CST 7: Caring for Creation: A Divine Responsibility

What analogy is used to explain the importance of caring for creation?

• Receiving a gift

• Planting a tree

• Cleaning a park

• Building a house

What does the environment provide to support human life?

• Economic growth

• Entertainment

• Technology

• Basic necessities

According to the Book of Genesis, what are humans asked to do with the natural world?

• Exploit it

• Explore it

• Ignore it

• Till and keep it

Who suffers the most when creation is neglected?

• Urban dwellers

• Wealthy individuals

• The poorest of people

• Large corporations

What is a direct consequence of a temperature increase on agriculture?

• Decreased need for water

• Improved crop yield

• Faster growth of plants

• Inability to grow the same crops

What is the relationship between caring for creation and caring for the poor?

• No relation

• Direct relation

• Only benefits the rich

• Only a governmental concern

What simple action can young people take to care for the environment?

• Recycling

• Investing in stocks

• Traveling more

• Using more plastic

How can adults in corporations positively affect the environment?

• Ignoring environmental policies

• Making eco-friendly decisions

• Focusing solely on profits

• By increasing production

What does passing the earth as a wilderness instead of a garden signify?

• Success

• Failure to steward creation

• Technological advancement

• Natural progression

What document calls everyone to care for the natural world?

• The Constitution

• Laudato Si

• The Magna Carta

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights