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Religious Life and the Priesthood

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Chastity and Celibacy mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

2.

All of the following are Evangelical Counsels EXCEPT

a)

Poverty

b)

Obediance

c)

Chastity

d)

Prayerfulness

3.

"Poverty" for the laity can best be described as:

a)

Detachment from material goods

b)

A giving away of our possessions to the poor

c)

A spiritual distance from the Lord

d)

Obeying God's Commandments

4.

The healthy integration of sexuality into the whole of the person is the virtue of:

a)

Abstinence

b)

Celibacy

c)

Chastity

d)

Obedience

5.

a free, deliberate, and solemn promise

a)

Vow

b)

Celibacy

c)

Counsel

d)

God

6.

abstaining from marriage and sexual relations

a)

poverty

b)

chastity

c)

obedience

d)

celibacy

7.

Who of these does NOT take vows to the Evangelicals Counsels?

a)

Religious Brothers

b)

Nuns/Sisters

c)

Religious Priests (think: Friars)

d)

Diocesan Priests

8.

Which vow is being alluded to in this quote from Christ: "Some have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom" Mt. 19:12

a)

Chastity

b)

Poverty

c)

Obedience

9.

Which vow is being alluded to in this quote from Christ: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you have, give it to the poor, and come, follow Me" Mt. 19:21

a)

Chastity

b)

Poverty

c)

Obedience

10.

Which vow is being alluded to in this quote from Christ: "I come not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me" Jn. 6:38

a)

Chastity

b)

Poverty

c)

Obedience

11.

For priests and those in religious orders, the vow of chastity is really a call to:

a)

celibacy

b)

never talking to the opposite sex

c)

lacking love in their life

d)

poverty

12.

Which TWO of these are types of religious communities?

a)

contemplative orders

b)

apostolic orders

c)

diocesan orders

d)

discipleship orders

13.

Contemplative orders spend their days in ___________

a)

direct service

b)

prayer

c)

schools

d)

mission work

14.

Apostolic Orders serve God and neighbor through works of ________

a)

mercy

b)

prayer

c)

money

d)

thought

15.

MOST ordained priests serve as members of _________________

a)

diocesan clergy

b)

religious commnites

c)

Franciscan Friars

d)

grace

16.

Those who are called to the priesthood go through which particular Sacrament to "achieve" that?

a)

Baptism

b)

Marriage

c)

Holy Orders

d)

Confirmation

17.

Members of the Diocesan clergy promise their obedience to the will of God, through their _____________

a)

bishop

b)

fellow priests

c)

deacon

d)

nun

18.

Which member of the Diocesan Clergy can be married?

a)

Priests

b)

Bishops

c)

Deacons

d)

None of them

19.

What vow do members of the religious take, but diocesan priests do not take?

a)

Poverty

b)

Chastity

c)

Obedience

d)

They take all the same ones

20.

In regards to the vow of obedience, people willingly give up their ________________ and submit to the will of God through their religious superior.

a)

personal preferences

b)

money

c)

sexuality

d)

families