and Vulnerable Test Review Questions &
Answers
1.The theme of "Option for the Poor and " highlights
the call to treat those who are in a special way.
Answer Vulnerable; impoverished
2.The poor deserve particular because of their vulnera-
ble position.
Answer concern
3.The has always had a special concern for the
, ministering to them by providing alms, food and
, and medical care and education, because of
example.
Answer Church; poor; shelter; Jesus
4.The consistent teaching of the Church's Magisterium is that all
Catholics have a responsibility to do justice by caring for the poor.
Answer true
5.Poverty of the soul
Answer describes people who are hopeless about life, who may be
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,suffering from
psychological illness
6.Poverty of addiction
Answer describes people who seek things such as possessions,
prestige, beauty, and sex to fulfill a desire for lasting joy and happiness
7.Poverty of spirit
Answer connected with the first Beatitude and a person's
dependence on God for all needs
8.Material is a lack of the basic necessities for
.
Answer poverty; survival
9.Those living in poverty may lack or live in woefully
inadequate, unsafe, , and crowded conditions, often
in high- neighborhoods.
Answer shelter; unhealthy; crime
10.Causes include chronic or jobs that do not
earn workers a " ".
Answer unemployment; living wage
11.Those who are poor are typically voiceless in the political and
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, sectors.
Answer economic
12.Material poverty looks much different in the United States as Americans,
on the whole, are very rich in comparison with people in developing
nations.-
Answer true
13.Statistics reveal that the gap between rich and poor nations is
narrowing both domestically and internationally.
Answer false; rich and poor nations is widening
14.God has blessed the earth with enough wealth and material goods to
take care of the needs of all people.
Answer true
15.Poverty of spirit affirms that alone is the sole source of
all , the foremost of which are the Salvation and
offered by Christ.
Answer God; good gifts; Redemption
16.Poverty of spirit begins with and closely follows the ex-
ample of Christ who, in his Incarnation, " "
for the sake of his people.
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