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WorksheetsProblem of Evil - Revision
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the word for 'a defense for God's existence in the face of the problem of evil'?
(a)
Who originally wrote the poem which essentially outlines the inconsistent triad?
Epicurus
Hume
Irenaeus
Mackie
What makes up the inconsistent triad?
omnipotence, omnibenevolence, omniscience
omnipotence, omnibenevolence, evil exists
omnipotence, omniscience, evil exists
omnibenevolence, omniscience, evil exists
Who is known for the phrase 'inconsistent triad'?
Hume
Mackie
Mill
Epicurus
Who believed that evil was a "privation of good"?
Augustine
Irenaeus
Who believed that humans sinned as a result of free will?
Augustine
Irenaeus
Both
Who said that we are created in an immature state and we move towards God during our life?
Augustine
Irenaeus
Who stated that there was an epistemic distance between humans and God?
Augustine
Hick
Irenaeus
The logical problem of evil is often expressed as...
the inconsistent triad
the illogical triad
the impossible triangle
the logical triad
We have studied 2 problems of evil. What are they called? (pick two)
logical problem of evil
evidential problem of evil
moral problem of evil
religious problem of evil
What are the 2 types of evil?
moral
natural
human
unstoppable
intentional
The logical problem of evil was first argued by...
Epicurus
Augustine
Rowe
Hick
The logical problem of evil is what type of argument? (pick two)
a priori
a posteriori
inductive
deductive
The logical problem of evil can be challenged by... (select multiple options)
Denying a quality of God
Denying the existence of evil
Denying the evidence for the argument
Denying the existence of God
The evidential problem of evil is what type of argument? (pick two)
a priori
a posteriori
inductive
deductive
Who argues that natural evil is a result of the disharmony of nature brought about because of the Fall?
Augustine
Irenaeus
Hick
Mill
Who said: "In sober truth, nearly all the things which men are hanged or imprisoned for doing to one another are nature's every-day performances"
Mill
Mackie
Augustine
Irenaeus
The term 'Irenaean theodicy' refers to the views of:
Irenaeus only
Irenaeus and Hick mainly
Who believed that there was a hierarchy of beings?
Augustine
Irenaeus
What is the key feature of Hick's theodicy?
Salvation by grace
Universal salvation
Irenaeus said evil allows us to develop from God's _____ to God's ________
(a)
What was the analogy given by Irenaeus to explain why God did not create us perfect to begin with?
Analogy of mother feeding her child rich food
Policeman and speeding
Adam and Jesus
Ant and the carpet
Who argued God should have created us free, but always choosing to do good? (last name only)
(a)
Who put forward the theodicy that a world with free will is more valuable than one without, hence God cannot be blamed for evil? Also known as the Free Will Defence (last name only)
(a)
