Question 1

What is predestination?

Accepted Answer

Predestination is the idea set out by Augustine that before birth God has already determined the course of each human's life.

Question 2

The belief that it is impossible to know whether God exists is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dharma. 
B)  agnosticism. 
C)  enlightenment. 
D)  atheism. 
A)  dharma. 
B)  agnosticism. 
C)  enlightenment. 
D)  atheism. B

Question 3

Islamic art takes the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  calligraphic mosaics and elaborate architecture. 
B)  Gothic cathedrals. 
C)  sculpted figures from stories from the Qur'an. 
D)  challenging, unorthodox poems. 
A)  calligraphic mosaics and elaborate architecture. 
B)  Gothic cathedrals. 
C)  sculpted figures from stories from the Qur'an. 
D)  challenging, unorthodox poems. A

Question 4

Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost are two great literary works that

Accepted Answer

A)  suggest frustration with an indifferent God. 
B)  depict belief in many gods. 
C)  explore important religious questions. 
D)  challenge religious orthodoxy. 
A)  suggest frustration with an indifferent God. 
B)  depict belief in many gods. 
C)  explore important religious questions. 
D)  challenge religious orthodoxy.

Question 5

Describe how agnosticism and atheism challenge the certainty of religion.
I. Describe agnosticism's appeal to the unknowable nature of reality.
II. Describe both informal and formal responses to belief in divinity and the pragmatist response.

Accepted Answer

Agnosticism challenges the certainty of

Question 6

The Taoist doctrine of wu wei roughly translates as

Accepted Answer

A)  "do without doing." 
B)  "enlightened one." 
C)  "from nothing." 
D)  "unmoved mover." 
A)  "do without doing." 
B)  "enlightened one." 
C)  "from nothing." 
D)  "unmoved mover."

Question 7

The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis is an account of

Accepted Answer

A)  how the belief in an all-good God creates problems. 
B)  how evil entered the world. 
C)  the covenant between God and God's creation. 
D)  how God provides salvation to humans. 
A)  how the belief in an all-good God creates problems. 
B)  how evil entered the world. 
C)  the covenant between God and God's creation. 
D)  how God provides salvation to humans.

Question 8

Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass shows the influence of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian idea of ex nihilo. 
B)  pragmatist ideas of Charles Pearce. 
C)  Islamic idea of service to Allah. 
D)  Indian idea of Brahman. 
A)  Christian idea of ex nihilo. 
B)  pragmatist ideas of Charles Pearce. 
C)  Islamic idea of service to Allah. 
D)  Indian idea of Brahman.

Question 9

How does Aquinas's argument for the existence of God take up the problem of the unmoved mover introduced by Aristotle?
I. Explain the problem of causation in Aristotle.
II. Describe how Aquinas's five tenets for the existence of God respond to this problem.

Accepted Answer

Aristotle's problem of the unmoved mover

Question 10

The first philosopher to address questions of Christianity such as ex nihilo, evil, and predestination is

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther. 
B)  Carl Sagan. 
C)  Augustine. 
D)  Thomas Aquinas. 
A)  Martin Luther. 
B)  Carl Sagan. 
C)  Augustine. 
D)  Thomas Aquinas.

Question 11

The book of Job in the Hebrew Bible deals with the

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulative moral consequences of our actions. 
B)  concept of an afterlife. 
C)  origins of human beings. 
D)  problem of human suffering. 
A)  cumulative moral consequences of our actions. 
B)  concept of an afterlife. 
C)  origins of human beings. 
D)  problem of human suffering.

Question 12

The ancient Greeks' gods and goddesses

Accepted Answer

A)  controlled certain aspects of nature and life. 
B)  were influenced by Egyptian notions of divinity. 
C)  had total control over the fate of humans. 
D)  were uninvolved in the affairs of mortals. 
A)  controlled certain aspects of nature and life. 
B)  were influenced by Egyptian notions of divinity. 
C)  had total control over the fate of humans. 
D)  were uninvolved in the affairs of mortals.

Question 13

Both Hinduism and Buddhism share the belief that suffering

Accepted Answer

A)  results from the accumulation of misdeeds. 
B)  can be avoided through right living. 
C)  is the nature of existence. 
D)  came into the world due to human sinfulness. 
A)  results from the accumulation of misdeeds. 
B)  can be avoided through right living. 
C)  is the nature of existence. 
D)  came into the world due to human sinfulness.

Question 14

What is pragmatism?

Accepted Answer

Pragmatism is an idea from phi

Question 15

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Torah. 
B)  Gospels. 
C)  Qur'an. 
D)  Talmud. 
A)  Torah. 
B)  Gospels. 
C)  Qur'an. 
D)  Talmud.

