Question 1

How does JPII approach the controversial subjects of sex and marriage?

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He roots the teaching in the lived human experience

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He tells us that we can each decide what is right for us

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Makes up church teaching about sex based on his personal ideas

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He teaches that sexual desire is sinful

Question 2

Humans are...

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one nature formed by the union of body and soul

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clay that comes to life when a soul is added

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two distinct natures held apart by the Holy Spirit

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bodies waiting for a human soul to be added as we achieve perfection

Question 3

What is true about desire?

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human desires illuminate truths about who we are and what we are made for

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human desires are merely the result of advertising

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desire is not a part of who we are as humans, so it will lead us away from who God created us to be

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human desires have to be crushed if we want to be good Christians

Question 4

Eros is a longing for

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that which is good, true, beautiful, and unitive

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the basic needs of the human body: food, water, clothing, and shelter

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romantic love

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sexual desire alone

Question 5

What does it mean that the body is sacramental?

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it is a physical sign of something spiritual

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the body is separate from our identity which resides purely in the spirit

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we receive grace just by virtue of having a physical body

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the body will be shed when we go to heaven

Question 6

How did God inscribe the vocation to love as he loves into our bodies?

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by creating us male and female and calling us to become one flesh

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the vocation to love is not inscribed into our bodies, but comes from sacred scripture

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by making our bodies evil so that we would desire only spiritual things

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by making us rational and giving us the freedom to choose to love or not to love at our own discretion

Question 7

What is Manichaeism

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the idea that the body is bad and only the spirit is good

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a school of thought that discovers truth by reflecting on experience

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the idea that the Catholic faith is a very fleshy, sensual religion

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the ability of the human body to express our call to self-giving love

Question 8

Why does Christianity renounce Manichaeism?

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because God created everything and everything God created is good

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because Mrs. Flood said so

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because the Pope at the time had a beef with its founder, Manichaeus

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because we know we are spirits trapped in our human bodies

Question 9

What does it mean to say that "if we want to know what is most sacred in this world, all we need to do is look for what is most violently profaned"?

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there is so much confusion about sex and sexuality because it is such a profound good!

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there is no need to go to Sacred Scripture to understand the truth about sex and sexuality because we can see that it is what is profaned in the world

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the truth about our human bodies is profaned because we are destined to live as slaves to lust in this fallen world

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If we want to express affection from something we should profane it-- that is why little kids tease each other when they like each other

Question 10

Rather than taking a legalistic approach and asking, "how far can I go before I break the law?" What does JPII ask?

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All of these

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Why did God make us male and female?

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What does it mean to be human?

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What is the truth about sex that sets me free to love?

Question 11

Why is it true to say that everyone on earth is called to marriage?

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all of these

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the celibate vocations are reminder that heaven will be an eternal wedding celebration between God and the Church, his bride

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when a woman enters religious life she is espoused to Christ

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when a priest is ordained he marries the church

Question 12

Which is true about celibacy

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celibacy is a foreshadowing of how all of us will live in the heavenly kingdom

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celibacy is a rejection of sexuality

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celibacy is a selfish choice because it is made by people who don't want to have to have a family

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celibacy is too difficult to actually live out for your whole life

Question 13

What is celibacy

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a free choice to renounce marital communion with a spouse to serve God and the Church more fully

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the decision of a couple to abstain from sexual intercourse during fertile periods because they are unable to support a child

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a vocation that every human person has, but few are strong enough to answer

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the virtue of temperance regarding sexual behaviors

Question 14

Why do we have to go "back to the beginning" to understand human sexuality?

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because only by discovering God's original plan can we understand our own situation

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because this is where God reveals his plan for the resurrection of the body at the end of time

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because God expects us to be perfect like Adam and Eve were before the fall

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because we learned a lot at the beginning of the semester that we need to review to understand TOB

Question 15

Which is not one of the stages of humanity JPII talks about?

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Dignified Humanity

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Glorified Humanity

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Redeemed Humanity

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Original Humanity

Question 16

What are the reasons humans differ from the rest of creation according to Healy?

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we have self-awareness and self-determination

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we are created by God

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we have bodies

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we are sexual beings

Question 17

What is a communion of persons?

