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Following are answers to the fill-in-the-blank questions asked in the Review Sheet at the back in the Student Workbook
Catechism Nos. 1691-1729
What is Aristotle's definition of happiness? THE FULLEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGHEST HUMAN POWERS OVER A LIFETIME.
The Beatitudes depict the countenance of JESUS.
Catechism Nos. 1730-1761
What makes man responsible for his acts? FREEDOM
T or F. F Because we are free, every act we perform is imputable to us.
Name the three sources of the morality of human acts: OBJECT, INTENTION, AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
Tor F: F If an action is good in itself, your intention can't make it evil.
Catechism Nos. 1762- 1802 (and from the class lecture)
The concupiscible appetites are called the ORDINARY emotions.
The irascible appetites are called the EMERGENCY emotions.
List the concupiscible emotions that naturally arise in response to a good or evil;
good as such LOVE evil as such HATRED
good prsent JOY evil presents SADNESS
good absent DESIRE evil absent AVERSION
List the irascible emotions that spur us to action to achieve a good or overcome an evil:
good present (none) Present evil ANGER.
absent attainable good HOPE. conquerable threat COURAGE
absent unattainable good DESPAIR unconquerable threat FEAR
What does the word 'conscience" mean, according to its Latin root words? WITH KNOWLEDGE
Give the three statements that we used in class to explain a simple judgment of conscience
about a particular act of murder.
DON'T MURDER (major)
THIS ACT IS MURDER (minor)
DON'T COMMIT THIS ACT (conclusion)
What is the first principle of the practical reason? DO GOOD, AVOID EVIL.
What is the Greek word that is used for this immediate moral sense? SYNDERESIS
Catechism Nos. 1803-1845
PRUDENCE disposes the practical reason to discern, in every circumstances our true good and to choose the right means for achieving it.
TEMPERANCE moderates the attraction of the pleasures of the senses and provides balance in the use of created goods.
JUSTICE consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbor their due.
FORTITUDE ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good.
What do we call that class of virtues which "have the One and Triune God for their origin, motive and objects? THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
What virtue is the "form of the virtues"? Charity
Correlate the following:
Human Power Cardinal Virtues
Intellect Prudence
Will Justice
Concupiscible Temperance
Irascible Fortitude
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES HUMAN POWERS HUMAN POWERS
(ST THOMAS) (ST AUGUSTINE)
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FAITH INTELLECT INTELLECT
HOPE WILL MEMORY
CHARITY WILL WILL
Catechism Nos. 1846-1876
What are the three conditions for the performance of a mortal sin?
GRAVE MATTER, FULL KNOWLEDGE, FULL CONSENT
Name the seven deadly or captial sins using the acronym "pale gas." PRIDE ANGER LUST ENVY GLUTTONY AVARICE SLOTH
Catechism Nos. 1877-1927
Briefly define "subsidiarity": HIGHER ORDER COMMUNITY SHOULDN'T ACT FOR THE LOWER IF IT CAN ACT ON ITS OWN.
Catechism Nos. 1928-1986 (and class lecture)
Define "law" as we did in class: ORDINANCE OF REASON FOR THEE COMMOM GOOD PROMULGATED BY THE ONE IN CHARGE OF THE COMMUNITY.
What is the natural law? PARTICIPATION IN THE ETERNAL LAW BY A CREATURE OF A RATIONAL NATURE.
Fill in the norms of morality (from the lecture). Fill in the box below and then the blanks.
CONSCIENCE HUMAN NATURE
HAPPINESS GOD
the proximate subjective norm: CONSCIENCE
the untimate subjective norm; HAPPINESS
the proximate objective norm: HUMAN NATURE
the untimate objective norm: GOD
Catechism Nos: 1987-2029
Merit is to be ascrived in the first place to GRACE and secondly to OUR WORK.
T OR F T No one can merit the initial grace which is at the origin of conversion.
What is defined as "a participation in the life of God? GRACE
What kind of grace is received at Baptism? SANCTIFYING
Name one other kind of grace ACTUAL, SACRAMENTAL, ETC
What kind o merit is ascribed to the receptin of sanctifying grace? DE CONGRUO
By what kind of merit do the blessed in heaven merit that blessing? DE CONDIGNO
Catechism Nos. 2030-2082
To what relationship do the first three commandments refer? LOVE OF GOD
To what relationship do the last seven commandments refer? LOVE OF NEIGHBOR
Catechism Nos. 2142-2195
Name two sins hat can be committed afainst the Second Commndment: BLASPHEMY AND PERJURY
To what is the Catechism referring in the following quote? "It is a ... protest against servitude of work and the worship of money?" SABBATH
The Lord's Day is both the 1st day and the 8th day.
