

• Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

• Blessed are the meek, for they will be comforted.

• Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.

What does the 3rd beatitude mean?

• We should encourage acts of violence.

• We should endure suffering.

• We should be gentle and have self-control.

• We should be arrogant and fight back.

What does the word "meek" mean?

• Weak

• Gentle

• Assertive

• Impatient

Which does NOT show how Jesus is a perfect example of being meek?

• Jesus is gentle and kind.

• Jesus is patient and He did not try to speed up His mission.

• Jesus fought back when people falsely accused Him.

• Jesus showed self-control when people criticized Him.

How can we promote the 3rd beatitude?

• Treating others with kindness and patience

• Always getting in fights

• Insulting someone who insults you first

• Talking back to your parents

Kiana's classmates would often bully her but she remains gentle and patient with them. She would even help them with their studies at times. Kiana is an example of the 3rd beatitude.

• True

• False

Daniel’s brother hurts his feelings by calling him mean names. One morning, his brother knocks on his door and asks for forgiveness because he wanted to change for the better. Daniel slams the door shut in his face and does not want to forgive him at all. Daniel is an example of the 3rd beatitude.

• True

• False

Sarah’s mother had always been cruel to her. Her mother would always yell at her when she barely saves a dish from breaking or berates her for missing even just the smallest speck of dirt on the floor. Even as she continues to make her life difficult, sarah continues to love her mother and pray every night that God would forgive her. Is Sarah promoting the 3rd beatitude?

• Yes

• No

Jia, a girl who works at corporate, has always been targeted by her co-workers since day 1. They would talk behind her back and degrade her profile all in the name of envy. Jia knows that this happens regularly, but still she continues to treat her co-workers equally as if nothing happened at all. Is Jia promoting the third beatitude?

• Yes

• No