6th - Religion Chapter 12

Question 0

The commandments were a part of their recipe for what?

Answer 0

Happiness

Question 1

For the Israelites, what was a sign of God’s love?

Answer 1

The commandments

Question 2

What does God implant in the heart of each human being as a guide?

Answer 2

Natural laws

Question 3

What is made known to us by God and through human reason?

Answer 3

Natural law

Question 4

Why did the Israelites love the Law so much?

Answer 4

1. Showed them how to be free from ignorance and selfishness.
2. To assume their responsibility to build a healthy society
3. Assured them that obedience to these laws would lead to happiness
4. Be a way to unite them to the Lord
5. Would unite them (the Israelites), setting them apart as God’s Chosen People.

Question 5

How did the Israelites feel about the Commandments?

Answer 5

Thankful

Question 6

The Commandments are often divided into two groups. What are these two groups?

Answer 6

1. Focuses on our relationship with God

2. Focuses on our relationship with others

Question 7

All of the commandments form one single law of what?

Answer 7

Love

Question 8

What do all of God’s law call us to do?

Answer 8

Protect and promote our own lives and the lives and dignity of others

Question 9

Write the words of Jesus that summarize the first group of the commandments.

Answer 9

He said “ To love the Lord your God with all your heart,mind,and soul.

Question 10

Write the words of Jesus that summarize the second group of the commandments.

Answer 10

Love your neighbor as yourself

Question 11

How did Jesus show us that the only way we can fully give ourselves to God is to give of ourselves to others?

Answer 11

By dying on the Cross

Question 12

What does the Ten Commandments teach us?

Answer 12

That the love of God and love of neighbor cannot be separated

Question 13

What does the first commandment remind us?

Answer 13

That we are to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength.

Question 14

How can we express our love of God?

Answer 14

By obeying the commandments

Question 15

What does loving God mean?

Answer 15

1. respect him
2. speak to him
3. listen to him
4. speak reverently about him
5. want to spend time with him in prayer and worship

Question 16

What does it show if we trust in people or things more than God?

Answer 16

That we do not really know and love God

Question 17

God wants us to stay in touch with him. What is this called?

Answer 17

Prayer

Question 18

What does the Second Commandment teach us?

Answer 18

To honor God’s holy name as a sign of our love for him.

Question 19

Name some examples of respectful use of God’s name or a gift of speech.

Answer 19

Blessing, oath, prayer, Sign of the Cross

Question 20

Name some examples of disrespectful use of God’s name or a gift of speech.

Answer 20

Perjury, cursing, blasphemy, profanity

Question 21

What is speaking of a blessed person, place, or thing with disrespect?

Answer 21

Profanity

Question 22

What is speaking against God in a hateful manner?

Answer 22

Blasphemy

Question 23

What is calling down evil on someone or something?

Answer 23

Cursing

Question 24

What is lying while under oath or asking God to witness a lie?

Answer 24

Perjury

Question 25

God knows his people need time for rest, so he invites us to observe and to keep holy the Sabbath. How should we do this?

Answer 25

This day is a time to forget about ordinary matters and everyday problems. It is spent trusting in the Father's love and care.

Question 26

How do Catholics honor the Third Commandment?

Answer 26

Through our worship in Sunday mass

Question 27

What reminds us of the creation of the world by the Father, the Resurrection of Christ, and the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost?

Answer 27

Sunday, the Lord's day

Question 28

What days set aside for special celebrations by the Church?

Answer 28

Holy days of obligation

Question 29

How many holy days of obligation are celebrated in the United States?

Answer 29

6

Question 30

Name the holy days of obligation with their dates.

Answer 30

January 1 - Mary, Mother of God 40 days after Easter - Ascension August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary November 1 - All Saints December 8 - Immaculate Conception December 25 - Nativity if Our Lord Jesus Christ

Question 31

What are we obligated to do on holy days of obligation?

Answer 31

To honor Jesus, Mary, or the saints at the Eucharist (mass)

Question 32

The life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus are remembered and celebrated in the Church throughout the year. What do these celebrations make up?

Answer 32

The liturgical year, or church year

Question 33

What is the time before Christmas called?

Answer 33

Advent

Question 34

What is the time before Easter called?

Answer 34

Lent

Question 35

What is the time between the seasons Christmas and Lent and Easter and Advent called?

Answer 35

Ordinary Time

Question 36

When does the liturgical year begin and end?

Answer 36

Begins the First Sunday of Advent and ends with the Feast of Christ the King

Question 37

What do the Fourth through Tenth commandments call us to do?

Answer 37

Love our neighbors

Question 38

By following the Fourth through the Tenth commandments, we show honor for whom?

Answer 38

1. Our parents 2. All human life 3. Sexuality 4. The goods of the earth 5. The truth 6. Relationships 7. Possessions

Question 39

How do we practice love of others?

Answer 39

In our friendships

Question 40

What must we remember about love?

Answer 40

That it is a two-way street. We must give love and acceptance if we wish to receive them.

Question 41

What do we call this teaching in Matthew 7:12?

Answer 41

The Golden Rule

Question 42

What is the Golden Rule?

Answer 42

Do to others as you wish to be treated

Question 43

On the night before he died, what did Jesus give his followers?

Answer 43

A new commandment

Question 44

What is this new commandment?

Answer 44

It was a command of love.

Question 45

What is this love to be a sign of?

Answer 45

A Christian

Question 46

What is the New Commandment found in John 13:34-35?

Answer 46

As I have loved you, you should love another

Question 47

Why were the Israelites so thankful to receive the commandments?

Answer 47

The commandments helped the Israelites to be free from selfishness and ignorance, to be united with God, and to be unit with one another as the Chosen People of God.

Question 48

What are the two great commandments?

Answer 48

The first great commandment is that you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is that you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Question 49

What new commandment did Jesus give at the Last Supper?

Answer 49

At the Last Supper Jesus said, "I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another." (John 13:34)