Mastery check #3 Genesis

Question 1

How many creation stories are there?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Genesis means…?

Answer 2

Beggining

Question 3

The First Creation Story?

Answer 3

Day 1 = light
Day 2 = sky and water
Day 3 = land, ocean and plants
Day 4 = sun and moon (day and night) and stars
Day 5 = birds and sea creatures
Day 6 = land animals and humans
Day 7 = God rested

After all that he created God said, “It is good.”

Question 4

2nd Creation Story?

Answer 4

God created humans BEFORE he created plants and other creatures.

Question 5

Our first gift from God is our …?

Answer 5

Human life

Question 6

Symbols of Adam and Eve

Answer 6

The Garden of Eden - happiness of humans in the presence of God.
God breathing into man’s nostrils - gift of life
The breath of life - our soul
God creating woman from the rib of man - male and females share human dignity and are equal
The warning about the forbidden fruit - friendship with God depends on complete trust in God.
Naming the animals - authority and responsibility for them.
The serpent - the Devil
The woman believing the serpent - how attractive evil can be
Eating of the forbidden fruit - a choice (free will)

Question 7

Cain and Abel?

Answer 7

Cain - first son of Adam and Eve, a farmer, offering to God was not accepted, killed Abel, God punished him by sending him away from his land, God put a mark on Cain for protection.

Abel - second son of Adam and Eve,
a herder, offering accepted by God, killed
By Cain.

Question 8

Noah’s Ark

Answer 8

God was displeased with people’s wickedness.
After the flood, Noah built an altar to God for sparing his family. God made a covenant with Noah to never destroy the world by flood again.

Symbols:
Ark - Church
Flood - waters of the Sacrament of Baptism
Water - God’s love and forgiveness
Rainbow - covenant with God

Question 9

Tower of Babel

Answer 9

At one time all people throughout the world spoke the same language.
The people decided (free will) to build a tower to make a name for themselves. They had forgotten to keep God first in their lives. So God confused their language. Sin once again divided them.

The tower symbolizes the humans
resistance to trust in God.

Question 10

God’s Reconciliation

Answer 10

Even though the people of God continuously turned away from God, God NEVER abandoned his people.

Through reconciliation we too can turn back to God and away from sin.

The Holy Spirit, along with our conscience, can help us avoid sin and make good moral choices.

We can develop our conscience through praying, reading and listening to Scriptures and learning about the teachings of the Church.