Paschal Mystery Unit 1

How should we interpret the creation stories in Genesis?

• As scientific fact (for instance, literally creates it all in 7 days)

• As completely fictional stories that teach us moral lessons.

• As examples of how people misunderstood how the universe was created.

• As religious truths about creation told using figurative language and poetic imagery.

Creation was the work of…

• God the Father

• God the Son

• God the Holy Spirit

• The Holy Trinity

The entire universe comes from one God who alone is uncreated.

• True

• False

Purely spiritual, non-material beings who serve as servants and messengers of God.

• Monks

• Saints

• Angels

• Demons

The creation story in Genesis culminates in the creation of human beings, who are the summit of creation.

• True

• False

Why did God create mankind?

• He wanted someone to worship him.

• He wanted someone to look after His creation so He didn't have to.

• He wanted someone to be able to see how He could show off his power and glory.

• He wanted someone to share in His life and love even though He didn't technically need us.

A power of the human soul that enables us to love God and to choose.

• Free Will

• Love

• Intellect

• Soul

How are human beings different from the rest of creation?

• We have a physical body.

• We have an immortal, spiritual soul.

• We have both a physical body and an immortal, spiritual soul.

• We are not different from the rest of creation, rather we are part of God’s great creation and equal to everything in it.

On what is each individual human being’s dignity based?

• On being created in God’s own image and likeness.

• On the moral state of his/her soul.

• On his/her intelligence.

• On being created in God’s own image and likeness, and on his/her intelligence.

Men and women are created to be complementary to each other, meaning that they are essentially the same, equal, and interchangeable.

• True

• False