Spiritual Exercises Quiz
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1. The _____________ is a retreat developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola to help Christians grow in their faith and deepen their relationship with Christ.
Spiritual Exercises
Integrative Wellness
Monastère des Augustines
Novena of Grace
2. The _____________ is a key meditation of the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises that calls us to live under the banner of Christ and not under the banner of Satan.
Two Choices
Two Kinds of Persons
Two Standards
Two Principles
3. According to the Spiritual Exercises, _______________ is an interior movement that is marked by an increase in faith, hope and love; whereas _______________ is the opposite marked by turmoil, disquiet and feeling separated from God.
Joy; Despair
Blessing; Curse
Detachment; Attachment
Consolation; Desolation
4. If you are doing "the more" for God and neighbor, you're living the...
Le Plus
Magis
Mandata
Omega
5. A word that has negative connotations in modern English but in the Spiritual Exercises it means "free and detached" and is necessary for discernment is...
Apathy
Disengagement
Indifference
Aloofness
6. St. Ignatius's prayer that begins "Take, Lord, and receive" is called what?
Suscipe
Examen
Prayer of Generosity
Tantum Quantum
7. The letters A. M. D. G. is the Latin acronym for Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. What does this Jesuit motto mean in English?
The Love of God Compels Us
Do the Opposite
The Greater Glory of God
Care of the Entire Person
8. In the Spiritual Exercises, the phrase, "Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul" is found in the...
General Examen
Principle and Foundation
Our Way of Proceeding
The Contemplatio
9. Before his conversion and pathway to sainthood, what was the occupation of Ignatius of Loyola?
Carpenter
Tent Maker
Fisherman
Soldier
10. What was the nationality of Ignatius of Loyola?
Basque
Ukrainian
Italian
French
11. The Spiritual Exercises offer a way to make choices between good options and to discover God's will for our lives. What is this process called?
Picking and Choosing
Discernment
Casting Lots
Decidere
12. The Spiritual Exercises give us a prayer called ____________, which helps us see God's work in our everyday lives. It entails prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God's presence and discern God's direction for us.
Compline
The Divine Office
The Confiteor
The Examen
13. How many "Weeks" are there in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola?
Four
Thirty-Six
Twelve
Thirty
14. What does the acronym IHS mean:
First 3 letters of the Greek word for Jesus
I Have the Spirit
In His Service
Iota Eta Sigma
15. In one of the meditations of the Spiritual Exercises, we imagine an earthly leader who inspires us. Then we imagine Christ inviting us to join Him in bringing about God’s kingdom on earth. What is this meditation called?
The Contemplatio
The Call of the King
The Three Kinds of Humility
Lead Me, Lord
16. St. Ignatius Loyola spent a year recovering from an injury sustained how?
His leg was shattered by a cannonball while defending the fortified city of Pamplona
He was robbed and beaten by bandits on the road to Montserrat
He tripped on a rock in a cave overlooking the Cardoner River in Manresa
He fell down the stairs in the headquarters of the Society of Jesus in Rome
17. What is another name for Ignatian Contemplation?
Centering
Mindfulness
Lectio Divina
Imaginative Prayer or Praying with the Imagination
18. The Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises is most closely associated with what Liturgical time on the Church (Liturgical) calendar?
Pentecost
Advent
Holy Week
The Ascension
19. At the end of several meditations in the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius recommends _____________to conclude the prayer period. Ignatius asks retreatants to speak to Mary in their own words and then conclude with a Hail Mary. He then invites retreatants to have a conversation with Jesus and end with the Soul of Christ prayer. Finally, he instructs retreatants to talk with God the Father and end with an Our Father.
The Triplex
Tres Orationes
Pater, Filius et Mater Dei
The Triple Colloquy
20. What is the most effective way to promote the Spiritual Exercises in our local communities?
To share our positive SEEL retreat experiences with family and friends, and to encourage them to apply early this summer for the retreat starting in September
An endorsement by Terry Bradshaw
A photo of Saint Ignatius of Loyola on Wheaties cereal boxes
A flyer posted in the Trapper's Saloon in Eureka, Montana
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