PHIL 201 QUIZ 7

  

Question 1 

1. Deadly earthquakes, hurricanes,      and diseases are examples of natural evils.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 2 

1. The view advanced by C. S. Lewis      in The Great Divorce is

  

A mild hell

 

Annihilationism

 

Free will theodicy

 

A denial of natural evils

3 points   

Question 3 

1. The apparent fact that God’s      existence is not clearly manifested is a mystery for which believers have      no explanation.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 4 

1. Which principle states that one is      not justified in claiming that it appears that there are no X’s if one has      reason to believe that, in one’s present epistemic state, one is not in a      position to be able to perceive any Xs that might be there?

  

Theodicy

 

G. E. Moore shift

 

Divine Hiddenness

 

CORNEA

3 points   

Question 5 

1. The argument that there is      probably pointless suffering that renders God’s existence unlikely is      called

  

Defense

 

Theodicy

 

Logical form of the problem of evil

 

Evidential form of the problem of   evil

3 points   

Question 6 

1. Where in the Bible can one find      ethical material?

  

The Ten Commandments

 

Proverbs

 

Ecclesiastes

 

All of the above

3 points   

Question 7 

1. ________ comes hand in hand with      an ethic, because it identifies values to be propogated and virtues to be      cultivated.

  

Wisdom

 

Religion

 

Love

 

Philosphy

3 points   

Question 8 

1. All religions are concerned with      the promulgation of certain values and the cultivation of specific virtues      except Christianity.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 9 

1. The Bible gives us a ___________      basis for our moral obligation, in terms of our obligation to do the will      of God, the Creator and Lawgiver.

  

Theological

 

Philosophical

 

Normative

 

Ethical

3 points   

Question 10 

1. Christian liberty is not the      license to do as one wants, but is rather being liberated to live within      what God’s law requires.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 11 

1. When I ask “Why be moral?” on the      pointecast, I am asking about the specific moral rules that one follows.

True 

False 

3 points   

Question 12 

1. According to Dr. Martin, why is      evil a problem for theists?

  

Evil seems to have existed prior to   creation

 

It seems contrary to God’s love and   power

 

God often uses evil to accomplish his   goals

 

Evil is an illusion

3 points   

Question 13 

1. According to Dr. Martin, Augustine      defined evil as:

  

That which is contrary to the will of   God

 

To break the moral law

 

The privation of good

 

That which harms another without just   cause

3 points   

Question 14 

1. Which element is NOT an element of      the moral point of view:

  

To subscribe to normative judgments   about actions, principles and motives

 

To universalize judgments concerning   morally relevant similar situations

 

To appeal to some form of authority   for judging actions as right or wrong

 

To adopt the synderesis rule

3 points   

Question 15 

1. Deontological ethics says we      should be moral because:

  

It achieves the best consequences

 

It is right in itself

 

that is the kind of person we want to   be

 

God commands us to do so

3 points   

Question 16 

1. Which of the following is an      implication from the idea that the ethicist’s emphasis on moral truth is      misguided and moral practices are just emotional assertions?

  

Moral practices vary with and depend   on physical needs and social conditions.

 

People make conscious moral decisions   that constantly have exceptions and variations.

 

Moral decisions have far-reaching   implications and people consider distant future satisfaction when making   these decisions.

 

Moral attitudes and practices are   basically cognitive responses rather than the product of rational direction.

3 points   

Question 17 

1. Logical positivism insists that      which kinds of cognitive language are NOT possible:

  

Analytical statements

 

Moral statements

 

Definition statements

 

Factual statements

3 points   

Question 18 

1. The idea that we argue as we do because      our culture has so conditioned us, and the idea that we regard our      morality as superior, makes us what?

  

Empirical

 

Superior

 

Ethnic

 

Ethnocentric

3 points   

Question 19 

1. According to Holmes, one problem      with the diversity thesis is that:

  

It discounts the self-reflection that   occurs in primitive cultures

 

It overstates the extent of ethical   relativity

 

It is not supported by adequate   philosophical argumentation

 

It focuses on the diversity of moral   principles rather than specific practices

3 points   

Question 20 

1. According to emotivism, moral      language is basically ___________, because it is not empirical or      analytic.

  

Cognitive

 

Non-cognitive

 

Meaningful

 

Rational