Quiz 2

Question 1

is happiness subjective or objective

Answer 1

objective

Question 2

is happiness a feeling

Answer 2

no

Question 3

what does objective mean

Answer 3

based on a truth of human nature which is universal

Question 4

happiness is not relative to your desires or goal chasing because that is just - while true happiness is -

Answer 4

momentary, lasting

Question 5

our feelings of happiness can be mistaken, one example of this is how we can feel happy but our soul is dying from

Answer 5

mortal sin

Question 6

who is a good example of the fact that you can be a hero and feel like a faliure

Answer 6

Job. The devil said hes only faithful because he has a good life, takes everything away, cover boils.

Question 7

what did Job say

Answer 7

the lord gives, the lord takes, blessed be the name of the lord.

Question 8

who is a good example of a saint that looked for happiness in the wrong places and then found it was only in God

Answer 8

St. Augustine

Question 9

What is the ancient word for happiness (3 and from where)

Answer 9

eudimonia or makarious (Greek) or Beatitudo (Latin)

Question 10

what is the origin of the modern word for happiness and what does it mean

Answer 10

old english- hap which means luck or chance

Question 11

why is the old word for happiness more correct

Answer 11

conveys true blessedness and human flourishing rather than contentment

Question 12

happiness is rooted in

Answer 12

the truth of humanity, God.

Question 13

what did St. Augustine say

Answer 13

Oh Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.

Question 14

Aristotle was a greek philosopher who did not have revelation just reason. He reasoned that happiness was

Answer 14

living a virtious life.

Question 15

who did aristotle influence

Answer 15

augustine and aquinas

Question 16

what does the word eudimonia mean

Answer 16

an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue and if many are present, the best of them.

Question 17

break down the meaning of each part of eudimonia

Answer 17

eu = good (happiness is moral goodness)
daimon = spirit (happiness has to do with the soul and is not external)
ia = long lasting state, permanent

Question 18

edimonia is objective or subjective

Answer 18

objective

Question 19

two dimensions of happiness- happiness involves

Answer 19

knowing and posessing the good in order to be satisfied, complete, and flourish as humans

Question 20

happiness is more than knowing and posessing the good, we are - by it in order to truly enjoy it

Answer 20

transformed

Question 21

only what people can enjoy good

Answer 21

good people

Question 22

Aquinas said that man’s real happiness and peace come from having whatever good can

Answer 22

bring us to our fullest and most perfect development so that we can transform into excellent human beings

Question 23

what is the greatest good

Answer 23

the ultimate end of man’s life is god

Question 24

happiness is something (interior/exterior)

Answer 24

interior

Question 25

happiness is the direct effect of

Answer 25

excellent action or virtue

Question 26

happiness is - and -

Answer 26

lasting and communicable (it spreads)

Question 27

SPJP2 said that when young people are dreaming of not being medeocre and happiness they are really looking for

Answer 27

jesus

Question 28

How do we grow in virtue

Answer 28

we need to rely on God. With god all things are possible. rely on god and not yourself

Question 29

what is grace

Answer 29

christ's divine life in us which transforms us enabling us to love supernaturally as he loves.

Question 30

christ's love - and - us so that we can

Answer 30

heals and transforms us so that we can love with his love, be patient with his patience, and be humble with his humility

Question 31

How is another way we can grow in virtue. - how do you get good at a sport

Answer 31

practice. we need to put in the effort. we grow in virtue through repeated, dileberate acts and perserverance

Question 32

the more we perservere the

Answer 32

easier the battle will become

Question 33

at first the struggle is hard but we need to build up our

Answer 33

moral muscles which will get stronger

Question 34

the third way we can grow in virtue is by - look to saints

Answer 34

educating ourselves and sorrounding ourselves with a good community that will push us to do good

Question 35

studying virtue and the lives of saints can give us a clearer picture of our aim for life and can

Answer 35

inspire us

Question 36

what are the three ways we can grow in virtue

Answer 36

rely on God and his graces, practice, and find inspiration and a community

Question 37

what are the 4 characteristics of virtue

Answer 37

consistency, ease, promptness, joy

Question 38

what is consistency

Answer 38

not just occasionally, can give the best of yourself no matter the circumstances

Question 39

what is ease

Answer 39

performing good acts without extrodinary effort dileberation or internal struggle

Question 40

what is promptness

Answer 40

has a steady willingness to do the good and a readiness to respond to the need of the moment

Question 41

what is joy

Answer 41

doing the right thing without complaining

Question 42

what is a simple definition of virtue

Answer 42

a habitual and firm disposition to do good and do it consistently, promptly, easily, and joyfully

