Science and Worldviews Quiz

Which of the following worldviews holds to a strictly evolutionary view of the universe's origin?

• naturalistic worldview

• new spirituality worldview

• Christian worldview

• naturalistic and new spirituality

The French scientist Louis Pasteur was able to reinforce which scientific theory with his microscope?

• the theory of abiogenesis

• the theory of biogenesis

• the theory of natural selection

• the theory of evolution

Which of the following show(s) intelligent design?

• flagellum

• human eye

• human rights

• personal behavior

Francesco Redi performed an experiment using . . .

• bacteria to show that even microorganisms do not arise suddenly on their own.

• DNA to prove the theory of intelligent design.

• finches to prove the theory of evolution.

• rotting food and mud to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation.

The finches with differing-sized beaks that Darwin discovered are an example of:

• Macroevolution

• Adaptation

• Neo-darwinism

• Microevolution and adaptation

The biblical phrase “of the same kind” reinforces that new species could not be formed by:

• enough time

• Macroevolution

• Microevolution

• All of the above

Evolution has been proven by fossil evidence. True or False?

• True

• False

Neo-Darwinism is the evolutionary theory that species evolved very quickly over short periods of time. True or False?

• True

• False

If it takes human intelligence to produce the massive information found in the encyclopedia, then, by analogy, the information found in DNA must also have an intelligent cause. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the blank:

The distance of earth from the right kind of star according to the text, is _ ?

• Too far

• Too close

• Optimal

• Random