MRS. SZYDLIK/RELIGION I2011 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE I
FROM OUR THIRD & FORTH QUARTER MATERIAL
(Information from the Sexuality Unit to be included on the final will follow),
theFinal Exam will test student knowledge of:
Chapter 7: ScriptureChapter 9: Sacraments
Chapter 8: TraditionChapter 10: Lent/Easter (pp 260-267)
Chapter 5: Paschal MysteryChapter 12: Morality
ROSARY
***The well-prepared student will: ***
1. Write out answers for the questions and definitions provided by this Study Guide.
2. Review the homework from each chapter, vocabulary, class notes (Tradition, Paschal Mystery, Sacraments, Morality). Read over chapters in text.
3. Every few minutes you have, take that time to read a little bit.
4. Do a little bit each day to help you retain the information.
5. Bring any questions to class the week before the exam.
Below is a breakdown of the material by chapter to use as a study guide.
Chapter 7: Scripture
DEFINITIONS: “sacred scripture”, testament, canon, covenant (in Hebrew and Christian Testaments)
Areas of focus:
1. In what way is the Bible similar to a library?
2. Know the main sections of the Hebrew Scriptures and Christian Testament. Know the 4 Gospels and which are the Synoptic Gospels.
3. 5 step process in the development of the Bible. God’s role in the process?
4. READING THE BIBLE: What does it mean to look for “the heart of the message” of the Bible? How does Catholic tradition read the Bible? Why do differences in accounts in the Bible not pose a threat to Catholic understanding of God’s truth in the stories?
Chapter 8: Tradition – Handing on a Living Faith
DEFINITIONS: doctrine, dogma, infallibility, unity of faith, dogma of Trinity
1. What is the difference between “Tradition” and “tradition?”
2. How has Catholic Tradition developed?
3. What does it mean to say that the Catholic Religion is a Scripture and Tradition Religion?
4. What is the Magesterium? Who are its members? What is its responsibility?
5. Know the Four Marks of the Church and what each means.
Lent and Easter in the Liturgical Year: (Class notes, text pp 260-267)
IDENTIFY: catechumen, climax of the Liturgical Year, Triduum, Easter Vigil
1. LENT: purpose, begins and ends (how long is Lent?), challenges.
2. When does the Easter Season begin? End? How many days are in the Easter Season?
3. Pentecost, Ascension Thursday –# of days after Easter? Which liturgical season?
4. What is celebrated on Easter Sunday? What do Catholics celebrate every Sunday? Why are Catholics required to attend Mass every Sunday?
5. Know the Holy Days of Obligation for the Catholic Church.
Chapter 5: The Paschal Mystery
IDENTIFY: Golgotha, Gethsemane, blasphemy, Palm Sunday, Seder, Passion
Areas of focus:
1What is the Last Supper and what did Jesus do at the Last Supper? What does it mean to Catholics today?
2. What is Good Friday? How did Jesus’ Followers react to His Crucifixion?
3. How do we know about Jesus Resurrection? Who is important in spreading the message? How did the Apostles recognize Jesus after the His Resurrection? What about Jesus was different?
4. Why is the Resurrection ultimately a matter of faith? What “evidence” supports the belief in the Resurrection? (We discussed four different sources of “evidence” having to do with what is in the Gospels and what the early church emphasized.)
5. What does it mean to say that Jesus is “the Lamb of God”? How does the idea of lamb (Jesus as a sacrifice) connect to what Jesus does at the Last Supper? to Jesus’ death on the cross and Resurrection? What freedom does Jesus’ sacrifice bring?
6. Define the Paschal Mystery. How does belief in the Paschal Mystery and the Resurrection give meaning to our lives? How does it deepen our understanding of the rest of the liturgical year?
NOTE: There will definitely be a long answer that comes from the material in chapter 5. You must know the basic Resurrection story and the evidence! You should be able to define the Paschal Mystery and explain what it means for each Christian in her own life. How does the Paschal Mystery relate to what we studied about the Sacraments of the Church?
Chapter 9: SACRAMENTS
DEFINITIONS: ritual, symbol, sacrament, “sense of the sacramental,” “saving moment”
Areas of focus:
1. Know the 7 Sacraments of the Catholic church, the three categories of sacraments, the focus of each category and which sacraments belong in each category.
2. For each sacrament, be able to state what the sacrament celebrates and what the ongoing effect of the sacrament is in an individual’s life with Christ.
Chapter 12: Morality
DEFINITIONS: morality, Christian morality, sin, temptation, grace, mortal sin,
venial sin, Original sin, purgatory, conscience, free will;
FINAL FOUR THINGS: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell, and last judgment.
1. What is the Great Commandment? How do the Ten Commandments relate to the Great Commandment? Review the 10 Commandments.
2. What are “Spirit of the Law” and “Letter of the law? What did Jesus emphasize (and be able to explain how He emphasized it)?
3. How do conscience and free will affect our moral choices? How does an individual form their conscience, what responsibility do they have in forming their conscience? What responsibility does each individual have for their actions?
4. Know the parts of the character cycle (define each) and how it works (describe how each part of the cycle affects the next part, and why it is a “cycle”).
5. Theological virtues: definition and list them; cardinal virtues – definition and list them.
THE ROSARY
1. Know the 4 sets of Mysteries of the Rosary and the 5 mysteries within each set.
2. What prayers are used in praying the Rosary? When are they prayed (for example – to begin/end the rosary, what is involved in saying a decade?)
3. Why do Catholics say the Rosary?
4. St. Dominic and Pope John Paul II contributions to the rosary
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