Quiz: Ethics of Life and Death: War
and Capital Punishment
Due Dec 5 at 11:59pm
Points 50
Questions 10
Time Limit 30 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the material from Learn Module 6: Week 6.
Contains 10 multiple-choice questions.
Is to . limited 30 minutes
Allows 1 attempt.
Is . worth 50 points
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 6: Week 6.
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IncorrectQuestion 1
0 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, those who are procedural Moral Choices
abolitionists:
Believe the death penalty is immoral and want to end it
Believe the death penalty is moral and want to keep it
Believe the death penalty is moral in principle, but believe it cannot be
practiced in a just manner
None of the above
Question 2
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, which New Testament passage Moral Choices
gives the clearest reference to the death penalty being a responsibility of
civil government?
Matthew 5
Romans 13
Hebrews 11
Revelation 19
Question 3
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, what biblical passage do pacifists Moral Choices
use as evidence of pacifism?
The Sermon on the Mount
The Great Commission
The Decalogue
The Roman’s Road
Question 4
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, which early Christian figure was Moral Choices
one of the earliest proponents of Just War Theory?
Paul
Tertullian
Origen
Augustine
Question 5
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, those who are retentionists want Moral Choices
to:
End the death penalty totally
Keep the death penalty
Put a moratorium on the death penalty
None of the above
Question 6
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, a prominent argument in favor of Moral Choices
the death penalty is that biblical justice demands capital punishment for
certain crimes.
True
False
Question 7
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, few Christians served in the RomanMoral Choices
military because…
The Roman military was the primary persecutor of the church
Roman legions normally worshipped the Emperor
Both
Neither
Question 8
5 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics textbook, which of the following was
considered the purpose of criminal punishment?
Justice demands it
It is a deterrent against crime
Rehabilitating the criminal
All of the above
Question 9
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, Christian advocates of Just War Moral Choices
theory argue that pacifism is mistaken. What biblical arguments do Just War
proponents give?
Jesus message of peace was addressing personal relationships and
resistance, not the function of government
Christian converts within the Roman army were not expected to give up their
rank and possession
Paul clearly sanctions the valid use of violence by the state.
All of the above
Question 10
5 / 5 pts
According to the textbook, those who are abolitionists want to:Moral Choices
End the death penalty totally
Keep the death penalty
Put a moratorium on the death penalty
None of the above
Quiz Score: out of 5045
