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

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