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Test Date: ___________________________________ Parent Signature: _______________________________ 98% of this unit’s resources can be found at: http://catholicreligionteacher.com/diagnosing-the-culture/ INTRODUCTION See Diagnosing the Unit Introduction Keynote You should…

1. Be able to explain what culture is and the difference between a “healthy” and “polluted” culture.

2. Understand how things in our culture can affect us without us realizing it. 3. Know the author and basic plot of The Screwtape Letters. 4. Understand that some dangers in our culture are easy to spot while others are tougher

to see yet still pose a big threat. DANGERS #1-3: Narcissism, Constant Noise & Crazy-Busy Lives, and Hedonism See Diagnosing the Culture Dangers 1-3 (Mini Unit), class notes, and Diagnosing the Culture Dangers 1-3 Follow-Up (Mini Unit) You should…

1. Be able to explain what narcissism is and give a basic summary of the myth of Narcissus.

2. Be able to give some examples of narcissism in American culture today. 3. Know 2 “treatments” against narcissism. 4. Be able to explain what this danger is all about. 5. Be able to give some examples of common teen stressors. 6. Be able to list 3 or more of the “Big Questions in Life” that Americans tend to hardly

ever think about. 7. Know 2 “treatments” against constant noise and crazy-busy lives. 8. Be able to explain what hedonism is and know its main motto. 9. Be able to give some examples of hedonism in American culture today. 10. Be able to finish the following quote by Pope Benedict XVI: “The world offers you

comfort. But you were…” 11. Know 2 “treatments” against hedonism.

MINI-UNIT TEST STUDY GUIDE

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DANGER #4: Relativism See Relativism Keynote and class notes You should…

1. Know what Pope Benedict XVI said about relativism. 2. Be able to give a simple definition of relativism. 3. Be able to tell the difference between a subjective and objective statement. 4. Be able to give 3 or more relativism “catch-phrases”. 5. Know 3 or more problems with relativism.

DANGER #5: Heated Debate and Speaking the Truth with Love See Heated Debate and Speaking the Truth with Love Keynote and class notes You should…

1. Be able to explain what this danger is all about. 2. Know what Jesus meant (and didn’t mean) when he said, “Don’t judge others”. 3. Know 3 tactics commonly used in heated debates. 4. Know 3 tips for speaking the truth with love.

DANGER #6: The Nones, New Atheists, and Scientism See The Nones, New Atheists, & Scientism Keynote (Mini-Unit) and class notes You should…

1. Be able to explain what the “The Nones”, “New Atheists”, and scientism is. 2. Know how the “new atheists” are different than the “old atheists”. 3. Know some of the strategies the “new atheists” use to make Christianity seem wrong

and Christians look stupid. 4. Know the 2 main problems with scientism.

DANGER #7: Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places See Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places Keynote (Mini-Unit) and class notes You should…

1. Be able to give 7 or more examples of things many people in American culture think will make them happy but actually won’t in the end.

2. Be able to diagram and explain each of the 4 levels of happiness. 3. Know what “The Comparison Game” is and how we sometimes play it. 4. Be able to write out the entire St. Augustine quote that connects to this danger from

memory. 5. Know what “Memento Mori” means and how it can be a really good thing for us to

think about.