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An interpersonal union in which one freely gives him/herself to another in love and receives love in return

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the condition of humanity before the fall

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another term for the 12 Apostles

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A transformation our bodies take place in marriage

Question 18

How was Adam treated as a someone, not a something?

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both of these

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none of these

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he has the capacities to know and to love

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he was given a task by God

Question 19

Why is it not good for the man to be alone?

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Because he lacked a helper, in other words someone to help him be human, someone to love

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Because men are inherently bad and need women to make them good

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Because he was not able to care for all of the animals on his own

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Because he needs a helper to do chores for him

Question 20

what is the nuptiual meaning of the body?

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the human call to self-giving love written into our bodies as male or female

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the unbreakable bond between the unitive and procreative elements of sexual intercourse

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the condition of humanity before the fall

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a rupture in human relationships

Question 21

What is original nakedness?

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the body before the fall when it perfectly reflected the person and was not in danger of being used

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the portion in Genesis when Adam and Eve first cover themselves with fig leaves

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Adam's realization in the garden of Eden that what we do with our bodies does not matter

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the one-flesh union of the first married couple

Question 22

man's initial experience of being unique among God's creatures

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original solitude

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original nakedness

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original happiness

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original unity

Question 23

"there is no such thing as love without ____________"

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freedom

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marriage

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temptation

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sex

Question 24

Which is not one of the effects of sin described in Genesis

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solitude

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fear of God

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conflict between men and women

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shame

Question 25

a disorder in our desires that inclines us to sin

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concupiscence

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original solitude

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indignation

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shame

Question 26

If sexual desire can lead us to God, why is lust sinful?

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because it impels us to seek self-gratifying sexual desire rather than to give ourself as a gift

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because God wants to make it hard for us as humans to know him and his will for us

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lust is ok, but only in marriage

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because it upholds the dignity of one person in a relationship, but not the other

Question 27

what is the positive purpose of shame

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it is a protection against objectification

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shame has no positive purpose

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it keeps us humble

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it makes us hide from God when we have done something sinful

Question 28

the ability to express the meaning of life as pure and loving self-gift

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the interior freedom of the gift

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original unity

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eros

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manichaeism

Question 29

which of the following will be present in heaven at the end of time?

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our human bodies

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sickness and pain

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the sacrament of marriage

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humans who have turned into angels

Question 30

celibacy for the kingdom is a charism. What does this mean?

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it is a gift from God that must be willingly accepted

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it is self-serving

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it is not supported in scripture

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it is a sign that marriage and procreation and bad

Question 31

What does it mean to say that marriage is the primordial sacrament?

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it is the first, the foundational sacrament

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it is a medieval sacrament

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it is based in animalistic instinct

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it is the most important sacrament

Question 32

Imagery in the Bible that presents God's love for his people as that of a husband and wife

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spousal analogy

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sincere gift

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Eucharist

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Genesis

Question 33

The purpose of human sexuality as created by God is

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to unify and procreate

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to demonstrate our attraction to another

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the science of kindness

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to demonstrate indignation at injustice

Question 34

For an action to respect the dignity of the human person and the dignity of human sexuality it must

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all of these

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be freely given

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be chaste

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be open to life

Question 35

Artificial means of birth control

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make the sexual act less than total and therefore are out of bounds

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are acceptable outside of marriage but in marriage all sexual acts must be fruitful

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make the sexual act more free because they release us from fear

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are acceptable within the confines of marriage

Question 36

What does Paul VI identify as the core of the problem with our understanding of human sexuality?

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We think that we can be god

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It is impossible to understand human sexuality in a fallen world

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Humans are inherently selfish and don't really desire to understand our own sexuality

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We have not done a sufficient study of scripture necessary to understand God's plan for our sexuality

Question 37

In Humanae Vitae, why does Pope Paul VI say that the Church has to answer the new questions about human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

The Church has been given a responsibility and authority to guard and interpret the moral law which includes the natural law

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The Church does not want couples using birth control because they are afraid with fewer children there will be fewer Catholics in the future

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The Church wants to be in control of everybody's actions

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The Church gets to make up rules for her followers based on what each Pope thinks is good at the time

Question 38

the understanding of good and evil based on human reason that is inscribed in every human heart

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natural law

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original unity

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deification

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composite being

Question 39

Which is not a characteristic of conjugal love?

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Original

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Total

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Fruitful

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Faithful

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