African Theology Quiz

What is the nature of God according to African theology?

• God is only transcendent.

• God is only immanent.

• God is simultaneously transcendent and immanent.

• God is neither transcendent nor immanent.

How is African knowledge of God expressed?

• Through sacred writings.

• Through proverbs, short statements, songs, prayers, names, and myths.

• Through scientific texts.

• Through historical documents.

What are the eternal and intrinsic attributes of God in African theology?

• God is considered to be omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent.

• God is considered to be only omnipotent.

• God is considered to be only omniscient.

• God is considered to be only omnipresent.

What is a common belief about God in African societies?

• God is a myth.

• God is a spirit.

• God is a human.

• God is a legend.

How is the kindness of God perceived in African theology?

• God is indifferent in times of danger.

• God is considered merciful and can be called upon in times of danger, difficulty, illness, and anxiety.

• God is only present in times of joy.

• God is only present in times of peace.

What is one of the most fundamental beliefs in African traditional customs regarding God?

• God is considered to be unjust.

• God provides for the things he has made.

• God does not interfere in human affairs.

• God is seen as a distant entity.

How is the justice of God often invoked according to the text?

• Through informal conversations.

• By ignoring oaths and curses.

• In judicial situations, taking oaths, and pronouncing formal curses.

• By avoiding any form of judgment.

What do most African societies consider God as?

• A mother.

• A friend.

• A father.

• A stranger.

What is believed about God's role in human history?

• God is inactive in human history.

• God interverses in the affairs of men.

• God only observes human history.

• God has no interest in human history.