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Module 6: Week 6
Quiz: World View I
25 out of 25
1. During the middle ages, the predominant social, political, and cultural force in Western
Europe was found in
a. The Catholic Church
2. Which of the following worldviews has not influenced American Government and
society?
a. Humanism
3. Critical theory is an example of
a. Postmodernism
4. Which worldview rejects a materialistic/naturalistic approach to life?
a. Postmodernism
5. Which worldview emphasizes naturalism and rejects any belief in the supernatural as
superstition?
a. Modernism
6. Feminism is an example of
a. Postmodernism
7. The statement that the Catholic Church is the supreme social, cultural, and sometimes
even political authority comes from which worldview?
a. Biblical Christianity
8. Which worldview was predominant in the Middle Ages?
a. Biblical Christianity
9. Which worldview emphasizes a pragmatic <whatever works= approach to life?
a. Postmodernism
10. Marxism is an example of
a. Modernism
11. Which worldview rejects any belief in <metanarratives= since those are usually attempted
by one group?
a. Postmodernism
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12. Which worldview does not seek to reconcile a belief in the spiritual with a coherent,
logical framework?
a. Postmodernism
13. Modernism and Postmodernism believe that
a. All life started as meaningless.
14. This worldview arose as a reaction to the abuses of the Catholic Church.
a. Modernism
15. Which worldview was heavily influenced by the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?
a. Modernism
16. According to the world view of Modernism, mankind’s progress come from
a. science, technology, and reason
17. This worldview arose as a reaction to the abuses of political tyrants and western
colonizers.
a. Postmodernism
18. Classical liberalism was influenced by which of the following WorldViews?
a. Christianity
19. Which worldview seeks to reconcile a belief in the supernatural with a logical approach
to life?
a. Biblical Christianity
20. One of the tenants of Modernism is that
a. Evolution is a guarantee of man’s progress over superstition.
21. This worldview regards evolution as the major explanation for human life and assumes
human progress is based on evolution.
a. Modernism
22. Which worldview considers the bible to be the ultimate authority of truth?
a. Biblical Christianity
23. What is the historical order of these competing worldviews?
a. Biblical Christianity, Modernism, Postmodernism
24. Progressivism is an example of
a. Modernism
25. Multiculturalism is an example of
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a. Postmodernism
