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Ch 5 Review

Ch 5 Review. Conscience. 1. What is a dictionary definition of conscience? The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one’s conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong. 2. Identify one of the six incomplete or wrong ideas of conscience being described below:

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Ch 5 Review

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  1. Ch 5 Review Conscience

  2. 1 What is a dictionary definition of conscience? The awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one’s conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong

  3. 2 Identify one of the six incomplete or wrong ideas of conscience being described below: a) Conscience is the creation of organized religions to help control people through guilt. b) Conscience is the leftover rules of childhood that we carry around in our subconscious. c) Conscience is an internal voice that lives inside us, dictating to us what we should do. d) Conscience is simply a matter of doing what the crowd does. e) Conscience is making decisions based on what feels right or acting on a hunch. f) Conscience is what the individual creates as his or her own moral rules.

  4. 3 What is the definition of conscience from the CCC? A judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed.

  5. 4 What are three aspects of conscience revealed in the definition from the Second Vatican Council? -Awareness of God’s call to be -Awareness of Gods call to know and do the good (to love) -Practical judgment of the intellect

  6. 5 The Church in the Modern World tells us that our ___________________ conscience must join the human community in a search for __________________, but the Christian vocation applies also to our lives ______________________. It is a Christian’s responsibility to help the community examine its conscience and _________________ the morality of our life together. -Individual -Truth -Together -Judge

  7. 6 Most of the decisions of conscience are made from rote or _______________, resulting from already-acquired __________________ and attitudes. Therefore, becoming ________________ is important because virtues are like muscles. -Habit -Values -Virtuous

  8. 7 What do the four letters in the acronym SEER stand for? What is a seer? • S-Study • E- Elect • E- Execute • R- Review Seer- A person in tune with the truth

  9. 8 What are the two important principles regarding conscience? -Must always form and keep informing your conscience -Must follow your conscience

  10. 9 Conscience is concerned with discovering _________________ truth which means we should gather information about the moral object, the _________________, and the circumstances. It also involves seeking the ________________ of trusted moral mentors. -Objective -Motives -Advice

  11. 10 According to the Declaration on Religious Freedom, who is the teacher of truth? The Church

  12. 11 True or False? When choosing the right course of action it is important to make prayer a part of the decision making process. True

  13. 12 True or False? When putting into action what you have decided in conscience is the right course of action, it is important to be a reactor, not an actor. False

  14. 13 Conscience also helps us __________________ and reflect on actions we have already performed. Our consciences will be _________________ if we have taken steps to develop a good conscience. But if we have gone against them, our consciences call us to ____________________ and reform. -Evaluate -Clear -Repent

  15. 14 True or False? Not following what your conscience instructs you to do makes you guilty of sin. True

  16. 15 True or False? A well-formed conscience will never make mistakes. False

  17. 17 One type of ignorance results from ____________________ in which a person makes little or no effort to ___________________ what the truth is or where goodness lies. Another sign of an insincere conscience is someone who has fallen into a _________________________ of sinfulness that makes choosing evil an ______________ thing to do. -Insincerity -Discover -Bad habit -Easy

  18. 18 What are some factors that can lead us into making bad conscience decisions according to the CCC? Ignorance, Bad ex. of others, Lack of love, Enslavement of passions, Lack of true repentance

  19. 19 True or False? Following one’s conscience does not mean one can do whatever one wants to do. True

  20. 20 Catholics form their consciences in a Christian ____________________ that believes in ________________, who continues to teach us through the _______________________ and the bishops. We cannot form a Christian conscience without the help, advice, and teaching of our Church ___________________ who want to guide us to holiness. -Community -Jesus -Holy Father -Leaders

  21. 21 True or False? Peer pressure is primarily just a problem with teens. False

  22. 22 True or False? Some conformity can be good, some can be neutral, some can be bad. True

  23. 23 What is destroyed each time we go along with the crowd? Individuality

  24. 24 To do the right thing is the moral virtue of _________________. It has an active dimension that prompts us to work for God’s ___________________ and a passive side that involves patient __________________. -Fortitude -Kingdom -Suffering

  25. 25 How do prudence and justice help us exercise the virtue of fortitude? -Teaches us what is worth suffering for -Justice points at situations contrary to the gospel

  26. 26 What is the ultimate act of fortitude? Martyrdom

  27. 27 With God’s help, we can practice spiritual ___________________ that help us grow in the virtue of fortitude. ___________________ helps to build character. It will transform us into ___________________ persons and help us get involved in other ____________________ issues. -Disciplines -Sacrifice -Sensitive -Justice

  28. 28 People often fail to do the right thing out of _______________ of what others might think. But “going along” can turn us into ________________ without moral ________________. Fortitude can help us ________________ negative peer pressure. -Fear -Cowards -Backbone -Resist

  29. 29 What pointers are given to help us resist peer pressure? -Resolve to be your own person -Use humor and grace to just say “no” -Know your own standards

  30. 30 True or False? Archbishop Oscar Romero knew that if he did the right thing it would likely lead to his death. True

  31. 31 True or False? Archbishop Oscar Romero spoke out on behalf of the rich and powerful in El Salvador. False

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