- The Grand Duchess Christina was
a. A German aristocrat
b. Grand Duchess of Tuscany
c. Grand Duchess of France
d. An Italian Monarch
b. Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- In his letters Galileo Galilei defended himself against.
a. Catholic reformation
b. Philosophical heresy
c. Heliocentric theory
d. Father Castelli
a. Catholic reformation
- Darwin in the Descent of Man explained 3 main ideas. Select all that apply
a. Whether man, like other species, is descended from an earlier form
b. The way man has developed
c. Evaluation of the differences among the human races
d. How the Bible standpoint was wrong
a. Whether man, like other species, is descended from an earlier form
b. The way man has developed
c. Evaluation of the differences among the human races
- In his work, Darwin maintains that humanity’s uniqueness is not due to any one characteristic but to a combination of many. What are they? Select all that apply.
a. Upright position
b. Acquisition of language and tools
c. A delicate and free hand
d. Superior mental powers
a. Upright position
b. Acquisition of language and tools
c. A delicate and free hand
d. Superior mental powers
- Ibn Rushd compared demonstrative reasoning to other sciences like?
a. Theology and philosophy
b. Reason and faith
c. Math and astronomy
d. All of the above
a. Theology and philosophy
- Rushd denies that philosophers are heretics on the matter of….? Select all that apply.
a. God’s knowledge of particulars
b. The eternity of the world
c. Reason and faith
d. The resurrection of the body and the afterlife
a. God’s knowledge of particulars
b. The eternity of the world
d. The resurrection of the body and the afterlife
- In his Decisive Treatise Ibn Rushd proposed the best ways of knowing and studying about God for all major religions. Select all that apply.
a. Dialectical
b. Rhetorical
c. Demonstrative
d. Evolutional
a. Dialectical
b. Rhetorical
c. Demonstrative
- Karl Marx can be best described as
a. Fascists
b. Socialist
c. Marxist
d. Republican
b. Socialist
- “The common people have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!” This statement is attributed to who?
a. Charles Darwin
b. John Locke
c. Pope Francis
d. Karl Marx
d. Karl Marx
- Most importantly, Genesis is the account of the interaction between…?
a. Heaven and earth
b. Angels and God
c. The created things and human beings
d. Sinners and righteous people
a. Heaven and earth
- In the first chapter of Genesis the important themes were…? Select all that apply.
a. Unformed earth
b. Forming and filling
c. Fathering
d. Resting
a. Unformed earth
b. Forming and filling
c. Fathering
d. Resting
- Of all his telescope discoveries, Galileo is perhaps most known for his discovery of…?
a. Four most massive moons of Jupiter
b. The theory of gravity
c. Space exploration
d. Movement of the moon
a. Four most massive moons of Jupiter
- Galileo wrote a letter to his friend Castelli declaring that scriptural literalism had no place in specific inquiry.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- What were the reasons for Galileo’s letter to Duchess Christiana? Select all that apply
a. To defend himself against his critics
b. An attempt to gain support from the Duchess
c. To explain his new discoveries
d. He was angry with the Duchess
a. To defend himself against his critics
b. An attempt to gain support from the Duchess
c. To explain his new discoveries
- The chief scientific significance of Darwin’s work lies in his insistence on the prominence of sexual selection in determining human evolution
a. True
b. False
a. True
- In his introduction Darwin says that he plans to consider three things. What are they?
a. Whether people descend from some preexisting form
b. How they developed if indeed they did so descend
c. To disprove the bible
d. What vale the differences between races have to such a development
a. Whether people descend from some preexisting form
b. How they developed if indeed they did so descend
d. What vale the differences between races have to such a development
- Darwin’s affirmation of the descent of humanity is based mainly on…
a. Science
b. Discovery
c. Experiment
d. Logic
d. Logic
- What are the main points in Galileo’s letter to Duchess Christiana? (Select all that apply)
a. Science should be separated from faith
b. That the church should embrace science
c. Science and faith can go together
d. None
a. Science should be separated from faith
c. Science and faith can go together
- Genesis 1-11 is said to constitute the core of the whole book and in fact, the entire Bible
a. True
b. False
a. True
- What were the contrasts between Cain and Abel? (Select all that apply)
a. In the sacrifices they offered
b. In the different ways they worked
c. In the ways they prayed
d. All of the above
a. In the sacrifices they offered
b. In the different ways they worked
- What are the names of the sons of Noah? (Select all that apply)
a. Seth
b. Shem
c. Ham
d. Japheth
b. Shem
c. Ham
d. Japheth
- In the story of the flood, Noah’s life was dominated by water. What is the interpretation of water in this context? (Select all that apply)
a. The waters by which the world had existed perished/was cleansed
b. The waters by which the new world was given life/substance
c. The water the Israelites crossed to the promise land
d. None of the above
a. The waters by which the world had existed perished/was cleansed
b. The waters by which the new world was given life/substance
- What was the sign God showed Noah that he will never flood the earth again?
a. Sign of lightning
b. Sign of a rainbow
c. Sign of a moon
d. Sign of stars
b. Sign of a rainbow
- The number of nations listed in Genesis Chapter 3 was…
a. 6
b. 4
c. 3
d. 6
c. 3
