Secularism Practice Exam

Secularism blames Christianity for which of the following?

• The collapse of the Roman Empire

• The Dark Ages in Europe

• The Age of Enlightenment

• A and B only

Secularism is primarily concerned with which of the following?

• The current age

• Human beings

• Eternity

• A and B only

• None of the above

Which of the following were prominent Secular Humanists?

• John Dewey

• Francis Crick

• B. F. Skinner

• All of the above

Secularism is most dominant in which of the following American institutions?

• Government

• Military

• Education

• Medicine

Secularism is a way of seeing the world without appealing to what?

• God

• Religion

• Science

• Evolution

• A and B only

The theory of evolution has significant implications for what other area of life?

• Ethics

• Sociology

• Law

• Politics

• All of the above

If you adhere to the theory of evolution and limit reality to only the physical world, then you will necessarily affirm what?

• Materialism

• Polytheism

• Animism

• Pantheism

Which of the following are popular "New Atheists"?

• Richard Dawkins

• Sam Harris

• Daniel Dennett

• Christopher Hitchens

• All of the above

According to Secularism, what is the biggest problem with humanity?

• Our enchantment with spiritual things.

• Our suppression of instinctual behavior

• Our lack of a well-evolved consciousness

• Our intolerance of differing opinions

Secularism sees history as the story of development from all of the following except what?

• From non-life to life

• From complex to simple

• From animal to human

• From amoral to moral