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WorksheetsUTT Semester 1 Final Study Guide
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Define worldview and religion, and identify what makes a worldview religious along with one example of a religious worldview.
Worldview: a religious view of the world and people in it; Religion: belief in a god or things that could be a god; a religious worldview centers on God; example: Christianity
Worldview: a purely scientific view of the world; Religion: belief in moral rules only; a religious worldview rejects belief in God; example: Secular Humanism
Worldview: personal preferences; Religion: cultural traditions; a religious worldview avoids claims about God; example: Atheism
Worldview: political ideology; Religion: loyalty to a nation-state; a religious worldview focuses on civil law; example: Nationalism
Explain how evidence of someone’s worldview can be observed.
By noticing recurring beliefs and values expressed in choices, language, and relationships
Only by reading their private journals
Exclusively through formal religious rituals
By measuring IQ and academic test scores
What does it mean to say that ideas have consequences?
Beliefs shape actions and outcomes in personal and social life
Ideas are abstract and cannot affect real life
Only political ideas matter; moral ideas do not
Consequences occur randomly, unrelated to beliefs
What types of questions does a worldview seek to answer?
Ultimate questions about origin, meaning, morality, and destiny
Only questions about sports and entertainment
Questions limited to local customs and etiquette
Technical questions about operating machinery
How can someone guard against bad ideas?
By evaluating claims critically, seeking reliable sources, and testing ideas against truth
By avoiding all books and discussions
By accepting the majority opinion without question
By relying only on social media trends
Who is attributed with the quote “Christianity is the great myth that turned out to be true,” and what does the quote mean?
C. S. Lewis; the Christian story is the grand narrative that is actually true
Friedrich Nietzsche; Christianity is a useful fiction
Karl Marx; Christianity is a myth invented by the ruling class
Bertrand Russell; Christianity is a poetic legend with no truth
Identify the main pieces of the Christian story.
Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration
Birth, Adolescence, Adulthood, Retirement
Law, Prophets, Kings, Exile
Ritual, Myth, Taboo, Totem
What was God’s design for humanity, according to the study guide?
To be image-bearers reflecting His character and living in relationship with Him and each other
To live independently from any moral framework
To dominate nature without responsibility
To pursue wealth as the highest good
How did the Fall affect humanity’s relationships?
It introduced brokenness and alienation in relationships with God and with one another
It had no effect on relationships
It improved trust and harmony among all people
It affected animals only, not humans
What is the difference between special and general revelation, and what types of questions does each seek to answer?
Special revelation is God’s specific supernatural communication to humanity; general revelation is how God reveals His existence, power, and character universally through nature
Special revelation is found only in scientific journals; general revelation is personal intuition
Special revelation is human philosophy; general revelation is political theory
Special revelation is cultural tradition; general revelation is popular opinion
Which resources help Christians understand the Bible?
Commentaries
Surrounding verses in context
Sermons
Random social media posts
Which statement best reflects a key theological disagreement between Christianity and Islam?
Christianity affirms the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus, while Islam denies both
Both affirm that Jesus is God and part of the Trinity
Both deny any prophets after Moses
Christianity and Islam have identical views of salvation
What are the differences between radical and moderate Muslims, according to the study guide?
Radicals consider dying for their faith acceptable and leading others to the faith through jihad; moderates focus on helping lead others to the faith without viewing dying as the best act
Radicals avoid conflict and reject jihad; moderates require martyrdom for all
Radicals and moderates hold identical views on jihad and martyrdom
Moderates universally deny faith practices and rituals
What do Islamists embrace?
The full application of shariah law and a view of jihad as a call to conquer nonbelieving Christians
Complete separation of religion from law and rejection of jihad
Only personal spirituality without legal or political implications
Secular democracy without religious influence
Which practices are included in Shariah Law as listed in the study guide? Select all that apply.
Shahada: confession of faith
Salat: praying five times a day facing Mecca
Zakat: donating 2.5 percent of annual income
Sawm: fasting during Ramadan
Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca for those able
Which statement accurately identifies major sects of Islam and the largest branch?
Sunni is the largest branch; Shiite is second; Sufi arose as a protest emphasizing a personal and mystical nature of Allah
Shiite is the largest branch; Sunni is second; Sufi denies mysticism
Sufi is the largest branch; Sunni and Shiite are minor schools
Sunni and Shiite are identical in beliefs and size
What is the study of the order and design of the universe called?
Cosmology
Soteriology
Ecclesiology
Eschatology
According to secular critiques, what does Secularism often blame Christianity for?
Imposing supernatural explanations that hinder scientific and social progress
Founding modern science and universities
Promoting purely material explanations of reality
Eliminating all moral standards
What are the main concerns of Secularism, according to the study guide’s context?
Advancing human flourishing through reason, science, and human-centered ethics without reliance on God
Preserving traditional theologies as state law
Eliminating education and rational inquiry
Promoting mysticism over empirical evidence
Select the four New Atheists from the names provided.
Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens
Sam Harris
Daniel Dennett
John Dewey
Where is Secularism most prominent in America?
In academia and cultural institutions such as universities and media
In small rural churches
In elementary school playgrounds
In military boot camps
In what areas of life does evolution have an impact on? Select all that apply.
Science and biology
Ethics and morality
Law and politics
Education and culture
What is the difference between spiritualism, supernaturalism, and materialism? Select all statements that correctly describe each term.
Spiritualism involves beliefs and practices centered on supposed communication with spirits
Supernaturalism refers to someone who believes in or studies the supernatural
Materialism holds that matter is the only reality and rejects spiritualism
According to Secularism, what is the biggest problem for humanity?
Religious superstition and dependence on higher powers
Scarcity of natural resources
Original sin
Insufficient technological progress
In what ways does Secularism see the story of the development of human history (from what to what)?
From superstition and religion to science and reason
From feudalism to democracy
From abundance to scarcity
From collectivism to individualism
What do Secularists have faith in?
No God or any higher power
The internet as a source of spiritual authority
Revealed religion
Astrology
Who worked with and subsidized Karl Marx?
Friedrich Engels
Vladimir Lenin
Max Weber
Mikhail Bakunin
Which statements identify the two central pillars of Marxism and what each means? Select all that apply.
Dialectical materialism: only the material world exists and class struggles drive social and economic change
Economic materialism: economics determines the course of human history, leading inevitably toward a communist future
Historical idealism: ideas alone shape society independent of material conditions
What do Marxists see as the root conflict of society, and to whom does it apply?
Class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat across societies
Religious differences between faiths, mainly in the West
Racial tensions unique to modern nations
Generational gaps confined to industrial societies
What is the difference between socialism, communism, and Marxism? Select all statements that correctly distinguish them.
Socialism is an economic system emphasizing collective or state ownership of the means of production
Communism is the envisioned classless, stateless end state following the abolition of private property
Marxism is the ideological framework that explains history through material conditions and class conflict
What is the first step toward Communism?
A proletarian-led socialist revolution
Universal suffrage within capitalist democracies
Technological automation of all labor
Incremental tax reform
What does socialism begin with?
Collective or state ownership of the means of production
Abolition of currency
Complete elimination of private beliefs
Expansion of aristocratic privilege
What does Marxism seek to abolish?
Private property in the means of production
Scientific research
Public education
Freedom of speech
What are the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, and what types of people are part of each group? Select all correct descriptions.
Bourgeoisie: middle and upper‑middle classes, historically merchants, professionals, and property owners
Proletariat: workers or the working class, regarded collectively
Bourgeoisie: exclusively hereditary nobility
Proletariat: primarily investors and financiers
Where does Postmodernism disagree with Marxism?
Postmodernism rejects universal metanarratives and claims of objective truth, challenging Marxism’s overarching historical narrative
Postmodernism insists on strict economic determinism identical to Marxism
Postmodernism embraces a single, absolute moral code derived from class struggle
Postmodernism supports a fixed human nature defined by labor roles
How does New Spirituality view reality?
Reality is fundamentally spiritual and accessed through personal experience and inner transformation
Reality is exclusively material and measurable
Reality is predetermined by legal institutions
Reality is defined only by market forces
What is reincarnation and what is the goal?
Rebirth of a soul in a new body or thing, aiming for spiritual progress toward enlightenment or liberation
Permanent dissolution of the self after one lifetime
A purely symbolic metaphor for cultural change
A political process of regime change
What is Karma?
The consequences of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence
A random force unrelated to behavior
A legal punishment determined by the state
An economic tax on luxury goods
What types of practices are associated with New Spirituality? Select all that apply.
Meditation and mindfulness
Yoga and self‑discovery practices
Energy healing and pursuit of inner peace
Rigid adherence to traditional dogma
According to Postmodernism, what affects how we see the world?
Our cultural context, language, and power structures
Innate, fixed essences independent of society
Purely biological instincts
Economic growth rates alone
How does Postmodernism view truth?
Truth is subjective, constructed, and context‑dependent
Truth is absolute and universally accessible through grand narratives
Truth is solely determined by economic production
Truth is revealed only through ancient myth
How does Postmodernism view language?
Language is fluid and helps construct reality; meanings are contextual rather than fixed
Language transparently mirrors objective reality with unchanging meanings
Language is irrelevant to knowledge and culture
Language is controlled only by formal logic
How does Postmodernism view humanity?
Human identity is socially constructed and contingent rather than fixed
Humans possess a single, universal essence defined by class role
Humanity is determined only by genetic traits
Human nature is identical across all times and cultures without social influence
Which of the following are among the six dominant worldviews summarized on this worksheet? Select all that apply.
Christianity
Islam
Secularism
Marxism
Postmodernism
Which worldview is summarized as a contemporary, eclectic movement emphasizing personal spiritual experience, self‑discovery, and inner peace over traditional doctrines?
New Spirituality
Christianity
Secularism
Marxism
