Christianity and Secularisation Quiz

What is the key term for being concerned with the affairs of this world, and not concerned with religious or spiritual matters?

• C) Religious

• B) Secular

• D) Supernatural

• A) Spiritualism

Who challenged the authority of the Church during the Protestant Reformation?

• C) Martin Luther

• B) David Hume

• A) Thomas Aquinas

• D) Karl Marx

What did Ludwig Feuerbach argue in his book 'The Essence of Christianity'?

• C) Christianity is a dangerous illusion

• B) Christianity is a projection of human hopes and aspirations

• A) Christianity is the only true religion

• D) Christianity is based on reason and evidence

What is the belief that people can live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs called?

• D) Theism

• A) Atheism

• B) Agnosticism

• C) Humanism

According to the text, what is the ultimate belief of modern secular humanism?

• D) Humankind improves through supernatural beliefs

• A) Humankind improves through faith in God

• B) Humankind improves through reason and evidence

• C) Humankind improves through rituals and traditions

Who saw Christian faith as something that a person commits to in a personal way in the fifth century?

• C) Martin Luther

• D) David Hume

• A) Augustine

• B) Thomas Aquinas

What historical event effectively committed the whole Roman Empire and its citizens to Christianity?

• C) The Augsburg Settlement

• B) The conversion of Constantine

• A) The Protestant Reformation

• D) The Catholic Reformation

What did the post-Reformation agreement in 1555, known as the Augsburg Settlement, rule?

• D) The state would have no influence on religious affairs

• A) Each prince would have the right to decide on the religion of their subjects

• B) Each citizen would have the right to choose their own religion

• C) The Church would have authority over all religious matters

What did the rise of scientific thinking lead some people to think in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

• B) Belief in God is unnecessary

• D) Belief in God is essential for morality

• C) Belief in God is irrational

• A) Belief in God is necessary

What did the Renaissance rediscover, including the works of Aristotle about Natural Law?

• D) Philosophical concepts

• C) Scientific theories

• B) Religious scriptures

• A) Classical thought