Question 1
For Kierkegaard, a ‘leap of faith” serves a purpose in knowing whether God exists or not.
- True
- False
Question 2
For Judaism, devotion and obedience to Yahweh will result in special consideration and protection.
- True
- False
Question 3
Kierkegaard argued that the existence of God is not objectively knowable.
- True
- False
Question 4
For James, one cannot believe in God’s existence without sufficient evidence.
- True
- False
Question 5
Studying the philosophy of religion is designed to turn all persons into atheists.
- True
- False
Question 6
Judaism is based primarily on _______.
- Being free of suffering.
- Monotheism
- The search for enlightenment.
- Polytheism.
Question 7
Feuerbach’s overall project was to ___________.
- Study religions comparatively.
- Create a secular basis for religion
- Argue against the existence of God.
- Undermine religious belief.
Question 8
Keiji Nishitani thought that the main function of religion is to _________.
- Help people overcome deficiencies.
- Provide a set of ethical rules.
- Give people a sense of belonging.
- Provide meaning to life.
Question 9
What does it mean to say that a religion may not be theistic?
- It may not posit any gods
- It may be restricted to one culture.
- It may not be attractive to all people.
- It may have no one set of rules.
Question 10
Ludwig Feuerback thought that we “Create” God because we ___________.
- Need to have something to be the center of our religion.
- Cannot explain many things that we observe.
- Have the power to realize anything in our imagination
- Have an idealized sense of what we protect.
Question 11
There is a difference between studying morality and being a moral person.
- True
- False
Question 12
Natural law ethics is the view that universal moral values can be discovered in nature by using the faculty of reason.
- True
- False
Question 13
For Rand, selfishness is virtuous.
- True
- False
Question 14
Ethical subjectivism is a recipe for moral anarchy.
- True
- False
Question 15
Normative ethics addresses “what ought to be the case.”
- True
- False
Question 16
Which of the following is a moral question?
- What are the effects of life imprisonment on a person?
- How much does morality differ between culturs?
- Is the death penalty a just punishment?
- When does an embryo’s heart begin beating?
Question 17
Ethical subjectivism is the view that _______
- Individuals determine what is morally right for themselves
- There will always be people who put themselves first.
- People can never agree on what is morally right.
- Emotions determine what is right or wrong.
Question 18
One of the main reason people are drawn to ethical subjectivism is that ___________.
- They do not think that moral disagreements are of great importance.
- They don’t distinguish between personal taste and moral beliefs.
- They want to find out who is really right about moral questions.
- They think that people basically agree about most things.
Question 19
The guiding principal of ethical absolutism is that ___________.
- Ethical views are a matter of individual conscience.
- All ethical values are of equal absolute value.
- Some moral values are universal and apply to everyone
- Ethical values of one culture cannot be criticized by another culture.
Question 20
In Plato’s story, Glaucon offered the view that people form political communities out of necessity, because it is less difficult than a prepolitical “state of nature.” The concept is known today as __________
- Social engineering
- Ethical relativism
- Social contract theory.
- The naturalistic fallacy.
ANSWERS
Question 1
For Kierkegaard, a ‘leap of faith” serves a purpose in knowing whether God exists or not.
- True
- False
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