Catholic Social Teaching Quiz

What leads the Church to seriously consider the social problems of today and to offer solutions?

• politics

• guilt

• compassion

• free will

Which of the following refers to the teaching of the Church that examines human society in light of the Gospel and Church Tradition for the purpose of guiding Christians as they carry on the mission of Jesus in the world?

• Catholic social teaching

• the Catholic Worker

• the Ten Commandments

• the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

All of the following are major themes from Catholic social teaching except:

• the right of the bishops to speak on social issues

• solidarity

• care for God’s creation

• the dignity of work and the rights of workers

The option for the poor and vulnerable applies to people who are ___________.

• denied the ability to participate equally in society

• deprived of basic rights

• without money

• all of the above

Which of the following is not a right that is due to workers?

• the right to employment

• the right to set one’s own wages

• the right to a safe workplace

• the right to decent pay

What sparked the modern Catholic social teaching tradition?

• Marxism

• the signs of the times in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

• the debate over slavery

• none of the above

Which of the following is a teaching letter from the pope to the members of the Church on topics of social injustice, human rights, and peace?

• encyclical

• treaty

• apostolic constitution

• homily

What is the primary purpose of work?

• to provide goods and services for others

• to unionize all laborers

• to provide a decent life for workers and their families

• none of the above

Which of the following does Catholic social teaching call all people to care for?

• only themselves

• God’s creation

• specifically those in their own faith community

• all of the above

Which term is defined as “the union of one’s heart and mind with all people, leading to the just distribution of material goods, bonds between opposing groups, and the spread of friendship and prayer”?

• faith

• solidarity

• compassion

• social justice