Religion 12 Fall Final Exam Review
Test Structure:
 1/2 of test: combination of multiple choice, matching, fill-in, and short answer questions
 1/2 of test: one 5- to 6-paragraph essay
Testing Aids:
 You may bring two pages of notes (one double-sided page or two single-sided pages) to take the test.
 They can be handwritten or typed, but you are responsible for getting them printed. The latest I will
print notes will be after school on Thursday, Jan. 21.
 They must be uniquely yours and will be turned in with the test.
Essay:
 Prompt: Choose one of the following concepts, define it, and explain how it can lay the foundation
for living a Christian moral life: goodness, reverence, or justice.
 The challenge here will be to connect the major concepts we’ve covered this semester in a concise and
organized way.
The terms and answers to the key questions that follow may appear in a variety of types of questions, but if
you understand what they mean and how they fit into the material we’ve covered, you’ll be good to go.
Unit 1: Foundations of Christian Morality (CM #1-3, 5-9, 52; CST #1-2; PSRM ch. 1)
Terms:
goodness
intellect
eternal law
Beatitudes
original holiness
natural moral law
conversion
original justice
religious law
covenant
original sin
civil law
free will
soul
Key Questions:
 How is goodness defined in Christian morality?
 What are some motivations for being good?
 What do the first three chapters of Genesis tell us about God’s plan for humanity? about human
nature?
 How is Christian morality related to the gifts of intellect and free will?
 How can people come to know moral law?
 How do the teachings and example of Jesus lay the foundation for Christian morality?
 What is the role of the Catholic Church in the moral life of its members?
 What is the role of conscience in the moral life?
Unit 2: Sin and Salvation (CM #10-14; PSRM ch. 2)
Terms:
object
mortal sin
social sin
intent
venial sin
common good
circumstances
culpability
social justice
sin of commission
original sin
conversion
sin of omission
personal sin
salvation
Key Questions:
 How does sin affect our relationships with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
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What are some ways of understanding sin in the Old and New Testaments?
Where is the power of sin evident in our society today?
What is the relationship between personal sin, social sin, and conversion?
What determines the morality of a human act?
Compare the two models of sin described by Richard Gula.
How is conversion essential to Christian moral living?
Unit 3: Loving God (CM #15-23; PSRM ch. 3, 4)
Terms:
Decalogue
idolatry
simony
blasphemy
magic
superstition
divination
perjury
Sabbath
false oaths
sacrilege
Key Questions:
 Be able to name the Ten Commandments, in order, and say where they are found in Scripture.
 How did Jesus incorporate the Ten Commandments into his teaching?
 How was the First Commandment violated in Old Testament times? How is it violated today?
 How can we give honor to God?
 What does it mean to speak something “in vain”?
 What does the Second Commandment say about taking vows or oaths?
 How does observing the Sabbath strengthen our relationships with God, others, and ourselves?
Unit 4: Intro to Catholic Social Teaching (CST #5-10, 20-21; PSRJ ch. 2, 4)
Terms:
Magisterium
legal justice
circle of social action
social encyclical
distributive justice
works of charity
pastoral letter
social justice
corporal works of mercy
justice
subsidiarity
works of justice
commutative justice
solidarity
Key Questions:
 How does Catholic social teaching act as a bridge between the Scriptures and Tradition, and modern
social issues?
 What prompted the Church to issue a series of modern social encyclicals, starting with Rerum Novarum
(On the Condition of Labor)?
 What are the major types of Church documents on social justice, and what are some of the issues they
address?
 What are the eight themes of Catholic social teaching?
 How does each of the themes of Catholic social teaching guide us in living as disciples in society?
 Why does the Church have several definitions for justice, and how are they connected?
 What are the stages in the circle of social action?
 What types of action are necessary in order to ensure that social justice is achieved?
Unit 5: Building a Just Society (CM #24-25; CST #2-4, 12, 22-25, 36-38; PSRJ ch. 4, 5, 8)
Terms:
domestic church
state
Key Questions:
stereotype
prejudice
discrimination
power
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What are our primary (survival) and secondary (thrival) human rights, and where do these come from?
What does Catholic social teaching identify as the rights of families?
What role do families play in building a just society?
What role do citizens and the State play in building a just society?
Why is the Church called both a “sign and instrument” of justice?
What is the relationship between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and power?
In what ways do unjust societies deny individual uniqueness or limit opportunities for full
participation?
What is the Church’s stance on the issues of migration and immigration?
How is it possible to identify sinful social structures?
Unit 6: Respecting Life (CM #37-38, 41; CST #11, 27, 29-30; Bernardin excerpt)
Terms:
seamless garment
legitimate defense
stem cells
euthanasia
prenatal diagnosis
retributive justice
genetic engineering
scandal
restorative justice
Key Questions:
 What does it mean for human beings to be created in the image and likeness of God?
 Why is respect for human life foundational to Christian morality?
 What are some of the different ways our culture defines what makes a human being a “person”? What
does the Church teach about personhood?
 What is the “consistent ethic of life”?
 In what other ways besides murder does the Fifth Commandment apply to our daily actions and
relationships?
 How are Christians called to respond to the issues of abortion, genetic engineering, euthanasia, and
the death penalty?
 What did John Paul II describe as the “Culture of Death”? the “Culture of Life”?
 What is meant by the “consistent ethic of life”?
 How are “right to life” issues, such as abortion and the death penalty, also issues of social justice?
 Why is the Fifth Commandment considered to include an obligation to care for your personal health?