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WorksheetsN5 Problem of evil and free will
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 17mins
What type of evil is this?
Moral evil
Natural evil
Logical evil
Evidential evil
What type of evil is this?
Moral evil
Natural evil
Logical evil
Evidential evil
The logical problem of evil was first formulated by...
Rowe
Epicurus
Irenaeus
Augustine
The evidential problem of evil was presented by...
Rowe
Epicurus
Irenaeus
Augustine
The logical problem of evil can be visually represented as...
the inconsistent triad
the consistent triangle
gratuitous evil
the evil square of doom
Which qualities of God are inconsistent with evil, according to the logical problem of evil? (Select multiple options, then press 'submit' at the bottom)
Omnipotent
Benevolent
Omniscient
Omnitemporal
What type of argument is the evidential problem of evil? (Select multiple options, then press 'submit' at the bottom)
a priori
a posteriori
inductive
deductive
For Augustine, what did humans do with their free will when it was first given to them?
Chose to disobey God
Always made the right choice
Worshipped God
Killed a serpent
For Augustine, humans started out...
perfect
imperfect
mature
immature
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, this is known as...
The Fall
The Collapse
The Betrayal
The Banishing
For Swinburne, God is omnipotent but...
cannot control free will.
cannot stop any evil.
is not omnibenevolent.
understands our suffering.
For Swinburne, God is omnipotent which for him means...
God can do anything logically possible
God can do literally anything
God can make a square circle
God can make a rock to heavy for himself to pick up
What makes up the inconsistent triad?
omnipotence, omniscience, benevolence
omnipotence, benevolence, suffering
omnipotence, benevolence, suffering
omnipotence, omniscience, suffering
Which form of evil might make God more responsible for suffering?
Natural
Moral
Who stated that the level of suffering in the world made them want to "return their ticket"
Anselm
Aquinas
Dostoevsky
Who takes the Genesis creation story literally?
Augustine
Irenaeus
Both
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
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
What is a theodicy?
An attempt to reconcile the idea of the benevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God with the existence of suffering and evil
An attack on the notion of a good and loving God
A description of the problem of evil
A privation of good
Why did Irenaeus believe God allowed suffering?
Because he had no power to stop it
Because he was just in allowing it as a result of the Fall
Because it was the only way to achieve ultimate happiness
Because he didn't have a better plan
Gratuitous suffering means...
pointless suffering
fair suffering
being grateful for suffering
non-existent suffering
It is difficult for Christians to deny God's omnipotence because he created the world from nothing. This is known in Latin as...
creatio ex nihilo
creation ex nihilism
creatio ex notholo
creatia ex nihilo
For Christians, God has to be benevolent because the Bible says...
"God is love"
"God is loving"
"God loves everyone"
"God shows love"
Augustine of Hippo argued that evil is...
a privation of good
when there is too much good
gratuitous
all around us
The logical problem of evil can also be solved by denying the existence of evil. Who argued this?
Augustine
Aquinas
Aristotle
Atrocities
The Latin for Augustine's view of evil is...
a privatio boni
a lackio boni
a privatio bon
a boni privatio
