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WorksheetsChristian Spirituality Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following describe a covenant (choose all that apply)?
A serious vow or promise
A deep bond between people
Conditions are placed on it to keep it
Which of the following apply to the Mosaic purity laws?
Certain laws about what could be eaten or drank
Laws about things that weren't to be touched or dealt with
Laws about how to anoint priests
Prescriptions for ritual washings to make people clean again if they had become impure.
Which of the following are NOT part of the ceremonial laws
Institution of the priesthood
Prescriptions for how to offer sacrifices
Foods you shouldn't eat
The building and upkeep of the Tabernacle/Temple
Which of the following are true of the temple?
Place where God's space overlaps with ours
Manifests God's presence
Is available for all to enter and be in God's presence
The old law helped the Israelites live in its presence
Still stands as the dwelling place of God on earth
Which of the following best describe holiness
Otherness or uniqueness
God's creative force
Is impossible for human beings to attain under any circumstance
Shared with man by Christ
It can be painful for the impure to come in contact with
What is the Jewish (and Catholic) idea of memorial?
Remembering symbolically important events
Time to get together to pray and remember
Making a great event in the history of salvation from the past present now
The attempt to stop anyone from ever forgetting what God has done for us.
Jesus ended the new Passover on the cross when he... (choose all that apply)
Suffered for us
Offered up the fourth cup after calling out "I thirst"
Said, "It is finished"
Offered up his spirit
We enter into and live the new covenant through...
Prayer
The sacraments
Being good
Saying that we believe
Which of the following are true of the old and new covenants?
The old covenant (law) was supposed to prepare the Israelites for the new law
The new covenant got rid of the old law
The old and new covenant taught different things about God
Both covenants were helping to solve the problem of sin and make the people in them holy
The old covenant helped people learn to have faith, but the new law actually gives grace to live in union with God
Which word describes conversion as, 'turning around/ becoming new'
Shekinah
Anamnesis
Metanoia
Bet Sefer
Which of the three ways is being described in this passage by St. John of the Cross: "Fire, when applied to wood, first dehumidifies it, dispelling all moisture and making it give off any water it contains. Then it gradually turns the wood black, makes it dark and ugly, and even causes it to emit a bad odor."
Purgative
Illuminative
Unitive
Which of the three ways is being described in the following passage by St. John of the Cross: "By drying out the wood, the fire brings to light and expels all those ugly and dark accidents that are contrary to fire."
Purgative
Illuminative
Unitive
Which of the three ways is being described in the following passage by St. John of the Cross: "...by heating and enkindling it from without, the fire transforms the wood into itself and makes it as beautiful as it is itself. Once transformed, the wood no longer has any activity or passivity of its own, except for its weight and its quantity that is denser than the fire. It possesses the properties and performs the actions of fire..."
Purgative
Illuminative
Unitive
Which of the following best describes the reason why it was important to memorize scripture in Jesus's time.
You could carry them with you wherever you go
It challenges you to continually ponder the words of scripture
To increase their memory capacity
You must first know the law to love it and live it well
Which of the following best describe the goals of Bet Midrash
Memorize the teachings of the rabbis about scripture
To begin to make yourself a "copy" of your rabbi
To memorize the Torah
To write your own commentaries on the books of the Old Testament
Which of the following are differences between the discipleship with Jesus and with an ancient Jewish rabbi?
The rabbis make students come to them and Jesus, the rabbi, approaches his disciples
The disciples of Jesus don't care as much about scripture
More is demanded spiritually of the followers of Christ, though more is demanded practically of the followers of ancient rabbis
Jesus gives grace to live his teachings whereas the disciples of the ancient rabbis relied on their own discipline and talents to follow their teachers.
Which of the following best describe sober intoxication in the Spirit?
It causes you to rise above where your natural reason can take you
It is caused by the Holy Spirit coming into your soul
It allows you to see the world as it really is, it "grounds you" in reality
It is filled with joy and a sense of freedom
Martyr is literally translated as....
One who dies
Witness
Shedder of blood
Little Christ
Which of the following describes the term "spiritual"?
