A History of God: The 4000-year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Test | Final Test - Easy

Karen Armstrong
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A History of God: The 4000-year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Test | Final Test - Easy

Karen Armstrong
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Implied in these modifications in the traditional religions and their concepts of God is the notion that ____________.
(a) The way forward might be in a separation of the concept of the deity.
(b) The way forward might be in conflicting ideas of the concept of the deity.
(c) The way forward might be in an ending of the concept of the deity.
(d) The way forward might be in a unification of the concept of the deity.

2. In Europe, scientists such as _______________, published their own theories as to the meaning and role of God in modern life, while, in England, the physicist Isaac Newton extended his opus magnus "Philosophiae Natruralis Principia" to prove God's existence.
(a) Blaise Pascal and Rene Magritte.
(b) Blaise Pascal and Renee Descartes.
(c) Jacques Pascal and Renee Descartes.
(d) Jacques Pascal and Rene Magritte.

3. In the Eastern church the experience of God was characterized as being like ____________.
(a) Rainbows and doves in the sky.
(b) Raindrops on the soil.
(c) Sunbeams that can be seen by humans without them observing the sun, the source of the light.
(d) Thunder and lightning.

4. Armstrong describes a similar wave of religious fervor, which swept through New England in the 1730's and which became known as ____________.
(a) Transcendentalism.
(b) The Great Awakening.
(c) The Enlightenment.
(d) The Reformation.

5. In this chapter Karen Armstrong outlines the developments in the nineteenth century which led to ____________.
(a) Questioning of the existence and relevance of God.
(b) A renewed acceptance of God.
(c) Questioning of God's role on earth.
(d) Questioning of God's purpose for mankind.

6. What does Armstrong notice is happening to the churches in Europe?
(a) They are filling.
(b) They are emptying.
(c) They are changing.
(d) They are rebuilding.

7. What is a spiritual longing for the redemption of Israel as foretold by the ancient prophets?
(a) Sufism.
(b) Kabbalism.
(c) Safedism.
(d) Enlightenment.

8. Paradoxically, Armstrong identifies strong movements in all three religions to ____________.
(a) A regressive fundamentalism.
(b) A conservative orthodox religion.
(c) Liberalism.
(d) A progressive fundamentalism.

9. What did Nietzsche teach about the Christian God?
(a) He is absurd and "a crime against life."
(b) He is confused.
(c) He needs to change.
(d) He does not understand his people.

10. Who was the German philosopher who propounded the liberal ideas of the Enlightenment and paved the way for Judaism to enter the arena of modern Europe?
(a) Oskar Schindler.
(b) Max Bruch.
(c) Moses Mendolssohn.
(d) Baruch Spinoza.

11. The medieval forms of religion erupted into fragmented sects and belief systems, led by such reformers as ____________.
(a) Baruch and Wesley.
(b) Calvin and Wesley.
(c) Luther and Wesley.
(d) Luther and Calvin.

12. All three monotheistic religions were forced to develop ____________ traditions?
(a) Personal.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Fundamental.
(d) Mystical.

13. The principle of "being born again" and the practice of mysticism-for-everyone resulted, occasionally, in violent ecstasies as witnessed in the gatherings of ____________.
(a) Mennonites and Quakers.
(b) Quakers and Shakers.
(c) Shakers and German Baptists.
(d) Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish.

14. In the Western world, the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries saw the development of entirely new cultures stemming from ____________.
(a) The Italian Renaissance and the beginning of the scientific discoveries.
(b) The Baroque Period.
(c) The Medieval Period.
(d) The Northern Renaissance.

15. In 1492, what happened when 150,000 Jews refused baptism?
(a) They were worshiped.
(b) They were imprisoned in Spain.
(c) They were exterminated.
(d) They were expelled from Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. The greatest example of the coming scientific revolution was ____________.

2. More and more writers and philosophers struggle to develop ideas which might replace ____________.

3. Advances in Western science led to ____________.

4. Western secularism and the rising dominance of industrialized European countries had a profound effect on ____________.

5. The effect of this behavior towards Jewish people was ____________.

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