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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enlightenment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The instability and lack of self-esteem in the Islamic culture, has resulted in ____________.
(a) The modern fundamentalism in that culture which prevails in the modern world.
(b) The modern liberalism in that culture which prevails in the modern world.
(c) The modern liberalism in that culture which exists in some areas of the modern world.
(d) The modern fundamentalism in that culture which exists in some areas of the modern world.

2. The concept of a Divine Trinity is largely the result of the teachings of ____________.
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Augustine.

3. Other religious traditions such as the Buddhist tradition insist that the Absolute is ______________.
(a) A human being.
(b) An intrinsic part of human nature.
(c) A separate entity.
(d) Non-existent.

4. What is an inherent danger in a personal God?
(a) It leads to multiple misunderstandings.
(b) It confuses many adherents of a religion.
(c) It leads adherents of a religion to imbue in the Deity their own prejudices and limitations.
(d) It leads adherents of a religion to want to blend with other religions.

5. What did this mystical tradition describe?
(a) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of ten heavens.
(b) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of seven heavens.
(c) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of five heavens.
(d) A journey to the Throne of God through the mythical realm of heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What removes God from the personal human category to transcend the human attributes?

2. The history of the emergence of the Judaic scriptures can be interpreted as ____________.

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

4. The first Zionists essentially follow a religion without ____________.

5. Prior to Augustine's conversion to Christianity, he had repulsed any idea of __________.

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