Question 43

virtue gives us the freedom to

Answer 43

love god and others

Question 44

virtue allows us to perform and give

Answer 44

good acts, the best of ourselves

Question 45

the virtuious person will - good acts

Answer 45

persue and choose

Question 46

virtues perfect our intellect and will that govern our

Answer 46

passions (desires) and guide our conduct according to reason and faith

Question 47

values vs virtues

Answer 47

we can value the wrong things it is subjective everyone has values you may not acc do them

Question 48

what are the 2 kinds of virtue

Answer 48

cardinal and theological

Question 49

cardinal virtues are also known as

Answer 49

moral or human

Question 50

cardinal is the latin for - because

Answer 50

hinge, all other human virtues are seen as subcategories of these fundemential fourca

Question 51

cardinal virtues are crucial to

Answer 51

crucial to human flourishing

Question 52

cardinal v are - by - and are:

Answer 52

aquired by human effort, fortitude, prudence, justice, temperence

Question 53

prudence is called the

Answer 53

charioteer of virtue

Question 54

prudence means to

Answer 54

find the good in situations and known the right means of achieving it

Question 55

prudence guides the other virtues by setting the

Answer 55

rule or measure

Question 56

prudence helps to perfect our

Answer 56

intellect

Question 57

prudence is our practical

Answer 57

reasoning/wisdom

Question 58

prudence helps us know

Answer 58

what, when, how to do smth

Question 59

3 aspects of prudence

Answer 59

counsel, judgement, command

Question 60

what is counsel

Answer 60

assesing the situation and gathering necessary info to make a good choice

Question 61

defects in counsel

Answer 61

impulse, passion, stuborness

Question 62

what is judgement

Answer 62

weigh evidence info carefully

Question 63

to make good choice we need

Answer 63

experience, right principles, right desires

Question 64

what is experience

Answer 64

learning from past

Question 65

right principles

Answer 65

10 commandments, golden rule, beautotudes

Question 66

right desires

Answer 66

pleasure can hinder mind and so can our desires

Question 67

command

Answer 67

putting right judgement into action

Question 68

how do we fail in decisiveness / command

Answer 68

delay and withdraw

Question 69

delay

Answer 69

hesitate to act waver

Question 70

withdraw

Answer 70

fail to act

Question 71

justice is

Answer 71

the constant and firm wil to give god and neighbor their due. respecting the rights of each person and establish harmony in relationships

Question 72

justice promotes the

Answer 72

common good

Question 73

justice is not just abt your rights but also

Answer 73

what you owe others

Question 74

justice is not abt doing right thing but BEING

Answer 74

just by honoring others, fuffilling responsibilities to others, treat people way they deserve

Question 75

virtue justice also

Answer 75

internal

Question 76

doing the right thing even when

Answer 76

nobody is looknig

Question 77

justice is not just about our - but about -

Answer 77

actions, who we fundementally are.

Question 78

Theological virtues enable us to

Answer 78

participate in the life of God and live in relationship with the holy trinity

Question 79

The theological virtues have God as their

Answer 79

orgin, motive, and object

Question 80

the theological virtues are the foundation of

Answer 80

christian moral life

Question 81

the tv (theological virtues) animate or give life to all the moral virtues, and unlike the cardinal virtues, they are

Answer 81

gifted by God into our lives at baptism.

Question 82

what are the three tv

Answer 82

faith, hope, and charity/love

Question 83

cardinal virtues are our relationship with others while theological virtues are our relationship with

Answer 83

god

Question 84

faith

Answer 84

we believe in god and all that he has revealed to us through church, sacred scripture, and sacred tradition

Question 85

faith elevates our

Answer 85

intellect

Question 86

faith allows us to

Answer 86

believe in supernatural truths revealed by God and put them into practice

Question 87

faith is a supernatural gift of God so that we can

Answer 87

believe and accept all the truths he has revealed

Question 88

we cannot make a decision to believe or not we need

Answer 88

grace

Question 89

faith is not

Answer 89

unresonable

Question 90

a true deciple of christ will

Answer 90

keep the faith, live it, profess it, wittness it, and spread it

Question 91

hope

Answer 91

gives us the power to trust that god will provide for us

Question 92

hope is not

Answer 92

optimism

Question 93

by hope we rely on the

Answer 93

strength of god, not our own strength

Question 94

hope will sustain us through difficulties and keep us from

Answer 94

discouragement

Question 95

hope is the

Answer 95

anchor of the soul that keeps our eyes fixed on heaven

Question 96

charity/love

Answer 96

virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake and love our neighbor as ourselves for the sake of god

Question 97

jesus gave us the commandment to

Answer 97

love one another as he has loved us

Question 98

christ calls us to love even our enemies, which does not mean to be in love with them or even like them, but rather to

Answer 98

will the good of another (wish them well)

Question 99

love is an act of the

Answer 99

will

Question 100

charity perfects our ability to love and

Answer 100

raises it to the supernatural levle

Question 101

what is the greatest virtue that will be the only one we hold onto while in heaven

Answer 101

charity/love