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WorksheetsRevision Quiz on the Problem of Evil
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is natural evil?
Suffering caused by humans
Suffering caused by the natural environment
Suffering caused by supernatural beings
Suffering caused by poor decisions
What type of argument is the logical problem of evil?
Inductive
Empirical
Deductive
Hypothetical
Who supported the idea of the “inconsistent triad”?
William Rowe
John Hick
John Mackie
St Augustine
What does the logical problem of evil challenge?
The moral nature of humans
The coexistence of God and evil
The necessity of suffering
The historical accuracy of religious texts
According to Mackie, what could an omnipotent God have created to avoid evil?
A world with free will
Perfect beings that choose to do good
A world without natural laws
Beings without free will
What does the evidential problem of evil rely on?
Logical deduction
Empirical experience
Theological doctrine
Philosophical speculation
What is gratuitous evil?
Evil that leads to greater good
Evil that is necessary for free will
Evil that serves no greater purpose
Evil that is caused by humans
What is the focus of the evidential problem of evil?
The existence of evil in general
The logical contradiction of evil
The extent and scale of evil in the world
The philosophical implications of evil
What does theodicy aim to do?
Disprove the existence of God
Defend the justice or goodness of God in the face of evil's existence
Deny the existence of evil
Prove that evil is necessary
What does St Augustine’s theodicy primarily rely on?
The concept of free will
The existence of gratuitous evil
Justifying why God created evil
The scientific understanding of the world
What biblical event is central to Augustine’s explanation of moral evil?
Noah’s Ark
The Fall of Adam and Eve
The Tower of Babel
The Exodus
According to St Augustine, what is the source of natural evil?
God's punishment for human disobedience
Random natural events
God created it to help us learn and develop
Evolutionary processes
What is ‘Privatio boni’?
The fullness of good
The absence of evil
The privation of good
The presence of sin
Who agrees with Augustine’s concept of evil as a privation of good?
John Hick
Brian Davies
William Rowe
David Hume
What is the principle of plenitude?
The world must be perfect
Evil contributes to the overall goodness
Free will is unnecessary
God is not responsible for evil
What is a key weakness of Augustine’s theodicy according to John Hick?
Lack of biblical support
Logical contradiction
Scientific inaccuracies
Moral error
Who argued against Augustine’s theodicy by claiming that evil cannot create itself out of nothing?
Immanuel Kant
John Mackie
Friedrich Schleiermacher
David Hume
What does John Hick's theodicy argue is the purpose of suffering?
To punish sin
To test faith
To allow moral and intellectual development
To demonstrate God’s power
What is the ‘epistemic distance’ in Hick’s theodicy?
A physical separation from God
A spiritual separation based on knowledge
A moral separation
An emotional separation
What is the concept of ‘universal salvation’ in Hick’s theodicy?
Only the righteous will be saved
God will save everyone eventually
Salvation is dependent on good deeds
Only believers in Christ will be saved
According to Hick, what would a world without suffering lack?
Free will
Moral maturity
Divine intervention
Natural laws
What is a key strength of Hick’s theodicy?
It is derived from a well-established tradition
It denies the existence of evil
It supports predestination
It dismisses free will
What is a criticism of Hick’s theodicy regarding suffering?
Suffering is blamed on God.
There is no Biblical evidence to support it.
People are blamed for their own suffering.
Suffering is pointless if all go to heaven.
