Quiz Review: Grad at Grad, Jesuit History & Formation, and Ignatian Prayer & Spirituality

Question 1

When does a Jesuit officially conclude his period of formation, or formal training?

Accepted Answer

after 15-20 years, when he professes Final Vows

Question 2

What is the Ignatian term translated as "more"? It refers to serving others with generosity and sharing one's talents.

Accepted Answer

Magis

Question 3

Who did St. Ignatius befriend in Paris, and with these same companions start the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)?

Accepted Answer

Francis Xavier and Peter Faber

Question 4

What is the characteristic of Jesuit education that recognizes the individuality of each person in all their dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Cura personalis

Question 5

What is the "capacity to let go of what doesn't help me to love God or others, while staying engaged with what does"?

Accepted Answer

indifference

Question 6

What form of Ignatian prayer invites us to reflect on God's presence in our day and how we responded to God's presence?

Accepted Answer

the Examen

Question 7

How might one try to find God in all things?

Accepted Answer

by searching for God in every circumstance of life

Question 8

During which stage of formation does a Jesuit work full-time in Jesuit schools, parishes, or social justice ministries?

Accepted Answer

Regency

Question 9

During which stage of formation does a Jesuit pray the Spiritual Exercises in the form of a 30-day silent retreat?

Accepted Answer

Tertianship

Question 10

Which of the following are qualities listed in Gonzaga's "Profile of the Graduate at Graduation"?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 11

What decision-making process involves prayer, rational judgment, reflection on one's desires, and talking with others?

Accepted Answer

discernment of spirits

Question 12

What Ignatian prayer ends with the person praying, "Give me only Your love and Your grace, that is enough for me"?

Accepted Answer

the Suscipe

Question 13

What is usually the first step to any kind of prayer, including the Examen and Ignatian Contemplation?

Accepted Answer

Becoming aware of God's presence

Question 14

What are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius?

Accepted Answer

a series of meditations that help a person grow closer to God

Question 15

In Ignatian Contemplation, the person praying imagines a particular scene from the Gospels. What is this step called?

Accepted Answer

composition of place

Question 16

In 1965, which Superior General of the Jesuits stated "Only by being a man-for-others does one become fully human..."?

Accepted Answer

Father Pedro Arrupe

Question 17

Pedro Arrupe's remarks about the need to "sow justice in our world, substituting love for self-interest" refers to what?

Accepted Answer

Being a man for others

Question 18

According to the Grad at Grad profile, which quality involves "being able to move beyond self-interest"?

Accepted Answer

loving

Question 19

What does AMDG mean?

Accepted Answer

For the greater glory of God

Question 20

In 1989, where were six Jesuits, a housekeeper, and the housekeeper's daughter tragically murdered by armed forces?

Accepted Answer

El Salvador

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