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Multiple Choice Circle the letter of the best answer to complete the following statements.
1.The word vocation comes from the Latin
.
verb vocare meaning to
A.choose
B.call
C.listen
D.respond
2.In the Judeo-Christian use of vocation,
the call comes from the community, but
.
ultimately from
A.the Church
B.one’s neighbor
C.the school principal
D.God
.
3.The Church’s vocation is to
A.participate in and build God’s kingdom
B.show God to others
C.be an example of the love of the three
Persons of the Trinity
D.all of the above
4.Christians first receive their vocation
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at
A.birth
B.Baptism
C.the time they get their first job
D.the time God calls them
became a great king of Israel,
7.
but initially those around him had
low expectations for what he would
accomplish.
A.Abraham
B.Jonah
C.David
D.Solomon
is a follower of Jesus and is
8.A(n)
something each baptized Christian is called
to be.
A.lay person
B.stock broker
C.disciple
D.ordained minister
is to share Jesus’ Good News.
9.To
A.evangelize
B.synthesize
C.analyze
D.dream
5.The stories of our ancestors in faith, both
in the Old and New Testaments, provide
for how to listen to God’s call and
discern our own vocations.
A.wisdom
B.advice
C.prototypes
D.answers
received messages from God to
6.
give to the Israelite people. Samuel was
one of these.
A.Prophets
B.Disciples
C.Temple priests
D.Carpenters
, the Holy Spirit descended on
10.At
the Apostles, empowering them to spread
the Gospel.
A.the Resurrection
B.Pentecost
C.the Commissioning
D.the Incarnation
our discipleship and
11.We
membership in the Church by receiving
the Body and Blood of Christ.
A.affirm
B.remember
C.talk about
D.live
with Abraham,
12.God made a(n)
promising to always be with him.
A.commitment
B.agreement
C.insurance policy
D.covenant
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13. T
he gift of
gives us the power to
see things from God’s perspective.
A.humor
B.courage
C.wisdom
D.perseverance
15. T
he Apostles were
share the “Good News.”
A.evangelized
B.commissioned
C.recruited
D.forced
to go forth and
14. T
he early Church cherished the account
as
of the disciples on the road to
an important reminder of Jesus and the
breaking of the bread.
A.New York
B.Damascus
C.Nazareth
D.Emmaus
True or False? Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Then rewrite false
statements to make them true.
16. The deeper meaning of vocation neglects the deepest needs of humans in order to focus on
one’s calling.
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17. When God calls you, you only have to say yes to him once.
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18. Sometimes people react to the way God calls you with skepticism.
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19. W
hen Jesus called his disciples, he basically told them that they could continue living as they
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had been.
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20. Jesus’ mission was to bring salvation to the world.
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Apply and Develop Write a short answer on a separate sheet of paper for each of these questions.
21. D
escribe how the Church uses the word vocation, and how it can be lived out through various
states of life. Then, write a paragraph describing how someone you know is living out his or
her Christian vocation through the state of life to which God has called him or her.
22. Defend this statement: A Christian vocation is a call from God and to God.
23. Explain how your vocation is important for all of God’s creation.
24. W
alk through the discernment process in three short paragraphs. Include an example of each
step of the process.
25. C
hoose one figure from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament and describe how
God called these people.
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