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Quiz 1 C.H - Quiz 1
Philosophy and Contemporary Ideas (Liberty
University)
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Quiz 1 PHIL 201 48 out of 60
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Question
1
3 out of 3
points
The goal in doing philosophy is to start as best as one can from a completely
neutral position on every issue.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question
2
3 out of 3
points
The word “philosophy” originated from two Greek terms: philo which means
“love” and sophos which means:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
wisdom
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Question 3
According to the reading, Abraham was an example of
blind faith.
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question 4
Which of the beliefs below would qualify as a
foundational belief:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
My senses give me accurate information about the world.
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Question 5
A statement about what a person ought to do is
called:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
a normative claim
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Question
6
0 out of 3
points
Choose the best answer: What is wrong with the following set of beliefs
as a worldview: (a) There is no God, (b) Man evolved from lower animals
over a long period of time, (c) there is no afterlife, (d) people should be
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good to each other,
(e) matter and energy are all that exist, (f) the universe is without any
ultimate
meaning and value.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
It lacks
any
foundation
s.
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Question 7
Adopting the philosophical mindset is more like a job than a
vocation.
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question
8
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3 out of 3
points
The element of comprehensiveness means a worldview should account for every
possible belief.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question
9
0 out of 3
points
What was Kierkegaard’s point about understanding life backward but living it forward:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
You can never reverse a decision once you have made it.
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Question
10
0 out of 3
points
What should one do if one encounters a new belief that creates inconsistency in
a one’s set of beliefs:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Abandon the new belief as it doesn’t fit with the established set.
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Question 11
How does the story in Acts 17 demonstrate the value of
reason:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
The Bereans are praised as being noble for their use of reason.
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Question
12
0 out of 3
points
One finds a general principle in Scripture and then attempts to apply it to
an example in current times. The presentation describes this process as:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Hermeneut
i
cs
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Question
13
A supererogatory act:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Is morally praiseworthy, but not morally necessary.
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Question
8
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3 out of 3
points
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Question 14
The science and art of interpreting scripture is
called:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Hermeneutics
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Question
15
3 out of 3
points
According to the reading, it is possible to do hermeneutics without doing
philosophy, however you never should.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question
16
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3 out of 3
points
Philosophers seldom agree on many issues.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Fal
s
e
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Question
17
3 out of 3
points
We should be open to changing our interpretation of passage if the evidence
warrants that we should do so.
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Tr
u
e
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Question 18
The question of the existence of God comes under which branch of
philosophy:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Metaphysics
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Question
19
3 out of 3
points
When I offer you my thought-out, well-reasoned belief about an issue, I am giving you
my:
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Position
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Question 20
The one below that is not one of the three major branches of
philosophy:
3 out of 3
points
Selecte
d
Answer
:
Ethics
