Unit 3

Question 0

“I am the Lord, your God: You shall not have strange gods before me”

Answer 0

First commandment

Question 1

First commandment

Answer 1

“I am the Lord, your God: You shall not have strange gods before me”

Question 2

2nd commandment

Answer 2

“You shall not take the name of The Lord your God in vain”

Question 3

“You shall not take the name of The Lord your God in vain”

Answer 3

2nd commandment

Question 4

3rd commandment

Answer 4

“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day”

Question 5

“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day”

Answer 5

3rd commandment

Question 6

theological virtues

Answer 6

The name for the God-given virtues of faith, hope, and love. These virtues enable us to know God as God and lead us to union with him in mind and heart

Question 7

Faith, hope, love

Answer 7

Theological virtues

Question 8

Monotheism

Answer 8

The belief in and worship of only one God

Question 9

The belief in and worship of only one God

Answer 9

Monotheism

Question 10

Mammon

Answer 10

An Aramaic word meaning wealth or property

Question 11

An Aramaic word meaning wealth or property

Answer 11

Mammon

Question 12

List three sins of excess of religion

Answer 12

• superstition
• magic
• divination

Question 13

Superstition, magic, and divination are examples of what

Answer 13

Sinful excesses of religion

Question 14

What is a sinful excess of religion?

Answer 14

Irrational and irresponsible religion

Question 15

What is a sin of irreligion?

Answer 15

The absence or rejection of the virtue of religion

Question 16

List three examples of sins of irreligion

Answer 16

Sacrilege, simony, atheism

Question 17

Sacrilege, simony, and atheism are examples of what kind of sin?

Answer 17

Sins of irreligion

Question 18

Superstition

Answer 18

Attributing to someone or something else a power that belongs to God alone and relying on such powers rather than trusting in God; a sin against the first commandment

Question 19

Attributing to someone or something else a power that belongs to God alone and relying on such powers rather than trusting in God; a sin against the first commandment

Answer 19

Superstition

Question 20

Divination

Answer 20

The practice of seeking power or knowledge through supernatural means apart from the one true God; a sin against the first commandment

Question 21

The practice of seeking power or knowledge through supernatural means apart from the one true God; a sin against the first commandment

Answer 21

Divination

Question 22

Sacrilege

Answer 22

An offense against God; the abuse of a person, place, or thing dedicated to God and the worship of him

Question 23

An offense against God; the abuse of a person, place, or thing dedicated to God and the worship of him

Answer 23

Sacrilege

Question 24

Simony

Answer 24

Buying or selling something spiritual, such as a grace, a sacrament, or a relic. It violates the honor of God.

Question 25

Buying or selling something spiritual, such as a grace, a sacrament, or a relic. It violates the honor of God.

Answer 25

Simony

Question 26

Blasphemy

Answer 26

Speaking, acting, or thinking about God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the saints in a way that is irreverent, mocking, or offensive; sin against the second commandment

Question 27

Speaking, acting, or thinking about God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the saints in a way that is irreverent, mocking, or offensive; sin against the second commandment

Answer 27

Blasphemy

Question 28

Agnosticism

Answer 28

Claiming that it is impossible to prove God's existence, and that one cannot know anything about God or his nature

Question 29

Claiming that it is impossible to prove God's existence, and that one cannot know anything about God or his nature

Answer 29

Agnosticism

Question 30

Atheism

Answer 30

Denial of the existence of God

Question 31

Denial of the existence of God

Answer 31

Atheism

Question 32

Sabbath

Answer 32

In the Old Testament, the "seventh day" on which God rested after the work of creation was completed. In the Old Law, the weekly day of rest to remember God's work through private prayer and communal worship. For Catholics, Sunday, the day on which Jesus was raised, which we are to observe with participation in the Eucharist in fulfillment of the Third Commandment