Question 16

Although the two religions are similar in important ways, Islam and Christianity differ because

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam has an afterlife, but Christianity does not. 
B)  Christianity has a holy book, but Islam does not. 
C)  Christianity stresses forgiveness of sin, while Islam stresses moral perfection. 
D)  Christianity is monotheistic, and Islam is polytheistic. 
A)  Islam has an afterlife, but Christianity does not. 
B)  Christianity has a holy book, but Islam does not. 
C)  Christianity stresses forgiveness of sin, while Islam stresses moral perfection. 
D)  Christianity is monotheistic, and Islam is polytheistic.

Question 17

How do yin and yang work together in Taoism?

Accepted Answer

Yin represents the passive force of exis

Question 18

Compare how the polytheism of the Greeks compares to that of the Egyptians and Hindu religion. Discuss the Greek gods' and goddesses' role in nature and human lives. Discuss similarities to the Egyptian system, including the idea of rulers as gods. Finally, discuss the roles of Diyaus Pita, Privithi, Indra, and Varuna in human lives.
I. For the Greeks, the importance lies in the intervention of deities in the lives of humans and in the gods' limits in doing so. Individual gods were mythically responsible of specific aspects of human lives.
II. For the Egyptians, rulers were intermediaries between gods and humans. Rulers themselves were considered divine. Out of this divinity whole cultures and civilizations emerged.
III. The divinities of Hinduism are far less involved in the lives of humans. They represented forces of creativity, destruction, and preservation. The continuous balancing of these forces leads to the central idea that life is in constant change or fluctuation.

Accepted Answer

The polytheism of the Greeks, Egyptians,

Question 19

The god Vishnu's role in the pantheon of Hinduism is to

Accepted Answer

A)  maintain all that exists in the visible universe. 
B)  pass judgment on human sin. 
C)  influence aspects of nature and human behavior. 
D)  balance creation and destruction. 
A)  maintain all that exists in the visible universe. 
B)  pass judgment on human sin. 
C)  influence aspects of nature and human behavior. 
D)  balance creation and destruction.

Question 20

Almost all Native American religions believe in

Accepted Answer

A)  the sacred nature of the earth. 
B)  the Great Spirit. 
C)  that life is suffering. 
D)  a universal soul. 
A)  the sacred nature of the earth. 
B)  the Great Spirit. 
C)  that life is suffering. 
D)  a universal soul.

What is predestination?

The belief that it is impossible to know whether God exists is called

Islamic art takes the form of

Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost are two great literary works that

Describe how agnosticism and atheism challenge the certainty of religion. I. Describe agnosticism's appeal to the unknowable nature of reality. II. Describe both informal and formal responses to belief in divinity and the pragmatist response.

The Taoist doctrine of wu wei roughly translates as

The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis is an account of

Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass shows the influence of the

How does Aquinas's argument for the existence of God take up the problem of the unmoved mover introduced by Aristotle? I. Explain the problem of causation in Aristotle. II. Describe how Aquinas's five tenets for the existence of God respond to this problem.

The first philosopher to address questions of Christianity such as ex nihilo, evil, and predestination is

The book of Job in the Hebrew Bible deals with the

The ancient Greeks' gods and goddesses

Both Hinduism and Buddhism share the belief that suffering

What is pragmatism?

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the

Although the two religions are similar in important ways, Islam and Christianity differ because

How do yin and yang work together in Taoism?

The god Vishnu's role in the pantheon of Hinduism is to

Almost all Native American religions believe in

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What is predestination?

The belief that it is impossible to know whether God exists is called

Islamic art takes the form of

Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost are two great literary works that

Describe how agnosticism and atheism challenge the certainty of religion. I. Describe agnosticism's appeal to the unknowable nature of reality. II. Describe both informal and formal responses to belief in divinity and the pragmatist response.

The Taoist doctrine of wu wei roughly translates as

The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis is an account of

Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass shows the influence of the

How does Aquinas's argument for the existence of God take up the problem of the unmoved mover introduced by Aristotle? I. Explain the problem of causation in Aristotle. II. Describe how Aquinas's five tenets for the existence of God respond to this problem.

The first philosopher to address questions of Christianity such as ex nihilo, evil, and predestination is

The book of Job in the Hebrew Bible deals with the

The ancient Greeks' gods and goddesses

Both Hinduism and Buddhism share the belief that suffering

What is pragmatism?

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the

Although the two religions are similar in important ways, Islam and Christianity differ because

How do yin and yang work together in Taoism?

The god Vishnu's role in the pantheon of Hinduism is to

Almost all Native American religions believe in

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Musical Theater, Dance

Film and Television

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters