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WV CH 16-18 government

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the Bible talks about the kingdom of God, it’s referring to the rule of God through a human that God appointed.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Human government is a necessary evil.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The Creation Mandate explicitly gives humans the authority to rule over other humans.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Government is not merely a human invention. It’s God’s creation.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Utilitarianism can provide some people with justice.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Political ideologies are religious; even if their proponents don’t think they are.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Conservatives prefer massive changes over a short period of time.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

The major political systems, which are all twisted, don’t have anything good to offer within them.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Karl Marx believed that the upper-class employers who hired the workers and owned the factories were in fatal conflict with the lower-class workers.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Progressive liberals are similar in many ways to classical liberals, but progressive liberals want to see an even more minimal role for government- or no role at all.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

There is good in every culture even in a fallen world.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Biblically speaking, the church and the state must have some sort of relationship.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Although secularism tries to eliminate religious assumptions from debates in the public square, it doesn’t succeed.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

In politics, it’s acceptable for people who see the world through CFR lenses to demonize their opponents who take ungodly positions.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

It’s appropriate for the church to speak to the moral issues raised by legislation because all legislation is related in some way to moral issues.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Which form of government looks exactly like what God tells us in the Bible?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

republic

d)

none of the above

17.

The first thing Moses charged the Israelite leaders to do was to judge ___.

a)

quickly

b)

righteously

c)

strictly

d)

tolerantly

18.

Throughout Scripture, when God addresses the task of government, what is His chief concern that government carry out?

a)

To maintain justice by rewarding the good and by punishing the wicked

b)

To live in peace with all people

c)

To provide for the needs of its people

d)

To protect its people from all harm

19.

What key chapter in the Bible talks about the powers and responsibilities that God gave government?

a)

Exodus 13

b)

2 Corinthians 13

c)

I Kings 13

d)

Romans 13

20.

Which form of government do many thinkers consider to be the best?

a)

rule by one

b)

rule by a few

c)

rule by the many

d)

a mix of the three

21.

Which statement best describes totalitarianism

a)

It places too much emphasis on the individual having total control or oversight

b)

It places too much emphasis on the government having total control or oversight

c)

It places too much emphasis on each sphere (church, state, & family) having total control or oversight within its respective sphere of influence

d)

none of the above

22.

The roots of classical liberalism are found in the writings of who?

a)

John Adams & Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke & Adam Smith

c)

Samuel Adams & Benjamin Franklin

d)

Edmund Burke & William F Buckley

23.

Socialism considers ___ evil even though God considers it good.

a)

The equality of people

b)

The possession of money

c)

The running of a business

d)

The owning of property

24.

The moral structure that God has revealed to humans in creation and that is discerned through reason and experience is called ____.

a)

laissez faire

b)

moral law

c)

natural law

d)

rational law

25.

___ think that government regulation can be used to ensure freedom for those who aren’t wealthy or powerful.

a)

classical liberals

b)

cultural liberals

c)

libertarians

d)

progressive liberals

26.

The first use of the title Messiah in the BIble is in something said by ____

a)

Hannah

b)

Mary

c)

Moses

d)

Samuel

27.

The medieval Roman Catholic Church in Europe is an example of ____

a)

church separate from the state

b)

church over state

c)

civil religion

d)

state over church

28.

The belief that the Old Testament laws and penalties should be enforced today unless specifically overturned in the New Testament i called what?

a)

theocracy

b)

theodicy

c)

theophany

d)

theonomy

29.

What is the most powerful thing Christians can do in their political involvement?

a)

hold office

b)

pray

c)

protest

d)

vote

30.

When Jesus taught His disciples to pray “your kingdom come” in the model prayer. He meant His followers should pray that the kingdom would what?

a)

come in the future age

b)

spread now in the present age

c)

both A & B

d)

neither a nor B

31.

What term means "rule by few"?

a)

anarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

diarchy

32.

Who was a proponent of classical liberalism?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Voltaire

d)

Vladimir Lenin

33.

What group believes in very limited government; pay for what you want?

a)

liberals

b)

conservatives

c)

progressives

d)

libertarians

34.

What system states that "everyone owns it all and shares equally"?

a)

democracy

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

republicanism

35.

What Scripture reference tells us to pray for those in leadership positions?

a)

Romans 13

b)

Matthew 22

c)

Acts 4

d)

I Timothy 2