Question 1

Sigmund Freud called religious beliefs:

Accepted Answer

A)  The gift of the gods 
B)  The archetypes of the soul 
C)  Wish-fulfillments 
D)  The birth of heaven 
A)  The gift of the gods 
B)  The archetypes of the soul 
C)  Wish-fulfillments 
D)  The birth of heaven

Question 2

What was the author's assessment Catholic fundamentalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  He said that, although it was theologically limiting, it probably preserved Catholic identity during its most oppressed period on modern history 
B)  He thought it was theologically limiting and, given Catholic intellectual resources, its reactive stance could not be sustained 
C)  He said that the Catholic Church virtually collapsed under its own theological weight 
D)  He said that it caused irreparable damage that still haunts the modern Catholic Church 
A)  He said that, although it was theologically limiting, it probably preserved Catholic identity during its most oppressed period on modern history 
B)  He thought it was theologically limiting and, given Catholic intellectual resources, its reactive stance could not be sustained 
C)  He said that the Catholic Church virtually collapsed under its own theological weight 
D)  He said that it caused irreparable damage that still haunts the modern Catholic Church

Question 3

Napoleon Bonaparte required all French clergy to swear an oath of allegiance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When did the quest for the historical Jesus begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixteenth century 
B)  Eighteenth century 
C)  Nineteenth century 
D)  Late twentieth century 
A)  Sixteenth century 
B)  Eighteenth century 
C)  Nineteenth century 
D)  Late twentieth century

Question 5

The author states that no major war in the twentieth century had religion as its core cause. Make a case for or against this thesis.

Accepted Answer

The thesis that no major war in the twen

Question 6

How many major wars of the twentieth century did the University of Bradford's war audit assess had religion as its core cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  None 
B)  Three 
C)  Six 
D)  Twenty-five 
A)  None 
B)  Three 
C)  Six 
D)  Twenty-five

Question 7

The French Revolution was decidedly anti-Catholic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the author, did the Second Vatican Council actually change church doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, including reversing supposed errors and medieval teachings that were imagined at the time dogmas 
B)  Yes, but only in tenor and spirit 
C)  No, but it presented Catholicism in a new light and with new emphases 
D)  No, the author says Vatican II failed in any doctrinal reform 
A)  Yes, including reversing supposed errors and medieval teachings that were imagined at the time dogmas 
B)  Yes, but only in tenor and spirit 
C)  No, but it presented Catholicism in a new light and with new emphases 
D)  No, the author says Vatican II failed in any doctrinal reform

Question 9

The Risorgimento movement worked for a single Italian state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What did Christian scholars, using modern forms of biblical criticism, begin to doubt?

Accepted Answer

A)  That God actually inspired the Bible 
B)  That the Bible was true 
C)  The factual reliability of the Old Testament 
D)  The virtual dogma that the world was only 6,000 years old 
A)  That God actually inspired the Bible 
B)  That the Bible was true 
C)  The factual reliability of the Old Testament 
D)  The virtual dogma that the world was only 6,000 years old

Question 12

Neo-Orthodoxy is opposed to critical biblical analysis or modern epistemology (philosophy of knowledge).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Does the author think that the quest for the historical Jesus is an important project?

Accepted Answer

A)  He called it something like a fool's errand 
B)  He said it was a minor project 
C)  He said that it represents something of the anti-Christian bias in a secular culture 
D)  He said it was one of the most important scholarly projects in the modern period 
A)  He called it something like a fool's errand 
B)  He said it was a minor project 
C)  He said that it represents something of the anti-Christian bias in a secular culture 
D)  He said it was one of the most important scholarly projects in the modern period

Question 14

The Catholic Church has never embraced evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Darwin's day, what was the response of Protestant intellectuals to his theory of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many declared it the death of religion 
B)  Many regarded it as an intellectual fool's errand 
C)  They formed the League of Truth to fight it 
D)  Many publicly embraced it as a new natural theology 
A)  Many declared it the death of religion 
B)  Many regarded it as an intellectual fool's errand 
C)  They formed the League of Truth to fight it 
D)  Many publicly embraced it as a new natural theology

Question 16

Neo-Orthodoxy's theological enterprise:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intends something of a fusion of traditional Christian beliefs and the modern cultural ethos 
B)  Resembles Ian Barbour's conflict model of rejecting science 
C)  Attempts a liberal Protestant engagement with culture 
D)  Refuses to accommodate or sacrifice the Christian message to modernity 
A)  Intends something of a fusion of traditional Christian beliefs and the modern cultural ethos 
B)  Resembles Ian Barbour's conflict model of rejecting science 
C)  Attempts a liberal Protestant engagement with culture 
D)  Refuses to accommodate or sacrifice the Christian message to modernity

Question 17

The author identified the largest Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches as aligned with liberal Protestantism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Two years after Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself the Emperor of the French he:

Accepted Answer

A)  And Pope Pius VII reached an agreement to restore the Catholic Church in France 
B)  Declared war on the Papal States 
C)  Invaded Russia 
D)  Provided full religious liberty in France 
A)  And Pope Pius VII reached an agreement to restore the Catholic Church in France 
B)  Declared war on the Papal States 
C)  Invaded Russia 
D)  Provided full religious liberty in France

Question 19

Which of the following was not named at an important voice of atheism:

Accepted Answer

A)  Johannes Chaldese 
B)  Ludwig Feuerbach 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Friedrich Nietzsche 
A)  Johannes Chaldese 
B)  Ludwig Feuerbach 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Friedrich Nietzsche

Question 20

The author claims that scientism is neither scientific nor does it provide sufficient evidence for its truth claim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Modern Challenges to Christianity

Sigmund Freud called religious beliefs:

What was the author's assessment Catholic fundamentalism?

Napoleon Bonaparte required all French clergy to swear an oath of allegiance.

When did the quest for the historical Jesus begin?

The author states that no major war in the twentieth century had religion as its core cause. Make a case for or against this thesis.

How many major wars of the twentieth century did the University of Bradford's war audit assess had religion as its core cause?

The French Revolution was decidedly anti-Catholic.

According to the author, did the Second Vatican Council actually change church doctrine?

The Risorgimento movement worked for a single Italian state.

Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council.

What did Christian scholars, using modern forms of biblical criticism, begin to doubt?

Neo-Orthodoxy is opposed to critical biblical analysis or modern epistemology (philosophy of knowledge).

Does the author think that the quest for the historical Jesus is an important project?

The Catholic Church has never embraced evolution.

In Darwin's day, what was the response of Protestant intellectuals to his theory of evolution?

Neo-Orthodoxy's theological enterprise:

The author identified the largest Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches as aligned with liberal Protestantism.

Two years after Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself the Emperor of the French he:

Which of the following was not named at an important voice of atheism:

The author claims that scientism is neither scientific nor does it provide sufficient evidence for its truth claim.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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