Theology FINAL — Quiz 13 -16

Multiple Choice: Since full satisfaction is unattainable temporally, the moral life is not a fixed achievement but a continuous ________ movement.

• Dynamic

• Static

• Instinctive

• Regressive

• Restrictive

Multiple Choice: The central theological premise of the chapter is that moral training is equivalent to training in:

• Supernatural beatitude

• Happiness

• Theological law

• Emotional restraint

Multiple Choice: Why is the status viatoris described as the "innermost core" of what it means to be a creature?

• Because the moral life is a fixed, static achievement.

• Because we move toward wholeness but never fully know it, never fully possessing all we desire.

• Because human beings are not defined by perpetual movement.

• Because God's goodness is completely known in this life.

• Because all creatures instinctively achieve their telos.

Multiple Choice: Why is it difficult to describe a life as genuinely human if a person disregards the core natural inclinations?

• Because they would lack the Infused Moral Virtues.

• Because they would be fully formed in vice.

• Because they would be living utterly at odds with their nature and could not possibly flourish.

• Because they would possess perfect prudence.

• Because they would be seeking only supernatural beatitude.

Multiple Choice: Jean Porter states that "goodness" applies to "perfected being," meaning:

• Whatever is fully known to the intellect.

• Whatever brings fleeting satisfaction.

• Whatever is universally desired.

• Whatever is decreed by law.

• Whatever is, insofar as it is what it ought to be.

Multiple Choice: Thomas Aquinas, when discussing the virtue of courage, metaphorically stated that a brave man does not shrink from a journey because of fear of:

• Spiritual pride or vanity

• Failure or judgment

• Heresy or condemnation

• Shipwreck or bandits

• Natural Law precepts

Multiple Choice: Why is the Natural Law described as "only a starting point" for morality?

• Because it only applies to creatures of instinct.

• Because it is inconsistent and frequently changes.

• Because it is derived solely from the Eternal Law.

• Because it is only concerned with supernatural goods.

• Because natural dispositions must be developed further into consistent habits (virtues) to achieve excellence.

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is identified as an internal threat or "thief" that robs an individual of life and hope on the moral journey?

• Disappointment or discouragement

• External failures in love

• Adversity or suffering

• Cynicism, misunderstanding of the good, or stubborn refusal to change

• Illness or great loss

Multiple Choice: The weight of human freedom in the moral life is demonstrated by the possibility of fashioning oneself in ways that:

• Eliminate the status viatoris.

• Achieve excellence without effort.

• Turn away from one's true potential and result in moral decline.

• Instinctively follow natural inclinations.

• Are perfectly aligned with the Eternal Law from birth.

Multiple Choice: The pursuit of human happiness is primarily found in:

• Growing in, being transformed by, and actively expressing goodness in every possible way.

• Acquiring all the Cardinal Virtues perfectly.

• The achievement of a static, fixed state of contentment.

• Avoiding all external and internal dangers.

• The complete knowledge of the Eternal Law.