WorksheetsUnderstanding the Times: Chapter 1 - The Battle of Ideas
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
The study of God
Biology
Psychology
Philosophy
Theology
The study of the knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality
Law
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The study of moral conduct, values, and duties
Ethics
History
Economics
Politics
The study of life and living organisms
History
Biology
Medicine
Psychology
The study of the human mind (or soul)
Philosophy
Theology
Biology
Psychology
The study of human societies and institutions
Economics
Politics
Sociology
History
The study of ordinances designed to help citizens coexist peacefully
Law
Sociology
Politics
Economics
The study of community governance
Economics
Law
Politics
History
The study of the management of resources
Theology
Ethics
Biology
Economics
The study of past places, persons, and events
Philosophy
History
Theology
Ethics
The evidence of a person's worldview physically plays out in his or her what?
Beliefs
Presuppositions
Assumptions
Behavior
None of the above
Which of the following is a religious worldview?
Islam
Marxism
Secularism
Every worldview is religious.
No worldview is religious.
What does the statement "ideas have consequences" mean?
Atheists always live immoral lives.
Theists always make the right decisions that are good for everyone.
Our worldviews affect how we live.
Every idea results in harmful outcomes.
Which of the following questions does a worldview answer?
Who is God?
What is the foundation from right and wrong?
It doesn't really answer questions. It just creates more.
What does it mean to be human?
All of the stated questions are answered by a worldview.
All of the following can be used to guard against bad ideas EXCEPT what?
Inoculation: exposing ourselves to opposing positions
Refutation: adequately responding to opposing positions
Indoctrination: continually reinforcing the same position
Preparation: providing the tools to think through opposing positions
Indoctrination and Inoculation only
____________________ has/have a worldview.
Everyone
Only leaders
Only religious people
No one
A/An ________________________ is like a mental map that tells us how to navigate the world.
idea
worldview
philosophy
opinion
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
Romans 12:2
1 Peter 3:15
Genesis 3:17
Philippians 2:8
A worldview is descriptive as well as __________________________.
representative
interpretive
prescriptive
predictive
A worldview is a _____________________ of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the world, and our relationship to God and the world.
selection
collection
pattern
group
Which of the following IS NOT one of the six dominant Western worldviews covered in this course?
Postmodernism
New Spirituality
Mormonism
Secularism
Marxism
Which of the four tests for evaluating worldviews asks, "Can this worldview be logically stated and defended?"
Test of the inner world
Test of the real world
Test of the outer world
Test of reason
Which of the four tests for evaluating worldviews asks, "Is there empirical evidence to support this worldview?"
Test of reason
Test of the outer world
Test of the inner world
Test of the real world
Which of the four tests for evaluating worldviews asks, "Does this worldview adequately address our personal experiences?"
Test of the real world
Test of the inner world
Test of the outer world
Test of reason
Which of the four tests for evaluating worldviews asks, "Does this worldview lead to any positive or negative consequences?"
Test of the real world
Test of reason
Test of the inner world
Test of the outer world
Which parable was used in this chapter to illustrate the concept of worldviews among different cultures?
The Lost Son
The Blind Men and the Elephant
The Sower and the Soils
The People in the Cave
What is the moral of the elephant parable?
All worldviews are correct in its interpretation of reality.
No one worldview can make exclusive claims about the world in which we live.
No single worldview has the entire picture of reality.
All of the answers provided are morals of this parable.
None of these is the moral of this parable.
What is the problem with the elephant parable?
It assumes limited knowledge of each man but reveals the whole picture, thus a contradiction in itself.
It does not account for the fact that many worldviews are exclusive and, thus, conflict with the others.
How can anyone know we all have limited knowledge unless someone has knowledge of the entire picture?
All of these are actual reasons that the elephant parable is problematic.
None of these are actual reasons that the elephant parable is problematic.
What is the point of Plato's parable of the cave?
Ask questions about your beliefs.
Learning survival skills are important.
Live in nature to draw closer to God.
No man is an island.
"But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence."
1 Peter 3:15
1 Corinthians 6:9
Romans 12:2
Jeremiah 29:11
In "Plato's Cave" who do the prisoners represent?
Everyone caught in sin.
People who are unenlightened.
Individuals guilty of crimes.
Men and women who trade the truth of God for a lie.
All of these answers are correct.
In "Plato's Cave" why did the freed prisoner not want to return to his former life?
He had seen the truth and could not return to a world he knew was false.
He was enjoying the luxuries of freedom.
He was back with his family and just wanted time with them.
He actually did long for times when life was simpler and went back to the cave.
After being in the light, the cave was too dark and scary.
Which of the following worldviews is a theistic worldview?
Secularism
Marxism
Islam
Postmodernism
Which worldview can be described as atheistic, human-centered, and scientifically based?
Marxism
Christianity
Postmodernism
Secularism
New Spirituality
Which worldview could be described as a struggle between a ruling class and a lower class and the misappropriation of wealth?
Marxism
Islam
Secularism
Postmodernism
Christianity
Which worldview is the anti-worldviews worldview?
Christianity
New Spirituality
Marxism
Islam
Postmordernism
Your parents tell you that your Christian worldview will be challenged when you go to college. Which step in the inoculation theory is this?
No preparation
Warning of attack
Inoculation plus refutation
Inoculation plus refutation plus preparation
Inoculation
A college student comes to your school and tells you how her faith has been challenged and gives you multiple arguments you can use to defend your faith.
Reinforcement of previous preparation
Warning of attack
Inoculation
Inoculation plus refutation
Inoculation plus refutation plus preparation
What is the antidote to indoctrination?
ideas
convictions
opinions
habits
truth
What is a major dividing line that separates non-Christian worldviews from Christianity?
What to do with Jesus Christ?
How to live the good life?
When to get married?
Where is the best place to live?
Why bad things happen to good people?
