Chapter 3 Study Guide

What does Original Sin do to human nature?

• Strengthens it

• Brings ignorance, suffering, and death

• Makes it perfect

• Gives it eternal life

What is free will?

• The power to make choices that can lead to good or evil

• The absence of choices

• The ability to control others

• The lack of responsibility

What are humans called to be?

• Kings and queens

• Servants of God

• Creators of the world

• Destroyers of nature

What does mercy mean?

• Being abandoned by God

• Being forgiven by God

• Being punished by God

• Being rewarded by God

What is God's law?

• The 10 commandments

• The 5 commandments

• The 20 commandments

• The 1 commandment

Why were women created from the rib of man?

• To show that women are superior to men

• To show that men are superior to women

• To show that females and males are equal

• To show that women are inferior to men

What was the garden of Eden created for?

• To bring suffering to human beings

• To test human beings

• To separate human beings from God

• To bring happiness to human beings

Why did God want humans to have authority over the animals?

• To exploit and harm the animals

• To show human superiority over animals

• To be the caretakers of creation

• To dominate and control the animals

What is the forbidden fruit a warning of?

• The consequences of disobedience

• The benefits of obedience

• The insignificance of choices

• The importance of trust

What is the lesson of the woman eating the forbidden fruit?

• Evil is not attractive

• Evil is always punished

• Evil is not real

• Evil can be attractive