WorksheetsTheo III(b) - Sec. 2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The theological virtues of __________, __________, and __________ help us to know God and live in union with Him.
Charity, love, hope
Hope, faith, honesty
Faith, charity, love
Faith, hope, love
The conscious and deliberate rejection of a doctrine of the Church without rejecting the whole faith is known as __________.
Intellectual sin
Heresy
Ingratitude
Apostasy
When we commit to donate a percentage of our income and goods to the Church and to causes that promote charity and justice, we are choosing to __________.
Pray
Follow the evangelical counsels
Tithe
Live voluntary poverty
Priests and religious choose to live their lives according to the __________, Jesus’ recommendations of voluntary poverty, chastity, and obedience as a path to spiritual perfection.
Sacrifices
Promises and vows
Evangelical counsels
Precepts of the Church
By following the First Commandment, the Israelites rejected the __________ of worshipping a __________ or group of gods and goddesses, which was common at the time.
Idolatry, pantheon
Pantheon, religion
Monotheism, Baal
Veneration, pantheon
To __________ an object is to show a deep reverence and respect toward it because it reminds us of or represents a sacred reality.
Worship
Venerate
Adore
Idolize
Superstition is best described as __________.
An irrational or irresponsible excess of religion
The abuse of a person, place, or thing dedicated to God and to true worship
The placing of faith in supernatural powers other than those that come from God
The practice of assigning powers to a person, object, or practice that belong to God alone.
Examples of acts of __________ would include acting disrespectfully toward the Sacraments of making an offensive joke about a saint.
Atheism
Sacrilege
Divination
Simony
When something is __________, it is holy and deserves reverence and respect.
Sacred
Praised
Profane
A commitment
Vulgar language is just one example of __________, the treatment of something holy as if it were ordinary or meaningless.
Sacredness
Profanity
Carelessness
Blasphemy
The Second Commandment is meant to emphasize the importance of being faithful to our __________, or mutual and sacred commitment, to honor God.
Vow
Covenant
Desire
Freedom
To make an act or speech “in vain” means __________.
To give sacred importance to something trivial
To make a serious commitment without intending to keep it
Neither a nor b
Both a and b
The meaning of Jesus’ saying, “Do not swear at all,” is __________.
That it is wrong to take an oath in court
That we should not make promises before God
That we should not use vulgar words in our speech
That our honesty should be so complete and obvious that we do not have to call on God to witness it
To commit __________ is to speak, act, or think about a person of the Trinity, Mary, or a saint in a way that is meant to be offensive or disrespectful.
Perjury
Profanity
Blasphemy
Testimony
Perjury means __________.
Lying under oath to tell the truth, especially when God is called on to be witness to the oath
Speaking, acting, or thinking disrespectfully toward God, Jesus, Mary, or the saints
Using God’s name carelessly and using other vulgar language in our speech
Failing or refusing to honor a personal covenant made with God
Making a regular examination of conscience is important because __________.
It helps us to prepare ourselves for the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
It helps us to be aware that some of our actions and words do not live up to the call of the Gospel
It helps us to identify ways we can better fulfill our covenant with God
All of the above
The original purpose of the Sabbath under the Old Law was __________.
To remember the saving work and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
To honor God’s work of creation and follow his example by private and communal prayer
To rest body and mind in order to be able to accomplish more work the rest of the week
To fulfill specific regulations about what and how much activity could be done on Saturdays
As Catholics, we observe the Sabbath on Sunday in order to honor __________.
The Eucharist
The Old Covenant
Christ’s Resurrection
The ancient practice of the Jewish people
The following is not one of the ways the Church asks us to honor the Sabbath:
Attending Mass on each Sunday and each holy day of obligation
Avoiding any work that could keep us from attending Mass or from taking time for rest and prayer
Turning off all our phones, electronic devices, and household appliances for the whole day
Choosing to give time on Sunday to rest, service, family time, relaxation, spiritual reading and prayer
The following is not one of the ways Jewish people today honor their Saturday Sabbath:
A special family meal on Friday nights
Synagogue services on Friday evening and Sunday morning
Spiritual reading, especially of the Torah
Attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Missing Mass on Sundays without serious reason is considered to be sinful for Catholics because __________.
We cannot pray well in isolation from the community
We cannot give time to others on Sunday if we do not attend Mass
Missing Mass causes us to lose the best opportunity for communal prayer and the spiritual nourishment of the Eucharist
Missing Mass causes us to ignore God completely on Sundays, which would be profane living
Someone whose job requires working on Sunday can still honor the Sabbath by __________.
Attending the Saturday vigil Mass
Asking to work reduced hours on Sunday
Seeking a different job, if need be
All of the above
The understanding within the Christian faith of the last things - death, God’s individual and overall judgment of humanity, Purgatory, Heaven, and Hell - is known as __________.
Eschatology
Teleology
Sabbath theology
Sacredness
The Third Commandment points us toward thoughts of life after death because __________.
Pope John Paul II identified the connection between the Sunday Eucharist and Heaven
The joy and peace of Sunday foreshadow the joy and peace of heaven
Jesus is the only one who can fulfill a promise of peace in the future
The practice of the Sabbath began in the Holy Land, where Christ will return at the end of time
