CMP Final Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Summarize the Catholic teaching on the Fifth Commandment and Respect for Life
as it applies to the issue of euthanasia. How would you respond to those who claim
that the right to euthanasia or "assisted dying" corresponds to human dignity? -
Correct answer-Essay
Summarize the Catholic teaching on the Sixth Commandment and Respect for
Marriage and how it applies to the issues of contraception and homosexual unions?
What reasons does Catholic doctrine offer against the legal recognition of
homosexual unions? - Correct answer-Essay
According to the Catechism, the obligations of the first commandment include
adoration, prayer, and sacrifice. - Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, atheism is often based on a false conception of human
autonomy, exaggerated to the point of refusing a dependence on God. - Correct
answer-True
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, According to the Catechism, on Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the
faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship
owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of works of mercy,
and the appropriate relaxation of the mind and body. Family needs or important
social services can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. -
Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, blasphemy consists in uttering against God outwardly,
while words of hatred, reproach, or defiance directed against God inwardly merely
fail in respect toward God and his name. - Correct answer-False
According to the Catechism, citizens are free to mount armed resistance to political
authorities provided their action meets two conditions: political dialogue has failed
and such resistance has support from the international community. - Correct
answer-False
According to the Catechism, the celebration of Sunday observes a moral command
inscribed by nature in the human heart to render God an outward, visible, public,
and regular worship. - Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, the conditions for legitimate defense by military force
("just war") are exactly the same as the conditions for individual legitimate defense
or the death penalty. - Correct answer-False
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Answers
Summarize the Catholic teaching on the Fifth Commandment and Respect for Life
as it applies to the issue of euthanasia. How would you respond to those who claim
that the right to euthanasia or "assisted dying" corresponds to human dignity? -
Correct answer-Essay
Summarize the Catholic teaching on the Sixth Commandment and Respect for
Marriage and how it applies to the issues of contraception and homosexual unions?
What reasons does Catholic doctrine offer against the legal recognition of
homosexual unions? - Correct answer-Essay
According to the Catechism, the obligations of the first commandment include
adoration, prayer, and sacrifice. - Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, atheism is often based on a false conception of human
autonomy, exaggerated to the point of refusing a dependence on God. - Correct
answer-True
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, According to the Catechism, on Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the
faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship
owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of works of mercy,
and the appropriate relaxation of the mind and body. Family needs or important
social services can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. -
Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, blasphemy consists in uttering against God outwardly,
while words of hatred, reproach, or defiance directed against God inwardly merely
fail in respect toward God and his name. - Correct answer-False
According to the Catechism, citizens are free to mount armed resistance to political
authorities provided their action meets two conditions: political dialogue has failed
and such resistance has support from the international community. - Correct
answer-False
According to the Catechism, the celebration of Sunday observes a moral command
inscribed by nature in the human heart to render God an outward, visible, public,
and regular worship. - Correct answer-True
According to the Catechism, the conditions for legitimate defense by military force
("just war") are exactly the same as the conditions for individual legitimate defense
or the death penalty. - Correct answer-False
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