Morality 2 Quiz 2

For our conscience to be reliable and our actions to be moral, we must utilize the virtue of .... and the gift of ... 

• Prudence

• Discernment

• Temperance

• Fortitude

• Justice

decision-making process that involves making keen and insightful judgments about an important choice

Inclines the person toward choosing the moral good and avoiding evil. 

Steers us through complex moral situations

“Right Reason in Action”

T OR F: Human acts can be morally evaluated. They are either good or evil.

• True

• False

T OR F: Human acts can be morally evaluated. They are either good or evil.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Human Acts are acts that are freely chosen in consequence of a judgment of conscience

Human acts involve the: 

• will

• intellect

• consent

• knowledge

If an act is Intrinsically (belonging naturally) evil it:  

• Is evil by its very nature

• Goes against God’s will 

• Destroys human good 

• Can never be justified

T OR F: Our acts must promote the good of humans and conform to the objective norms of morality 

• True

• False

The morality of human acts depends on: 

• the object chosen

• the intention or the end view

• the circumstances of the action.

• the amount of responsibility taken.

Answer explanation

The object, the intention, and the circumstances make up the "sources," or constitutive elements, of the morality of human acts. (CCC 1750) 

T OR F: A morally good act requires the goodness of its object, of its end, and of its circumstances together. 

• True

• False