Vocations Unit 3 Practice Test

The author of marriage is _______________.

• the engaged man and woman

• the priest

• God

• the Church

The basis of the truth that Marriage can take place only between one man and one woman is found in _______________.

• civil law

• federal law

• state law

• natural law

The love we celebrate in the Sacrament of Matrimony is an image of _______________.

• the bride and groom’s love for each other

• God’s love for human beings

• the legal union of two people

• society’s approval

Christian marriage is a model to others of _______________.

• love and mutual self-giving

• mutual tolerance

• cooperation on projects

• subtle manipulation

Due to the nature of marriage, with its values and purposes, each marriage has an effect on _______________.

• only the couple itself

• only the nuclear family

• the whole human race

• only the extended family

As part of God’s plan, a man and a woman join together to be _______________ with God.

• disciples

• co-creators

• servants

• benefactors

Because of Original Sin, the human race suffers the following consequences:

• pain in childbirth

• hard toil in work

• sin and death

• all of these

Under the Old Law, marriage was considered to be _______________.

• a covenant and sacred institution

• a human accommodation

• a burden to society

• a necessary but secular arrangement

The wisdom literature emphasized marriage and children as _______________.

• a burden to society

• gifts from God

• possessions from God

• contrary to the law

One of the most complex books in the Old Testament symbolizes God’s love and is known as _______________.

• the Book of Psalms

• the Book of Wisdom

• the Book of Lamentations

• Song of Songs