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WorksheetsGenesis Creation Stories
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is the importance of work?
Through work, a persons gets to experience pleasure.
Through work, a person participates in God's work of creations as a co-creator.
Through work, a person gets to become a God also who can create out of nothing.
Through work, a person gets a chance to accumulate lots of money.
Work is something that a person should be proud of especially if
a person is able to use his intelligence and creativity.
a person is able to relax and yet earn much money
a person is able to experience much pleasure while working
a person is able to become a millionaire while he is still very young.
In Genesis 1:1-2, amid the chaos, what swept over the chaos and began the creative process?
Holy Spirit
Spirit of God
Creative Spirit
God the Father
How is God shown in the Yahwist account of creation?
As an inventor
As a carpenter
As a ruler
As a potter
In Genesis 1, what was the parallel activity on Day 4 ?
Vegetation was brought forth.
Day and night were populated.
Waters and the air were separated.
Dry land was populated with human beings.
Why did the Priestly author write his story of creation?
To satisfy the curiosity of children
To make them feel proud of their country
To help the people make sense of the world around them
To answer the doubt and questions of the people in exile
In Genesis 1, what populated the waters below and the skies above?
Stars and the sun
Plants and animals
Fish and the birds
Humans and other land animals
What word below describes the "dominion" God gave to human beings in Genesis 1 creation story?
Stewardship
Ownership
Temporary takeover
Rental
What sacrament is referred to in the verse below from Gen. 2:24?
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Matrimony
Which of the following ideas is highlighted in the Priestly Creation story?
Creation is evil.
Man is both good and evil.
Human beings are good, just as God is good.
God’s creation will hit back at man if he is cruel and unkind.
Generally, naming something implies that you _______ it
like
love
own
possess
What does Genesis 1 say about man and woman?
Man and woman are equal.
Man is superior over the woman.
God is equal with man and woman.
Woman is higher in dignity than the man.
Which of the following is an insight that one will have after reading The Priestly account of creation (Genesis 1)?
God proclaims that what has been created is good.
God proclaims that what has been created is even better.
God proclaims that what has been created is super good.
God proclaims that what has been created is excellent.
Why did God rest on the seventh day?
He got tired from doing all the hard work.
What has been created is complete and sufficient, it is whole as it is.
God will continue with the act of creation in other days.
God wanted to rest more starting on the seventh up to the first day.
In Genesis 1, male and female are created equal because
they were created at the same time.
God wanted them to be equal.
otherwise they will quarrel.
they told God they want to be equal.
In Gen. 1: 27, the expression "the image of God" implies that humans are the ____________________________________.
invisible reminders of God's rule
ordinary reminders of the people's desire for God.
living reminder that we all need God to live.
visible reminders of God's rule and authority.
Why was the Genesis 2 creation story written?
To answer questions about death and the end of human life
To answer the inquiries of people in exile about the equality between man and woman
To answer the questions about the meaning of life and origin of sins and suffering
To explain the origin of work and the difficulties that come with having a job
10. Which statement best explains the quotation below?
"Through work, man becomes more human."
Man gets money through his work.
Man becomes very rich through work.
Man is able to buy more goods through work.
Man is able to transform himself into the image and likeness of God through work.
Which creation account depicts God as down to earth and not afraid of getting his hands dirty?
Priestly account of creation
Yahwist account of creation
Elohist account of creation
Deuteronomist account of creation
What action of God in Genesis 2 shows Him as the creator and giver of life?
God creates all creation from a single cell.
God gives man the power to invent things.
God creates persons without need for people.
God breathes into the nostrils of man the breath of life.
For St. Augustine, what was the whole purpose of Scriptures?
To explain the idea of lack of equality in the world
To distinguish between what is good and bad for man
To explain God’s plan for the world and its salvation
To distinguish between all of the creatures that are in the world
What is the material that God used to create man in Genesis 2?
Water from the sea
Rib from woman’s side
Dust from the ground
Breath of life from his nostrils
In Genesis 1, what is meant by the term “image of God”?
Human beings are created in equal footing with God.
Humans are the visible reminders of God’s rule and authority.
Humans are created to own the earth and everything in it.
Human beings are created to be like God in everything.
Which quote shows dominion?
"Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air"
"God created man in his image"
"God put the man in the Garden of Eden to work it and tend it"
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
How was Eve made?
From the birds and the bees
From Adam's rib
By Adam
From Adam's big toe
What phrase means 'made from nothing'
Ex nihilo
Gaudeamus igitur
In situ
Nova et vetera
How do we know Adam was in charge of the animals?
He named them.
He tamed them.
He trained them.
He shamed them.
Genesis means _______________.
The end
The beginning
organic
truth
From what material did God create man?
From the dust in the ground
From a factory
From an angel
From the ocean
Who named all the living creatures?
God
The woman (Eve)
The animals named themselves
The man (Adam)
In Genesis 1:1-2:4a, what phrase is repeated over and over to describe creation?
"it was good"
"mark the seasons"
"the earth brought forth"
"In the beginning"
At the climax of the first creation story, what does God create last?
the great sea monsters and all kinds of crawling living creatures
brought forth vegetation, every kind of plant that bears seed
every kind of wild animal, every kind of tame animal, and every kind of thing that crawls
human beings, male and female, in the image and likeness of God
Which quote suggests that God created the universe
Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air'
God made them in his image'
God put the man in the Garden of Eden to work it and tend it
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
How was Eve made?
From the birds and the bees
From Adam's rib
By Adam
From Adam's big toe
What verse is from Genesis 1:27?
"God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night, and the stars."
"God made the dome, and it separated the water below the dome from the water above the dome. And so it happened."
"God created humankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."
"God also said: See, I give you every seed-bearing plant on all the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;"
What is free will?
the ability to choose to do good or evil
the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively
the gift of God given to us without our meriting it
a gift of God that helps us believe in him.
What is intellect?
the ability to choose to do good or evil
the ability to reasoning and understand intelligently
the gift of God given to us without our meriting it
a gift of God that helps us believe in him.
What are some ways that we can be stewards of God's creation?
I buy expensive goods
I am kind to animals.
I will throw the things I do not like and need.
I would prefer plastic goods over everything.
Eve being made from Adam's rib means that man and woman
are made of the same material.
Eve is secondary to man.
Adam owns Eve.
are created from bones and muscle.
What did God create the 1st day?
What did God create the 2nd day?
What did God create the 3rd day?
What did God create on the 4th day?
What did God create the 5th day?
What did God create on the 6th day?
What did do on the 7th day?
How many days did it take God to create the whole world?
8
6
7
9
When did God create man?
Day 1
Day 7
Day 6
Day 5
What did God create on the 4th day of creation
God was happy with his creation.
What did God do on the seventh day ?
Pray
Laugh
Rest
Eat
On which day did God create the sky and sea?
What did God create on the fifth day?
In the Creation story, which word did God use to describe all that he created?
sacred
finished
good
interesting
What was created on day 5? (Select all that apply.)
Winged Birds
Sea Creatures
Creeping Things
Beasts of the Field
What do all of the Creation stories agree on?
God is the creator of all life.
That God made the world out of nothing.
That God must have existed, but does not any more.
That God is not a human.
Man is created out of dust/mud in which creation story?
1
2
both
Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God separate on day 1?
Animals
People
Oceans
Light and Darkness
Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God separate on day 3?
Land and vegetation
Light and Darkness
Land Animals
Humans