What is the foremost holy day of boligaion in the universal church? SUNDAY
From what sort of work is one supposed to rest on Sunday? SERVILE (ONE WORD)
Catechism Nos: 2196-2257
Which Commandment has a promise attached to it? 4th (LIVE LONG IN THE LAND).
How are the two tablets of the Commandments traditionally divided?
Which are on the first tablet? 1-3 Which on the second? 4-10 (Numbers only)
How do the two tablets correlate to the great commandment of Jesus?
1- 3 LOVE OF GOD and 4-10 LOVE OF NEIGHBOR
T or F F The Command to Honor Parents refers only to parents.
The family is called a NATURAL society.
Apply the principles of subsidiarity to the family in its relation to the state. THE STATE SHOULD LEAVE PARENTS TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THEY CAN AND ONLY AID THEM AT THE PARENT'S REQUEST.
T OR F T In Christianity, family ties are not absolute.
Catechism Nos 2258-2301
T OR F F Althought the Old Testament considered blood a sacred sign of life, from the New Testament period on Christians don't consider this teaching necessary.
Human Life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the creator, who is its sole end."
T OR F F Because we are commanded "You shall not kill" , self defense to the point of using mortal force is morally unacceptable?
T OR F T Legitimate defense can be not only a right but a duty.
T OR F F Prenatal diagonsis of a fetus is mortally neutral whether or not it is done for the purpose of determining whether to abort the fetus or not, because it is an act separate from that determination.
T OR F T Suicide is an offense against self s well as one's neighbor.
SCANDAL is an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil.
Catechism Nos. 2302-2330
Define anger: A DESIRE FOR REVENGE
T OR F F In the case of total war, one may morally use deadly force against civilian populations.
T OR F F The Church is in principle opposed to any sore of gun control.
Catechism Nos. 2331-2359
T OR F T Every person has a vocation to chastity.
What do we call the unity of powers iwthin the person? INTEGRITY
Under what cardinal virute does chastity fall? TEMPERANCE
According to the Church's tradition, "homosexual acts are INTRINSICALLY DISORDERD"
Catechism Nos. 2360-2400
What is the twofold end of marriage? FIDELITY AND FECUNDITY.
Sexuality is ordered to what? MARRIAGE
T OR F T Under some circumstances, civildivorce can be tolerated and does not constitute a moral offense.
T OR F F Married couples have a right a child that the state many not infringe.
T OR F F Because of the example of the Patriarchs (Abraham,Issac, and Jacob etc) the Church allows men who have converted from cultures which allow polygamy to retain their wives.
Catechism 2401-2463
The Church's understanding and evaluation of the 7th Commandment involves two basic principles. there are UNIVERSAL DESTINATION OF GOODS AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Commutative justice regulates exchanges between INDIVIDUALS.
What is the principle task of the state? TO SECURE FREEDOM, PROPERTY, CURRENCY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Theft is "usurping another's property against HIS REASONABLE WILL.
Catechism Nos. 2464-2513
The virtue of truth keeps to the just mean between HONESTY AND DISCRETION (if you can't remember the words, the concepts will do.)
What makes pergury distinct or different than false witness? THE OATH TAKEN.
What does the Catechism call a false remark that harms the reputuation of another? CALUMNY
What is a true statement that harms the reputation of another? DETRACTION
Finish the following statement: to ie is to speak or act agasint the truth in order to lead into error someone WHO HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW.
Catechism Nos. 2514-2533
List the three kinds of covetousness distinquished by St John in his first letter OF THE FLESH, OF THE EYES, AND THE PRIDE OF LIFE.
According to St. Bonaventure, what vice must be overcome to gain purity of heart? GLUTTONY
T OR F T The Cateshism enjoins us to resist the allurements of fashion.
Using a shorhand answer drawn from the traditional catechetical formula (between Nos. 2051 2052) give the Ten Commandments.
1st: I AM THE LORD GOD, YOU SHALL NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME.
2nd: YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD IN VAIN.
3rd: REMEMBER TO KEEP HOLY THE LORD'S DAY.
4th: HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.
5th: YOU SHALL NOT KILL.
6th: YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.
7th: YOU SHALL NOT STEAL.
8th: YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR.
9th: YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBORS WIFE.
10th: YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBORS GOODS.