Key Terms
What virtue is defined as operating in accordance with your values, even when it is challenging, making you trustworthy and dependable?
INTEGRITY
What is the primary role of faith in interpersonal relationships?
a) To guarantee that you will never have conflicts.
b) To provide a set of rules to judge others.
c) To serve as a guiding principle for behaviors that foster connection, trust, and respect.
d) To make sure you are always popular.
C. To serve as a guiding principle for behaviors that foster connection, trust, and respect.
Explanation: Faith serves as a "guiding principle, directing you towards behaviors that foster connection, trust, and respect."
Which principle, emphasized by faith, allows you to view situations from another person's point of view, promoting empathy?
Compassion
Instructions:
Read each pair of statements carefully. Choose A if both statements are TRUE, B if the first is TRUE and the second is FALSE, C if the first is FALSE and the second is TRUE, and D if both are FALSE.
FIRST STATEMENT: Faith provides a moral foundation that helps guide your decisions in life. SECOND STATEMENT: Integrity is closely linked to faith, as it involves consistently acting on the values your faith provides.
A (Both statements are TRUE).
Explanation: Faith gives a "moral foundation" and that "faith and integrity go hand in hand."
You find a wallet full of cash on a quiet school hallway. There are no cameras, and no one sees you. Acting with integrity as defined in the lesson means you would:
a) Keep the cash because no one will know, but leave the IDs.
b) Return the wallet with everything inside to the owner or the lost-and-found.
c) Ask your friends what they would do before making a decision.
d) Leave the wallet where you found it.
b. Return the wallet with everything inside to the owner or the lost-and-found.
Explanation: Integrity is operating in accordance with your values (honesty) even when it is challenging or no one is watching. Returning the wallet is the only option that demonstrates this principle.
This is described as a firm conviction in a higher power, a set of principles, or a cause that gives you a sense of purpose and meaning.
FAITH
How does living with integrity strengthen relationships?
a) By making you more successful than others.
b) By ensuring you always win arguments.
c) By making you trustworthy and dependable in the eyes of others.
d) By giving you the ability to ignore your values when convenient.
C. By making you trustworthy and dependable in the eyes of others.
Explanation: Integrity is link with trustworthiness: "When you demonstrate integrity... you become trustworthy and dependable."
When faith urges you to extend your focus beyond your personal needs to prioritize the welfare of others, what sense does it promote?
Community
Instructions:
Read each pair of statements carefully. Choose A if both statements are TRUE, B if the first is TRUE and the second is FALSE, C if the first is FALSE and the second is TRUE, and D if both are FALSE.
FIRST STATEMENT: The main goal of faith, as described in the text, is to prevent all disagreements from ever happening in a relationship.
SECOND STATEMENT: Faith traditions can actually provide a structure for resolving conflicts when they do occur.
C (First is FALSE, second is TRUE).
Explanation: The first statement is false; faith doesn't prevent conflicts but provides tools to handle them. The second statement is true, as the text mentions faith offers structures for conflict resolution.
A friend is angry at their sibling and wants to post a mean comment on their social media. If you use your faith as a guiding principle, your best response would be to:
a) Help them write a cleverer, meaner comment.
b) Advise them to practice forgiveness and compassion, reminding them that this action will only damage their relationship further.
c) Agree that their sibling is terrible to show your loyalty.
d) Say nothing to avoid getting involved in their family drama.
b. Advise them to practice forgiveness and compassion, reminding them that this action will only damage their relationship further.
Explanation: This choice directly applies the core principles of faith (compassion, forgiveness, conflict resolution) mentioned in the lesson to guide a friend toward a more constructive and healthy action.
What are the three core principles mentioned in the text that serve as the "bedrock for cultivating strong and positive relationships"?
Compassion, forgiveness, and honesty
Faith gives individuals a "moral foundation" to guide their...
a) financial future.
b) academic performance.
c) decision-making.
d) social status.
C. decision-making.
Explanation: "Faith frequently gives a moral foundation to guide your decisions."
Faith traditions often provide a structure for resolving conflicts through practices like active listening and finding common ground. What skill is being developed here?
Communication (or Conflict Resolution)
Instructions:
Read each pair of statements carefully. Choose A if both statements are TRUE, B if the first is TRUE and the second is FALSE, C if the first is FALSE and the second is TRUE, and D if both are FALSE.
