Chapter 2

1. Which of the following statements is false?

God is mystery. Faith and reason are incompatible. Faith is an essential part of who we are. Our happiness is ultimately found in God.

2. Throughout history, Catholic educators strive to ________________.

call others to know, love and serve God open churches become rabbis teach only religion

3. _______________ is a gift of the Holy Spirit and is connected to education.

Knowledge Religion Science History

4. The Church teaches us that knowledge and truth _______________.

point to material needs and not spiritual needs are optional to a well rounded education can point to and reveal God who is the author and source of truth can keep us away from the mystery of God

5. Augustine of Hippo once wrote, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you." This means that ____________.

All of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly. material possessions are not enough to satisfy the needs of our hearts the love of our families and friends cannot fully make us happy we will only find complete fulfillment in God

6. To say "God is a mystery" is to say that ____________.

God is impossible to get to know God is a magical and all-powerful being God is more than we can ever understand or describe None of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly.

7. God reveals himself to us in countless ways and invites us to ___________.

become knowledgeable in the ways of the universe use our talents and treasures to be equal to God ignore the needs of the world to live in communion with him

8. The scientific study of our solar system ____________.

proves that there is no Heaven proves that God does not exist explains that God is part of something bigger increases our knowledge of God the Creator

9. One of five proofs or reasons for God's existence is ______________.

God is the First Cause the universe is bigger than expected the universe is the source of truth God is the universe

10. What is the relationship between science and faith?

The facts of science contradict the truths of faith. What the Church teaches conflicts with what science can prove. Because God is the source of all truth, the truths of faith and the facts of science are compatible. There is no relationship between science and faith.

11. Albert the Great argued as a scientist that ____________.

we could never prove or disprove the truths of our faith by our human mind the mind is a terrible thing to waste that the tenets of the Church are irrational we come to know all things in the same or similar manner

12. God has also revealed himself in ways that not from human understanding, but are from _____________.

secularism prayerful listening Divine Revelation hidden mysteries

13. What is the definition of Divine Revelation?

God’s laws and rules to live by The fullness of scientific facts about God The tenets of the Church’s teachings about God God’s gift of making himself known to us

14. All of the following describes the gift of faith except _____________.

a supernatural gift from God the power to open our minds, wills and selves to God a virtue that enables us to respond to God’s invitation to seek him an irrational desire to believe in a higher power

15. Those people who do not include God in their search for happiness follow a vision of the world called ___________.

atheism agnosticism secularism All of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly.

16. Maximilian, after his mother was diagnosed with cancer, was questioning the existence of God. This is ______________.

worrisome because his faith is weak a problem because his faith is absent part of human nature and be a catalyst to growing deeper in faith None of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly.

17. The human process of seeking a deeper understanding of Divine Revelation is the reasons parents, teachers, and catechists ________________.

All of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly. help us grow in our faith guide us in understanding the teachings of the Church work with us through our struggles

18. To say that "God always remains a mystery" is to say that _____________.

God is infinitely more than we can fully understand God is not a puzzle to be solved God is the eternal truth that is to be enjoyed All of the answers provided complete the sentence correctly.

19. The search for complete happiness is a search for _________.

one’s desires peace God friends

20. God created us to ___________________.

know him love him serve him All answers provided complete the sentence correctly. [