Christian Morality Quiz

What is a just war?

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

• C. War involves many evils, no matter the circumstances. A war is only just and permissible when it meets strict criteria in protecting citizens from an unjust aggressor.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

What is euthanasia?

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

• C. The manipulation of an ovum's or fetus's genetic coding.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

What is excommunication?

• A. A severe penalty the Church imposes on a Catholic who has committed a grave sin or offense against canon law in which the person is banned from celebrating or receiving the Sacraments.

• C. The manipulation of an ovum's or fetus's genetic coding.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• B. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

What is abortion?

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• C. Testing the embryo or fetus for diseases or birth defects while it is still in the womb.

• B. The manipulation of an ovum's or fetus's genetic coding.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

What is prenatal diagnosis?

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• C. Testing the embryo or fetus for diseases or birth defects while it is still in the womb.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

What is legitimate defense?

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• C. The teaching that limited violence is morally acceptable in defending yourself or your nation from an attack.

What is scandal?

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• B. An action or attitude-or the failure to act—that leads another person into sin.

• C. The manipulation of an ovum's or fetus's genetic coding.

What is suicide?

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• C. The manipulation of an ovum's or fetus's genetic coding.

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

What are stem cells?

• B. A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying.

• C. Unique cells that have the potential to reproduce themselves as different human tissues and organs.

• D. Deliberately taking one's own life.

• A. The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.