UTC 4

Which of the following is true of our ability to shape culture?

• Shaping culture is something for which we can deliberately aim.

• Shaping culture is a by-product of how we understand God and the world.

• both

• neither

What does it mean to be thoughtful when engaging culture?

• We should try not to offend others by our attitude.

• We should be aware of how we present ourselves to others.

• We should think about what culture is and how it works.

• all the above

What is involved with being intentional in our cultural engagement?

• We identify what is good in culture and make expanding that our goal.

• We develop a strategy for creating culture.

• We often go against the current around us.

• All of them

If cultural engagement is to be long-term, what questions should we ask ourselves?

• Are we doing something that no one else has ever done?

• Are our own works something on which future generations can build?

• Are we able to see immediate effects of our contributions?

• all of them

Are we able to see immediate effects of our contributions?

• Becoming culturally literate

• Knowing how to love others

• Ignoring what is wrong with culture

• Becoming culturally literate and Knowing how to love others

Why should we learn how to read culture?

• For the immediate effect of becoming influential

• In order to connect with others who are creating culture

• Because it helps us know what is forming our spirit

• all of them

In spite of the positive focus on personal conversion, what problem was observed in the Burned-Over District?

• People were encouraged to act out of emotion rather than reflection.

• There was no real intellectual grasp of Christian teaching.

• Two major cults were born among the converts.

• all of them

What part does virtue play in cultivating culture?

• It brings us to the point where our actions match our beliefs

• It allows us to be respectful of good taste.

• It commits us to learning and being changed for the better.

• All of them

What effect does community have on individual ideas?

• They tend to be overshadowed by other ideas in the group.

• They lose association to the individuals who developed them.

• They form a stronger character and social shape.

• All of the above

Which of the following is true of the kind of groups that effectively shape culture?

• Their effectiveness has more to do with creativity than with numbers

• They are usually large movements that spread their ideas rapidly

• The most successful groups see immediate acceptance of their work.

• all of them