MPC_007_Quiz

1	In marriage, as elsewhere, happiness and holiness go hand in hand
2	The Catholic attitude towards marriage may have been appropriate to the Victorian era but is impractical in modem conditions of life
3	Unless we see marriage as Christ sees it, we cannot truly understand and appreciate its real beauty and grandeur
4	God’s jurisdiction over marriage is secondary to the jurisdiction of the state
5	To be perfectly frank, the only purpose of Christian marriage is to give people a legitimate way of satisfying their sexual yearnings
6	God has imposed certain conditions that married people must obey if their marriage is to be successful
7	Modern circumstances make it not only difficult but impossible to observe God’s laws relating to marriage
8	In marriage, growth in holiness of living is not only possible but is also necessary
9	Sexual relations between husband and wife can be a meritorious act
10	It is only in God’s Plan for marriage that we discover how truly exalted and inspiring is the wife’s rightful status
11	In Catholic marriage, the Church puts too much emphasis on the ideal of the husband and wife helping each other to become holier
12	The Sacrament of Matrimony was instituted by God in the Garden of Eden when He created Adam and Eve
13	A wife’s role as her husband’s helpmate extends to every aspect of their married life woman become husband and wife is capable of giving them grace
14	In the Sacrament of Matrimony, the mutual consent by which a man and woman become husband and wife is capable of giving them grace
15	The Sacrament of Matrimony and the sacramental state of Matrimony are one and the same thing
16	As a result of receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony, the bride and groom receive a special grace to help them succeed in their marriage and raise their children well
17	The special grace of Matrimony being intended merely to help a couple get off to a good start, it diminishes with the passing of time
18	The sacramental grace of Matrimony is restricted to the personal needs of the husband and wife and has nothing to do with the upbringing of any children they may have
19	The priest (in some cases a bishop) is the one who administers the Sacra- ment of Matrimony to the bride and groom
20	A husband should have the same attitudes towards his wife as Christ has towards His Church
21	A wife should study the Church’s devotedness, loyalty and generosity towards Christ so that she may imitate those virtues more readily in her conduct towards her husband
22	Marriage is a holy state of life
23	Nobody likes a person who is perfect
24	Whether we are aware of it or not, God’s Plan is ever real and actively at work
25	In order to become holy in marriage, it is necessary to perform the same duties as priests, nuns and brothers
26	To conform our daily life to God’s Will, we simply do each moment of the day what God wants us to do at that time
27	The Sacrament of Matrimony consists in the blessing given by the priest during the marriage ceremony
28	"All men are brutes" so it isn’t possible to make married life holy
29	This lesson takes all the fun out of marriage
30	Because of what you have learned in this lesson, your marriage will be more likely to succeed
31	The model of Christ’s attitude towards His Church and of the Church’s attitude towards Christ is to be applied day by day in all the circumstances of our lives
32	Because the religious state is the superior state, only priests, nuns and brothers can become saints
33	Conformity with God’s Will is the secret of sanctity
34	Although God gives a child two parents, only the mother is needed to train him
35	The loyal cohabitation of husband and wife, their unstinted, loving acts of helpfulness towards each other, the procreation and education of children are the essentials of marriage
36	For the greatest measure of earthly happiness, your marriage should be lived exactly according to God’s plan for it
37	By preventing us from devoting ourselves to pious works, our daily tasks are an impediment to our spiritual welfare
38	Until a couple have their living quarters completely furnished and a very substantial bank account, they would be acting unfairly in bringing children into the world
39	Children are a hindrance to happiness in marriage
40	As long as parents feed and clothe their children, they are fulfilling their responsibilities completely
41	The husband and wife provide God with offspring
42	When children come, the mother must become the family ruler
43	Before becoming engaged, we should seriously ask ourselves: "Will marriage be for me a means of becoming holy?"
44	A husband and wife can advance more rapidly towards perfection by doing so alone
45	The fundamental condition of true Christian marriage is the granting of life to others
46	Unity of life comes automatically to a young couple
47	Mutual aid in marriage means that the wife should take a job outside the home in order to supplement her husband’s income
48	After emotional love disappears, there’s nothing left in marriage but a long hard grind
49	True love is always concerned primarily with the physical welfare of the beloved
50	If you do not choose the Divine Model for your marriage, you automatically do choose unhappiness