Ch 1
Review
#1
• The message of this chapter is to act like a
human being.
#2
• Individuality is difficult because
advertisements, peer pressure, and false
beliefs tug at us to conform.
#3
a. We can control our own lives and reactions. (Tip: We are responsible for
how we feel and what we do)
b. It is the response to error that counts. (Tip: It’s okay to make mistakes)
c. The things that are most worthwhile in life often takes the most effort.
(Tip: It is important to try)
d. The approval of others does not make us who we are. (Tip: Everyone
doesn’t have to like us)
e. It is worth seeking the advice of others when we’re having difficulty
determining how to do something. (Tip: We can be flexible)
f. People do pretty much what they want to do, but they still deserve our
respect. (Tip: Other people are okay, so are you.)
g. Our past does not force us to be a certain way today. (Tip: We are capable
and can change. The same is true of others.)
h. We all must learn to deal with reality as it is, not as we would like it to be.
(Tip: You don’t have to control everything)
#4
• God created human beings in his own image
and likeness and gave them dominion over
the creatures of the earth. He created them
male and female and directed them to be
fertile and multiply.
#5
• A starting point for morality is to admit that
we are creatures and not God.
#6
• In what ways are human beings unique?
-Humans are the only creatures on earth that
God willed for their own sake.
#7
• What happens when humans fail to be
responsible caretakers of God’s good gifts?
Give examples.
Harm results. Ex: Abusing the environment and
over consuming our resources.
#8
• What godlike qualities do human beings
possess?
We are spiritual beings who possess dignity,
value, and worth. We were made out of
love, for love, and to love.
#9
• Humans are spiritual beings who possess
incomparable dignity, value and worth. We
are not just somethings, but someones.
#10
• True or False? No other creature can respond
to God in faith and in love except human
beings.
True
#11
• Explain what it means to say that males and
females are “complementary.”
This means that what one lacks the other
makes up for. Therefore, both male and
female complete and fulfill each other.
#12
• Explain how the union of a male and female
in marriage is an intrinsic part of God’s
creation plan.
1. The sacrament of marriage and natural
procreation is part of God’s plan.
2. God made us equal in dignity, regardless of
gender.
3. We are sexual beings with a body and a
soul.
#13
• True or False? Although males and females
are both beautiful creatures made by God,
God made males superior to females.
• False
#14
• Being God’s creatures draws attention to the
fact that humans are spiritual-material
creatures with both a body and a soul. The
spiritual nature gives us the ability to think,
make choices, and to love.
#15
Unlike nihilism which states that there is no
meaning to existence, the scriptural account
of the human creation story declares that
creation and human existence are in harmony
with God, each other, and the rest of
creation.
#16
• What is the point of the second creation
account in Genesis Chapter Two?
• To assert the fundamental goodness of
humans who were created for friendship
with God.
#17
• What is the proof of our fundamental
goodness?
God so loves us that “he gave his only Son, so
that everyone who believes in him might not
perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
#18
• Why is dignity inherent in human beings?
Why is it inviolable? Why is it inalienable?
Inherent: It is an essential characteristic of
being human.
Inviolable: No one has the right to violate or
profane it.
Inalienable: Cannot be taken away by anyone.
#19
• What value is a cornerstone of Christian
ethics?
Respect for human dignity
#20
• What behaviors are antithetical to respect?
Manipulating, Humiliating, Exploiting, or being
violent towards others.
#21
• The CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
teaches that it is in _____ that man has been
created in the image and likeness of the
Creator. The human ______ includes our
_______ nature and gives us incomparable
dignity.
#22
#23
• God endowed human beings with some
awesome capacities. What are these?
Our intellects, free will, ability to love, to be
responsible, and to grow.
#24
• True or False? Because human beings can
think, we can also search for, and discover,
truth.
True
#25
• Free will means we have the ability to ______
from among alternatives. It enables us to rise
above heredity and environment and to
exercise some control over our _______.
#26
• True or False? Personal sacrifice is not a sign
of authentic love.
False
#27
• Why are we accountable for our choices?
Choices result in actions that express and
determine the goodness or the evil of the
person performing them.
#28, #29, #30
• True or False? Humans have a capacity to grow
both individually and collectively.
True
• True or False? Morality is internal and helps us
act in conformity with the universal laws and
truth God has established.
True
• True or False? True freedom is the ability to do
whatever we want whenever we want to do it.
False
#31
• Explain the principle of subsidiarity in your
own words.
The principle of Catholic social teaching that
holds that a higher unit of society should not
do what a lower unit can do as well (or
better).
#32
According to the CCC, the human person should
be the subject and object of every society,
with the right and duty to participate in that
society, guided by authority which must be
devoted to the common good and must
exercise power morally.
#33
• Further; the CCC states that larger societies
should support the participation of individuals
and lower-level communities without taking
over functions they can do for themselves.
Societies should promote virtue and
challenge individuals to turn from sin, serve
others justly, and contribute their gifts and
talents to the common good.
#34
• What are two requirements of the common
good?
- Respect the rights of every human being
- Promote social well-being of various social
groups.
#35
• Solidarity is the Christian virtue of social
charity or friendship. It gives us the spirit of
generosity to share both our material and
spiritual gifts with others, especially the
forgotten ones.
#36
• It is part of our social human nature to live in
various societies which are bound by a
principle of unity. This is a mirror of the
perfect community of love: Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
#37
• How are we expected to express and live out
the vocation to love in our relationships?
To treat each other as sisters and brothers
under one heavenly Father and to always do
things in the benefit of others.
#38
• In what ways is humanity like an enormous
spider web?
If we are kind, our loving touch affects the
whole human web of relationships for good.
#39
• All humans through history have suffered the
consequences of the Original Sin. We have
fallen victim to weakness, cowardice, and
avarice even though we may have the best of
intentions. Sin contaminates our
communities, often polluting the way societies
work, especially harming the weak and
defenseless.
#40
• The Good News of salvation is the redeeming
person and message of Jesus Christ given to
us by God, our loving Father. Jesus is God
incarnate (made flesh). He is love in its most
radical form as evidenced (as Pope Benedict
XVI observes) in contemplating the crucified
Christ.
#41
• What did Jesus gain for us through the Paschal
Mystery?
Eternal life with God
#42
• How do we become children of God and
brothers and sisters to our Lord Jesus?
By virtue of God’s free gift of adoption.
#43
• What is one special way that Christians are
enabled to keep in touch with the God-given
power within us?
Receiving the Lord through Holy Communion
#44
• St. Maximilian Kolbe was “a martyr of
charity” who witnessed to the fact that God
can overcome the greatest hatred, injustice,
and even death.
#45
True or False? St. Maximilian Kolbe was
condemned to death at the Auschwitz death
camp after trying to escape from the camp.
False