Matching Quiz on Justice Concepts

All justice begins with the personal moral decisions of individual persons.

• True

• False

Justice is always the same thing as equality.

• True

• False

Justice requires everyone to be friends and to like each other.

• True

• False

It is permissible for a Christian to disobey legitimate authority if the individual does not like the person in the position of power.

• True

• False

Citizens are obligated in conscience not to follow unjust civil laws because such laws are contrary to the demands of the moral order.

• True

• False

Authority is exercised legitimately only when it seeks the common good of the group and employs morally licit means to attain it.

• True

• False

All justice is by definition social, because it necessarily involves more than one person.

• True

• False

What does legal justice require an individual to do?

• Follow just laws for the good of the community.

• Respect those in legitimate positions of authority.

• Participate in the political process to the extent that they can.

• All of the above.

What injustice temporarily prevented St. Martin de Porres from entering the Dominican Order?

• He was discriminated against because of his illegitimate birth.

• He was refused entry due to the wealth and prestige of his family.

• His mixed-race background of Spanish and African/Native American descent prevented him from entrance.

• His face was physically disfigured and the Dominicans refused to take him based on his horrifying appearance.

“A Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is an example of which type of justice being exercised?

• Distributive Justice

• Legal Justice

• Commutative Justice

• Social Justice