RST 105 - Religion and the Big Questions » Spring 2023 » Quiz 7

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Question #1
Catholic social teaching is about facing the problems of the modern world.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
Participation is about having a voice in decisions.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
According to Catholic social teaching, government's role is to serve the people.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
The common good can be described as "the greatest good for the greatest number."
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
The ecological crisis is one of the "signs of the times" in our time.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
According to CST, the poor have a special claim to food, shelter, and other goods.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
The giving of goods or services to meet immediate needs is called:
A.   The promotion of peace
B.   Justice
C.   Charity
D.   The common good
Question #8
The first of the documents on modern Catholic social teaching was:
A.   Populorum Progressio
B.   Rerum Novarum
C.   Mater et Magistra
D.   Matthew
Question #9
The concept of "human dignity" means that:
A.   People earn their value to society through their actions
B.   All people have some value to others
C.   All people have eternal life
D.   All human beings are equal in value
Question #10
Three of the main themes of Catholic social teaching are:
A.   The common good, solidarity, and care for creation
B.   care for creation, subsidiarity, and obedience
C.   Poverty, human dignity, and the option for the poor
D.   Poverty, chastity, and obedience
Question #11
The "new things" discussed in Rerum Novarum are:
A.   Scientific discoveries
B.   All about human rights
C.   Problems with Protestantism
D.   The problems of industrial society
Question #12
In Catholic social teaching, the principle of subsidiarity is generally about:
A.   poverty
B.   solidarity
C.   the option for the poor
D.   the role of government
Question #13
In Catholic social teaching, justice is defined as:
A.   government authority is to be used for the good of the people
B.   the rule of law is important to human dignity
C.   everyone has a right to the goods of society
D.   the ongoing work of change and renewal

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