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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name

Class

Date

Moral evil is

evil acts created by human choice

evil acts caused by natural causes

natural evil is

evil acts caused by human choice

Natural events that have bad or evil consequences for humans

what is a theodicy

a philosophical attempt to be evil

a philosophical attempt to solve the problem of evil

a theory of the odyssey

a way to explain free will

Why is evil a problem for the existence of God?

evil shows God as loving and powerful

Evil means God is great

God and free will means it can exist

An all loving and powerful God could not let evil exist

In Augustine's theodicies how did he see Gen 1-3?

symbolically

mythical

literally

science

What was the problem Augustine's had to solve

If God creates and sustains the world, he creates and sustains evil.

If God leaves the world to do what they want, how is he loving?

how did Augustine solve the problem of evil

no god

epistemic distance

privation

punishment

Privation is

a lack of goodness

a private moment

a lack of evil

a lacking in light

which is Augustine's quote

the substance is evil

evil is not a substance

evil is the best substance

goodness is real

10.

How did Augustine think privation happened

by using free will

by using reason

by our nature

by Gods plan

11.

what is the Fall

when eve and adam were tempted to eat the fruit

when the leaves fall

when god made evil

when jesus fell into temptation

12.

What does 'omnibenevolent' mean?

All Knowing

All Loving

All Powerful

All Seeing

13.

What does 'omnipotent' mean?

All Knowing

All Loving

All Powerful

All Seeing

14.

Who put forward the Inconsistent Triad?

David Hume

Aristotle

A.J. Ayer

John Calvin

15.

What does 'omniscient' mean?

All Knowing

All Loving

All Powerful

All Seeing

16.

Who originally came up with the inconsistent triad?

Epicurus

Hume

Irenaeus

17.

Who believed that evil was a "privation of good"?

Augustine

Irenaeus

18.

Who believed that humans sinned as a result of free will?

Augustine

Irenaeus

Both

19.

Who said that we are created in an immature state and we move towards God during our life?

Augustine

Irenaeus

20.

Who stated that there was an epistemic distance between humans and God?

Augustine

Hick

Irenaeus

21.

Augustine of Hippo argued that evil is...

a privation of good

when there is too much good

gratuitous

all around us

22.

How did Irenaeus see Adam and Eve and humanity

in the image and likeness of God

pure and perfect like God the creator

perfect, wise and developed

less developed, imperfect, lacking in wisdom

23.

Who was the modern developer of Irenaeus

Hume

Hick

Aquinas

Aristotle

24.

Hick believed Gen 1-3

is the only way

is true

is a myth

is a great story

25.

Hick believed that

all life is planned

God made them perfect

humans were not made perfect

humans are irrational

26.

Epistemic distance is an idea of

Irenaeus

Hick

27.

Epistemic distance is

the gap that is epic

the distance between good and evil

God distances himself so free will can exist

the great choice

28.

Soul making is the idea of

Hick

Irenaeus

29.

Soul making is

the plan of God

a craft activity

a perfect journey

the life journey and choice we make to get virtues

30.

Hick believes natural evil is for

no good for anyone

development of humans soul

the devil to play with

earth quakes and volcanoes

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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

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