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Social Issues (Winter 2021)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the formal name of the healthcare bill signed into law by President Obama

a)

Obamacare

b)

Affordable Care Act

c)

Mandated Insurance Bill

d)

Universal Healthcare Package

2.

In what church did Dr. King begin his ministry?

a)

African Methodist Church

b)

Ebenezer Baptist Church

c)

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

3.

Which of the following is true regarding the group the Black Muslims during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

They wanted full integration of society (both blacks and whites)

b)

They wanted to remain integrated with black communities only

c)

They wanted to remain a part of their own community with a total commitment to the movement itself.

4.

What did Dr. King do to gain support from white Christians for them to support the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

He used the Bible

b)

He spoke out against communism

c)

He criticized the President

d)

He criticized Congress

5.

The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) gave the country concrete solutions in order to end segregation and discrimination

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which religious group does not accept blood transfusions as part of their faith?

a)

Seventh Day Adventists

b)

Mormons

c)

Jehovahs Witnesses

d)

Christian Scientists

7.

A Jehovahs Witness will not celebrate the 4th of July

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does the Catholic Church state about the death penalty?

a)

It should only be used in limited circumstances

b)

It should only be used in countries that can afford it

c)

It should not be used because it is no longer necessary

9.

Which of the following is not one of the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching?

a)

Human Rights and Dignity

b)

Rights of Workers

c)

Care for God's creation

d)

Just War Theory

10.

What did Title VII accomplish for Civil Rights?

a)

It ended segregation

b)

It made discrimination illegal based upon race, religion and color

c)

It made gender discrimination illegal

11.

What happened to religious life after Vatican II?

a)

It increased dramatically

b)

It decreased dramatically

c)

It remained the same

12.

What was the essential Supreme Court holding in Roe v. Wade (1973)?

a)

It gave women unlimited rights to have an abortion

b)

It gave the ability to restrict abortion in the 1st trimester of pregnancy

c)

It gave a women a "fundamental right" to have an abortion in the 1st trimester

d)

It gave a women a "fundamental right" to have an abortion in both the 1st and 2nd trimester

13.

What happened in the Griswold v. Connecticut decision?

a)

It allowed abortion

b)

It allowed contraception

c)

It allowed guns in schools

d)

It allowed for universal healthcare

14.

Currently, states have the ability to refuse same sex marriage certificates

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Catholic bishops may ordain a woman if he feels that she is qualified to serve in the ministry

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What has been the political result in Iraq since 2003?

a)

A large success

b)

costly and largely ineffective

17.

What was the effect of DACA?

a)

To separate children from parents

b)

To allow an easier path to citizenship to people who were brought here as children

c)

To allow business the ability to refuse jobs to illegal immigrants

d)

None of the above

18.

Under Islamic teaching, what term describes "holy war"?

a)

Hijab

b)

Mecca

c)

Jihad

d)

Alms

19.

The Catholic Church considers the Vietnam War a Just War

a)

True

b)

False

20.

According to par. 2332 of the CCC "____________affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body and soul."

a)

Forgiveness

b)

Spirituality

c)

Sexuality

d)

Religion

21.

__________baptized are called to ______________(Par. 2348)

a)

Some; right living

b)

All; religious vows

c)

All; chastity

22.

What is a "trial marriage"?

a)

living together before marriage

b)

a promise to get married and acting as husband and wife

c)

where the marriage is celebrated by a judge

d)

both a & b

23.

The Catholic Church has retracted (taken back) it's teachings found in Humanae Vitae

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Various Christian Churches have mixed opinions on Roe v. Wade (1973)

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following is true regarding Catholics and the Church in the mid 20th century?

a)

Catholics held political offices statewide

b)

Catholic schools were growing

c)

There was a fight between tax payers and churches regarding public money use for private school

d)

All of the above

26.

The purpose of Vatican II was to do what for the life of the Church?

a)

Update and modernize the Church

b)

Replace old traditions

c)

Change church teaching

d)

All of the above

27.

