Unit 3.1 Check (Creation)

What does the first line of Genesis tell us that God created?

• The world
• The universe
• All that exists
• None of the above

What does "heaven" and "earth" refer to in Genesis?

• Sky and ground
• Spiritual realities and material realities
• Life on earth and life in outerspace
• None of the above

What does Genesis tell us existed before the beginning?

• Air
• Space
• Water
• None of the above

What is the Latin phrase used to describe how God created?

• Ex nihilo
• Out of nothing
• In excelsis Deo
• None of the above

In knowing that God created all that exists, what else do we learn about Him?

• He is omnipotent
• He is omniscient
• He is transcendent
• He is infinite
• All of the above

What does the Tradition teach that God created when He said, "Let there be light"?

• He created the sun
• He created all stars
• He created angels
• None of the above

What occurred when God separated the light from the darkness?

• God cast Satan and his angels out of Heaven
• God created the sun and moon
• Both A & B
• None of the above

How does the author of Genesis describe the sky and what does it separate?

• A bridge that separates Heaven and earth
• A portal that separates Heaven and earth
• A dome that separates Heaven and earth
• None of the above

True/False: The description of the sky and the formation of the land and sea is a scientific explanation.

• True
• False

What is the "problem" with Genesis accounting of the passage of time over the first four days?

• Time was not created until the fourth day
• Time was created too early
• God does not create time
• None of the above