Strange and unexplainable
A substance or idea that doesn't have a "body"
Something non-physical
An expression of some archetype or psychological need in people
Which of the following best describes the term "spirituality"?
The mere expression of some psychological need for something beyond what you experience in daily life.
The attempt to interact with something beyond our physical world
The life of prayer, worship, and ceremony aimed at contact with some higher being or reality
Superstition
Anti-scientific, opposed to reason, dependent solely on faith
White martyrdom is...
Giving your life for Christ
Accepting daily sacrifices and persecutions
Becoming a witness for God's love
Living out Christ's call to "take up your cross and follow me"
Red martyrdom is...
Giving your life for Christ
Accepting daily sacrifices and persecutions
Becoming a witness for God's love
Living out Christ's call to "take up your cross and follow me"
Our soul is... (select all that apply)
immortal
capable of decay
Our form: that which animates us, our essence
attached to organs in our body such as our heart and brain
Our final end and purpose in life can be summed up with the word...
happiness
pizza
peace on earth
the Bible
Which of the following best describes "ineffability"?
Unable to explain (at least fully)
Insight given by a higher power
Received from something outside yourself
Short duration or temporary
Which of the following best describes "noetic"?
Unable to explain (at least fully)
Insight given by a higher power
Received from something outside yourself
Short duration or temporary
Which of the following best describes "transient"?
Unable to explain (at least fully)
Insight given by a higher power
Received from something outside yourself
Short duration, temporary
Which of the following best describes "passive"?
Unable to explain (at least fully)
Insight given by a higher power
Received from something outside yourself
Short duration or temporary
Which of the following best explain the reason why we see so many differing world religions?
Human error
Humans can pick their own end or goal in life
Potentially the influence of various elohim
The confusion that comes with original sin
The universal striving for transcendent happiness
Which of the following describe asceticism?
The root of the word means "exercise" or "training"
You give up or moderate even good things in order to open yourself up to receive more grace
The goals are purification and discipline of life
Revolves around the idea that the body is evil and the passions need to be destroyed for a person to be holy
What is the main virtue that's being developed through religious life?
Prudence
Courage/fortitude
Obedience/humility
Moderation in all things
What is the purpose of miraculous gifts like the stigmata?
To show how united a person is to Christ
To sanctify the person more
To witness to others so they would convert
To show someone how holy they are
Which of the following is true of consolation?
There to encourage you in the spiritual life
A sign that you are closer to God
Prayer becomes easier and more pleasant
Makes it easier to do the good in your daily life
Which of the following is true of consolation?
You need to keep in mind that it is temporary when you experience it
You should always strive for it
Should be permanent once you attain it
Is part of the regular cycle of life.
Which of the following is true of desolation?
You need to keep in mind that it is temporary when you experience it
It is a punishment for your sins
It is a sign that you need to try harder
Is part of the regular cycle of life.
Which of the following is true of desolation?
it is God's way of helping you choose him rather than the good things he gives you.
it means you need to make a big change in the way you live out your interior life
Is the state where you may experience more temptation
You should try to seek some guidance when you experience it
Which of the following stages of the spiritual life is active (it requires a lot of effort on our part)?
Purgative
Illuminate
Unitive
Which of the following stages of the spiritual life is passive (relies on God working)?
Purgative
Illuminate
Unitive
Which of the following are teachings of the first foundation and principle of St. Ignatius?
The purpose of life is loving union with God
All things on earth are given to us so we can achieve this goal
If a thing doesn't help us reach this aim, we need to get rid of it or figure out how we can direct it towards this aim
We need to be indifferent to the things of this world, seeing everything as a gift from God
The final two mansions, the unitive way, helps us to give over our _______ to God.
Intellect
Will
Passions
The third and forth mansions, the illuminative way, helps us to give over our _______ to God.
Intellect
Will
Passions
The first three mansions, the purgative way, helps us to give over our _______ to God.
Intellect
Will
Passions
The highest power in man is...
the ability to love
the ability to reason
our power over other species
Our desire or love of goodness
The will
The passions
The intellect
The soul