He was the first Catholic President ever elected in the U.S (Joe Biden is Catholic)

a)

Regan

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Kennedy

d)

Roosevelt

28.

The SCLC stands for?

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Council

b)

Southern Coalition for Leadership and Community

c)

Student Compliance for Legal Conference

29.

All leaders in the SCLC agreed about the strategy and approach of Dr. King

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What event do all Protestants trace their roots back to in the 16the Century?

a)

The Reformation

b)

Council of Nicea

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Council of Florence

31.

American Christianity is largely:

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Mormon

32.

What is Zionism?

a)

The belief that Judaism is the one, true world religion

b)

The belief that Judaism should be the established religion in the United States

c)

The belief that Jews should remain politically neutral

d)

The belief that all Jews should return to their historic homeland (Israel) from which they had been dispersed

33.

Which one of the following is not a major Protestant denomination in the U.S?

a)

Lutheran

b)

Presbyterian

c)

Methodist

d)

Jehovahs Witness

34.

A "born again Christian" is someone who:

a)

Accepts Jesus as lord and savior

b)

Attends an evangelical church

c)

Believes that the Bible is the inerrant word of God

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

35.

Billy Graham, one of the pioneers of Evangelicalism, is most noted for?

a)

Developing Bible studies throughout the country

b)

Helping establish Christian schools

c)

Holding "revivals" through the country (large outdoor gatherings)

d)

None of the above

36.

What city did most American Jews settle upon their arrival in the United States?

a)

Chicago

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Boston

37.

Though there are many similarities, there are many strong theological disagreements between Protestants and Catholics (that still exist today)

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Evangelical doctrine does not adhere to the Sacraments (as Catholics would understand)

a)

True

b)

False

39.

He called Vatican II

a)

Pope Pius XII

b)

Pope John XXIII

c)

Pope Paul VI

d)

Pope John Paul II

40.

The Church's teaching on abortion qualifies as:

a)

Doctrine

b)

Discipline

c)

Dogma

41.

In what year was same sex marriage legalized in the U.S?

a)

1996

b)

2000

c)

2010

d)

2015

42.

What year was contraception legalized?

a)

1950

b)

1965

c)

1973

d)

1987

43.

What were the implications of the Cold War for U.S foreign policy?

a)

We supported regimes that would later be detrimental to U.S interests

b)

We engaged in military conflict in Vietnam

c)

We supported Middle East policies that were destructive to countries

d)

All of the above

e)

Choice b & c

44.

What happened to Rodney King in LA in the early 1990s?

a)

It put race in the middle of the judicial system

b)

It showed police conduct

c)

His attackers were acquitted (the police)

d)

All of the above

45.

Facts about the Tet Offensive in Vietnam:

a)

a failed military campaign

b)

covered by the press

c)

U.S suffered heavy casualties

d)

All of the above

46.

Why did we invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

Terrorism

b)

Weapons of mass destruction

c)

Human rights violations

d)

all of the above

47.

What is the 1st Amendment?

a)

prohibits church's from speaking about politics

b)

the government shall not interfere with a church's right to speak

c)

the government shall not interfere with an individuals right to speak

d)

both b & c

48.

What did Pope John Paul II say when he was elected in 1978?

a)

Preach the Gospel

b)

Be not Afraid

c)

Follow the commandments

d)

Keep the faith

49.

What was the New Christian Right?

a)

Pastors trying to make the country more moral

b)

Jerry Falwell and his TV program about Christian living

c)

Pastors critical of President Jimmy Carter

d)

All of the above

50.

Who was Pope Pius XII?

a)

Pope during WWII

b)

Saved hundreds of thousands of Jews from Nazi persecution

c)

He ordered the Vatican to defend itself from attacks

d)

All of the above

51.

Facts about the Patriot Act:

a)

government surveillance

b)

happened after 9/11

c)

gave the government spy power

d)

All of the above

52.

Thomas Merton:

a)

Monk

b)

Priest

c)

Spiritual writer

d)

all of the above