Session 23 Assessment Finding God Grade 6

Why do you think God gives humans both dominion over and responsibility for the earth?

• God gives us the responsibility to use everything on earth, but he also expects us to be responsible in how we use it.

• If we use up the earth’s resources, God will replace them. That’s why plants and animals will never be extinct.

• But if we use things poorly and misuse or mistreat the earth, it will be ours forever.

• This is another example of how God gives us choices, and we need to show that we don't need to make the right choice.

How do you show responsibility in caring for others and the environment?

• Wasting resources. There is not more for everyone in the world. I do not care for other people.

• Do not think about whether you need something before you buy it.

• Do not reuse and recycle whenever you can.

• God wants us to be stewards of the environment, so we should not litter or waste earth’s resources.

In our caring for his creation, God wants us to uphold

• the moral law

• the waste of resources

• an absolute power

• all of the above

Dominion means

• creation

• moral law

• control or rule

• abuse and neglect

Catholic social teaching emphasizes

• solidarity

• dignity

• respect

• all of the above

A letter of instruction to the Church is called

• an encyclical

• a treatise

• a debriefing

• an essay

In our stewardship of God’s creation, using only what we need is called

• dominion

• intercession

• moderation

• all of the above

By living in solidarity with people in all parts of the world, we can work to bring about environmental and social

• dominion

• justice

• creation

• none of the above

The Gospel of Life teaches us

• that all life is a sacred gift from God

• how each Gospel affects our lives

• the themes of Catholic social teaching

• about Saint Francis’s love of nature

The Scriptures speak of the natural world as though it is

• without limitations

• to be misused

• a person

• all of the above