Name ______Date ______Score______
Sacrament of Reconciliation Review 2016 Period ______
I. Matching. Match the definition in Column B with the correct word in Column A.
A
1. _____ Restitution
2. _____ Act of Contrition
3. _____ Conversion
4. _____ Mortal Sins
5. _____ Concupiscence
6. _____ Examination of Conscience
B
A. Being reunited in peace and friendship
B. Hebrew term for God’s infinite mercy
C. Assessment of how well we’ve lived God’s covenant of love
D. People who admit their sins and express sorrow for them
E. First step of a sinner toward repentance
F. The repairing, restoring or paying for damage our sins have done
G. Inclination to commit sin that results from Original Sin
H. Penalty imposed by the Catholic Church for serious sin that states that a person is no longer “in communion” with the Church
I. A formal or informal prayer that penitents pray during the Sacrament of Penance to express sorrow and a commitment to avoid sin
J. Serious violation of God’s law of love that results in loss of God’s life in the sinner’s soul
II. True/False: Write T if the statement is true. Write F if the statement is false.
7. _____Jesus told his followers to forget about obeying the O.T. law or the prophets since he was introducing a new law through the Beatitudes.
8. _____Catholics now participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the same rate as they have in the past.
9. _____Private confession, as we know it today, didn’t really develop until the nineteenth century.
10. _____Confessors once consulted books called penitentiaries to determine what penance should be given for each sin.
11. _____In preparing for the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance, the only thing needed is to review whether or not one of the Ten Commandments has been broken.
12. _____Personal sins include both mental sins and actual sins against our covenant with God and others.
13. _____The revised Rite of Penance permits only private and individual confession with individual absolution.
III. Multiple Choice. On each line, put the letter of the correct answer.
14. _____The word “reconciliation” comes from a Greek word that means:
A. “to be generous.”
B. “to pray without stopping.”
C. “to return to life.”
D. “to rejoin or put back together.”
15. _____People who have been transformed by the sacrament of Penance often discipline themselves through:
A. prayer and fasting.
B. almsgiving.
C. telling others about the benefits of the sacrament.
D. both a and b
16. _____Which of the following is not a part of individual confession?
A. the Sign of the Cross
B. the singing of a hymn
C. confession of sins
D. the Act of Contrition
17. _____In the sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance, the most important act of the penitent is:
A. recalling and confessing all sins.
B. listening to the priest’s advice and counsel.
C. expressing and feeling true contrition.
D. doing the penance immediately.
18. _____The word, penitentiae means:
A. punishment C. consequences
B. conversion D. penalty
19. _____Which circumstance is not one of the three conditions necessary for a sin to be mortal?
A. The person must understand the gravity of the sin.
B. The sinful action must be of a grave or serious matter.
C. The person must completely consent to the sin.
D. The sin must affect a lot of people.
20. _____The different ways to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance permitted by the
revised Rite of Penance include:
A. a sacramental Reconciliation via teleconference or a webcam video-conference.
B. private individual confession and individual absolution.
C. communal celebration with individual confession and absolution.
D. both b and c.
___21. The main idea of the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk.15:11-52) tells:
A.The need for forgiveness and repentance
B.The feelings of the elder son over the father’s acceptance of his wasteful son
C.The everlasting love of God for humanity
D.All of the above
E.A & B only
___22. Which of the following is a Church teaching regarding the Reconciliation?
A.Individual confession and absolution are still recommended
B.Confessions should be done most especially during Lent and Advent
C.Public penance is preferable because it saves us from embarrassment
D.A & B only
E.A & C only
____23. Reconciliation as a form of dialogue, emphasizes an open discussion of a
person’s sins:
A.so the priest can help a person explore ways to be a better person.
B.because the priest wants to know every secret a person may be hiding
C.to clarify what really happened that caused a person to sin.
D.A & C only
E.B & C only
____24. The following are examples of social sin:
- Sexism, consumerism
- Waging an unjust war
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- All of the above
- A & B Only
____25. Sin is an offence against:
- Truth & Right conscience
- God & Reason
- Consumerism & Sexism
- A & B only
- A & C only