Religion I: Growing in Christian Morality
Final Exam – Review Sheet
Exam: 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 31
Format: This exam will include multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay
questions. The guide below covers the main terms/concepts, but may not include every
single item to be covered on the test. Please be sure to study both the textbook and
your notes; the latter will be particularly useful in determining points of emphasis
throughout the semester.
Important Terms / Concepts
Introduction Chapter: What is Life in Christ?
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Morality; Human Reason; Human Experience; Divine Revelation;
Magisterium; Virtues
Sources of Catholic Morality; Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Requirements of
Responsibility; Character; Theological Virtues; Cardinal Virtues; Steps
for Living a Moral Life
How are morality and happiness connected? What are the various
definitions of morality and how are they connected? Where does
morality come from? How are the book’s definition of “fully human”
and Loyola’s Grad-at-Grad profile related?
Chapter 1: The Gift of Being Human
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Independence vs. Interdependence; Complementarity; Free Will; Human
Dignity; Freedom vs. License; Stewardship; Subsidiarity; Common
Good; Solidarity; Nihilism; Inherent; Paschal Mystery;
Steps to Integrity; the Divine Image; Principle of Subsidiarity; Sin; Original
Sin; St. Maximilian Kolbe
Why does being true to yourself help you to be honest with others? What
is the difference between Majority Rule and the Common Good? What
is the difference between freedom and license? Why do humans
deserve respect?
Chapter 2: Making Moral Decisions
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Prudence; Discernment; Moral Object; Intention/Motive; Circumstances;
Means
STOP Sign Method; Sources of Knowledge; Proportionality
How do we know whether what we want to do is good or evil? Can the
principle of proportionality ever be morally helpful/useful?
Chapter 3: Law as a Guide to Freedom
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Freedom (External vs. Internal); Determinism; Imputable
Freedom and Responsibility; Limits of Freedom; Abuses Against Freedom;
Questions:
Canon Law; Impediments; Morality of Emotion; Guidelines: Creeds,
Values, Principles, Norms; Aquinas’s Elements of Good Laws; Four
Kinds of Law: Eternal, Natural, Revealed, Church/Civil; Precepts of the
Church
Why is Freedom important? Why are there so many laws, and why does
the Church give us laws and guidelines?
Chapter 4: Jesus as a Moral Guide
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Beatitude; Kingdom of God; metanoia; justification; grace; charisms;
discipleship; contemplative orders; apostolic orders
Praying the Lord’s Prayer; Responding to Challenges; Old Law vs. New Law
How does Jesus model for us the way to live a moral life? How is he the
moral norm? How are we able to follow him in or own lives?
Chapter 5: Conscience Formation
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Conscience; fortitude; martyr;
What Conscience is Not; SEER Method; Life of Oscar Romero
How do we develop our conscience? Where does it come from? When are
we expected to follow our conscience?
Chapter 6: Sin and Forgiveness
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Hattah (hamartia); Pesha; Awon; Personal Sin; Mortal Sin; Venial Sin;
Reconciliation; Concupiscence; Social Sin; Repentance; Contrition;
Absolution
Seven Capital Sins; Penance; Unforgivable Sin (p. 158);
How do we differentiate different sins from one another? Where does sin
come from? What does it mean to be forgiven?
Chapter 7: Love for God
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Covenant; Voluntary Doubt; Incredulity; Heresy; Apostasy; Schism; Agape;
Idolatry; Divination; Sacrilege; Simony; Humanism; Materialism;
Blasphemy
Faith, Hope, Charity; Communism, Humanism, Presumption; Atheism;
Agnosticism
What does it mean to make God the top priority in your life? Is growing in
your faith something you can actually work toward?
Chapter 8: Respect for Life
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Self-esteem; Euthanasia; Abortion; Assisted Suicide; Temperance;
Abstinence; Sobriety; Chastity
Abortion Arguments; Teen Drinking; Peace; Just War Theory
Questions:
What does it mean to ‘kill’ someone? Why is life so precious? In what ways
can we show respect for this gift from God?
Chapter 9: Respect for the Gift of Sexuality
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Fidelity; Fecundity; Infertility; Adultery; Divorce; Polygamy; Incest; Free
Unions; Modesty; Masturbation; Fornication; Rape
Gay Marriage; “Drawing the Line”; Chastity; Date Rape
How do the media influence the ways we view sex? Who are the people
with whom you can discuss issues related to sexuality? How is it
possible to live a chaste lifestyle in an oversexed society?
Chapter 10: Respect for Justice and Truth
Terms:
Other Concepts:
Questions:
Social Justice; Perjury; Detraction; Calumny; Complaisance;
Commutative, Distributive, Legal, and Social Justice; Catholic Social
Teaching; Consequentialist vs Categorical; Utilitarian vs. Libertarian;
Original Position, Veil of Ignorance, Difference Principle; Kant,
Bentham, Mill
How should wealth be distributed across the United States, and what role
should government play in that distribution? Should taxes be high or
low, flat or graduated? What is your social responsibility if you’re born
wealthy or become wealthy?
Hotel Rwanda, The Social Network and Three Cups of Tea
Material from each of these outside sources will be part of the exam.