Catholic Doctrine Quiz

When sin spread, God permitted humans to suffer the consequences of sin – pain and sorrow – in order to lead them to desire peace and fulfillment through the restoration of human nature’s original goodness.

• True

• False

Venial Sin, caused by Adam and Eve, was inherited by all their descendants.

• True

• False

Like all Christian doctrine, Catholic social teachings proceed from proper understanding of creation, human beings and God.

• True

• False

Human beings are social by nature, intended to live in relationships and to be a part of society, which is where we develop our potential and respond to vocations.

• True

• False

Catholic social doctrine means that God has given human beings authority over all of creation, which indicates that they are the pinnacle of creation.

• True

• False

Catholic social doctrine was affected by the social changes of recent centuries. One of these is during the ________ Revolution, social circumstances underwent radical transformation.

Because we are _______ by nature, people need to find ways of living together that bring order to human relations.

After the Fall, human beings grew increasingly alienated from one another as ________ increased, acts of disobedience compounding upon another.

Original sin is the sin of Adam and ________ in which they disobeyed God and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

God gave human beings _________ over creation with the obligation to fulfill that duty responsibly in accord with justice.