Chapter 4

1. Archbishop Óscar Romero followed _______________ and did what is right despite threats against his life.

the law his conscience his friends the majority

2. _____________ is the means of understanding whether our intentional actions are good or evil.

Justice Morality Love Faith

3. The Christian moral life is based on all of the following except_________________.

the life and teachings of Jesus Christ the U.S. Bill of Rights the teachings of the Church Sacred Scripture

4. One of our inalienable rights is the right to exercise our __________________, especially in religious and moral matters.

bodies freedom judgment beliefs

5. ___________ and reason make us responsible for our own intentional actions.

Decisions Free will Morality Natural law

6. Free will and reason give us the ______________ to know and choose between what is good and what is evil.

power command experience hesitation

7. When we pray, read Scripture and learn the teachings of the Church we can be ____________________.

lights for the world superheroes right all the time poor decision makers

8. _______________ enables us to make good moral decisions, even to the point of suffering for the sake of others.

Mortal sin True freedom Civil law Venial sin

9. The _______________ gives us the grace and strength to freely choose to live our lives as Christ taught us.

Bill of Rights Holy Spirit conscience Natural Law

10. When we freely and knowingly do what is against God's law, we ________________.

break promises sin confess hate

11. The Church uses the term ____________, meaning "deadly," to describe serious sins.

venial omission mortal dark

12. A mortal sin causes the loss of ___________ because we have freely chosen to reject God.

sanctifying grace actual grace sacramental grace special grace

13. Unrepented mortal sin brings eternal ________________.

life death suffering love

14. _______________ involves a less serious offense against God.

Venial sin Mortal sin Sin of omission Evil

15. The goodness or evil of our actions depends on the following three things except __________________________.

what we choose to do why we choose how fun the choice is the details surrounding the act

16. Our ____________ are gifts from God that helps us make the right decisions to live our lives according to God's will.

souls consciences hearts friends

17. A sin is considered a venial sin for all the following reasons except ________________.

the action in itself is not gravely evil we do not have full knowledge of an acts sinfulness we commit serious sins we do not have complete freedom in making a choice

18. If a person is aware that something is morally good and is able to act, but chooses not to, that person commits a sin of ____________________.

death freedom omission morality

19. The sense of knowing good and evil by use of human reason is called the _________________________.

Hippocratic Oath Code of Hammurabi Natural Law Freedom of choice

20. The person who commits an intentional act is called the _________________.

agent angel actor partner