FIRST STATEMENT: Living with integrity means your actions are consistent with your core beliefs, which helps you avoid feelings of guilt or regret.
SECOND STATEMENT: The lesson suggests that integrity is an optional quality, and relationships can be just as strong without it.
B (First is TRUE, second is FALSE).
Explanation: The first statement accurately summarizes the lesson's points on integrity and self-respect. The second statement is false, because integrity is essential for building trust and strong relationships.
In a group project, one member is not contributing, causing stress for everyone else. An approach that balances compassion and integrity would be to:
a) Do their work for them to avoid conflict.
b) Report them to the teacher immediately without talking to them.
c) Talk to the group member privately, listen to their situation with empathy, but also be honest about the need for them to contribute fairly.
d) Complain about them to other group members behind their back.
c. Talk to the group member privately, listen to their situation with empathy, but also be honest about the need for them to contribute fairly.
Explanation: It shows compassion by listening, but also integrity and honesty by addressing the problem directly and fairly.
According to the lesson, living with integrity helps you avoid feelings of guilt or regret, which promotes what positive feeling in yourself?
SELF-RESPECT
What is the main function of forgiveness in a relationship?
a) To prove that you are the better person.
b) To enable individuals to transcend conflict and animosity.
c) To forget that a problem ever happened.
d) To make the other person feel guilty.
b. To enable individuals to transcend conflict and animosity.
Explanation: "Forgiveness enables individuals to transcend conflict and animosity, fostering stronger connections."
When you act consistently with your core beliefs, you can make decisions with what feeling?
Confidence
Instructions:
Read each pair of statements carefully. Choose A if both statements are TRUE, B if the first is TRUE and the second is FALSE, C if the first is FALSE and the second is TRUE, and D if both are FALSE.
FIRST STATEMENT: The Beatitudes are presented in the text as a guide for facing personal and societal challenges.
SECOND STATEMENT: The core principles of compassion, forgiveness, and honesty are separate from faith and are not usually emphasized by belief systems.
B (First is TRUE, second is FALSE).
Explanation: The first statement is true, reflecting the introduction to the Beatitudes. The second statement is false; the text explicitly says these principles "are emphasized in many faith traditions."
You promised your parents you would finish your homework, but a friend invites you to a last-minute movie. The principle of integrity would lead you to:
a) Go to the movie and hope your parents don't find out.
b) Tell your friend you can't go because you have a commitment you need to honor.
c) Lie to your parents that you finished your homework.
d) Go to the movie and plan to copy a friend's homework later.
b. Tell your friend you can't go because you have a commitment you need to honor.
Explanation: Integrity involves acting on your values and commitments. Honoring your promise to your parents, even when a more fun option appears, is a direct demonstration of this virtue.
What virtue is described in the lesson as being "inextricably linked with faith"?
INTEGRITY
Why is honesty considered crucial in any strong relationship?
a) It helps you win debates.
b) It is essential for building trust.
c) It ensures you never hurt anyone's feelings.
d) It makes people afraid of you.
b. It is essential for building trust.
Explanation: "Being honest is crucial for building trust, which is essential in any strong relationship."
Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5:1-12, offer a path to what?
True happiness
Instructions:
Read each pair of statements carefully. Choose A if both statements are TRUE, B if the first is TRUE and the second is FALSE, C if the first is FALSE and the second is TRUE, and D if both are FALSE.
FIRST STATEMENT: According to the lesson, integrity only matters in big, life-changing decisions.
SECOND STATEMENT: Faith as a guiding principle applies to all interactions with others, shaping your overall perspective.
C (First is FALSE, second is TRUE).
Explanation: The first statement is false; integrity is about consistent behavior in all situations. The second statement is true, as faith is described as a guiding principle for all interactions.
Your friend group often makes fun of a particular student. It makes you uncomfortable, but you're afraid of becoming the next target if you speak up. Faith and integrity provide the moral foundation to:
a) Join in the teasing to fit in.
b) Quietly distance yourself from the group without ever addressing the issue.
c) Courageously and calmly state that you don't think it's right to make fun of them, even if it's unpopular.
d) Just laugh along so no one suspects you feel uncomfortable.
c. Courageously and calmly state that you don't think it's right to make fun of them, even if it's unpopular.
Explanation: This is the most challenging action but the one that best reflects living with integrity. It requires you to act on your core beliefs (compassion, honesty) even when it is difficult and could lead to negative social consequences, which is the ultimate test of integrity as described in the lesson.