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Catechism of the Catholic Church

Original Sin

True or false. The disobedience of Adam and Eve to God’s command evinced a lack of trust in God’s goodness.

If the first Adam has sold us into slavery to sin, who is the second Adam who breaks the power of the evil one?

True or false. Satan and the angels associated with him were created evil.

True or false. By Adam’s sin, the supernatural relationship with God in which Adam and Eve were born was lost both for themselves and for all human beings.

True or false. After Baptism takes away original sin, our will is no longer inclined toward evil.

As a result of original sin, human nature is weakened in its powers; subject to ignorance, suffering, and the domination of death; and inclined to sin (Para. 418). . . . This inclination is called:

personal sin
concupiscence
hamartia
subjective guilt
synderesis

Original sins means that

since Adam and Eve committed a sin which had never been committed before, it can truly be said to be original.
all those born after Adam and Eve are also held personally responsible for that sin, just as Adam and Eve were.
we become subject to original sin when we initially imitate the rebellion of Adam and Eve.
because of Adam’s sin, all people are born with a fallen human nature.
b and c.

True or false. Original Sin is a personal sin for which we are responsible..

True or false. The sin of Adam and Eve has opened up for us greater blessings from God than if Adam and Eve had never sinned.

Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, which of the following consequences resulted? Choose none, any, or all.

Death entered the world.
The relationship between man and woman is now distorted by lust and domination.
The control of our body by our spiritual faculties is shattered.
Sex now became a necessary evil to propagate the species.
Creation became hostile to man.