QUIZ ON WORLDVIEW THINKING (NASH CHAPTER ONE)



QUIZ -- WORLDVIEW THINKING 15 POINTSCreate an answer sheet titled “QuizWorldviewThinking_your name”Email to cullman@christianlifecollege.eduMultiple choice questions = 1 point each Written responses = up to 2 points eachMultiple Choice: choose the one best responseWhich of the following best describes the term ‘worldview?’A global vacationA newly formed opinion A presuppositionA religious beliefWhich of the following questions is least likely to be considered as one forms a worldview?What is real?Can anybody know anything at all?What makes something right or wrong?How do atoms form into molecules?Does the past really mean anything to us today?The difference between orthodoxy and unanimity is that orthodoxy is ______ and unanimity is __________.Total agreement . . . partial agreement on some essentialsAgreement with traditional faith . . . disagreement with traditional faithAgreement on essentials of the faith . . . Complete agreement on all pointsBeliefs that contradict traditional faith . . . Complete agreement on all pointsOne of the key thinkers in Christian philosophy is Augustine. He is important to our discussion of worldview thinking becauseHe was a party animalHe said that before humans can know anything they must believe somethingHe became a Christian during the waning years of the Roman EmpireHe believed one worldview to be as good as another.The events of _________ are considered to be a vivid illustration of the global impact of a worldview.yesterday’s Biblical Hebrew lecture9/11/2001the day the instructor was bornthe CLC Fall picnicA worldview seeks to make sense of the big picture or panoramic viewthe little details or zoom viewbothnone of the aboveContradiction is different from paradox because A paradox doesn’t require one to believe that A and non-A are both true at the same time and in the same wayA contradiction tells one that two apparently different beliefs are both true but can’t explain why they are trueContradictions are unavoidable, but paradoxes must be avoidedNone of the aboveWhen one sees that a worldview doesn’t explain facts that one routinely encounters in everyday life, the worldview can be said to fail the test of Inner experienceReasonOuter experiencePracticePtolemy and Copernicus each stated different worldviews about the locations of the _______.Center of the earthHeavenly bodiesBest late-night pizza placeSpiritual center of the ChurchKimberly Manning shifted her worldview from feminism to Christian faith becauseShe was forced by the churchShe had a bad experience with a feminist leaderShe realized her male relatives didn’t behave the way feminism said they wouldShe found a way to remain a radical feminist and still be a ChristianWritten responses: at least 150 words eachTwo of the important aspects of philosophy and of anyone’s worldview are metaphysics and epistemology. Briefly discuss how these two are related to one another. Nash told about seeing a car with a bumper sticker of a Playboy bunny and a plastic statue of the Virgin Mary, and about a woman who was into witchcraft who also believed that Jesus really was raised from the dead. These are examples of placing fragments of worldviews side by side without thinking about their incompatibility. Describe some other examples of people mixing contradictory beliefs together and apparently not realizing the error.How did Kimberly Manning apply the four tests of a worldview to the philosophy of feminism she learned in college? ................
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