1. The Falsafa movement reached its peak with the work of ____________.
(a) Abu Hassan Husein.
(b) Abu Allah Hasid.
(c) Abu Walid ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd.
(d) Abu Ali ibn Sina.

2. The Catholic church distinguished itself when Pope Innocent VIII promulgated a Papal Bull in 1484. What did this start?
(a) The awful witch hunt craze that lasted for two hundred years.
(b) The first Holocaust.
(c) The murder of all infant boys.
(d) The killing of all non-Christians.

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

4. The Jews tried to modify this theory ____________.
(a) To allow God a certain degree of spontaneity and free will.
(b) To allow God to have more control.
(c) To allow God more time to create the world.
(d) To allow God more power over humanity.

5. In other parts of the Muslim Empire, the Mongol invasion led to ____________.
(a) A resurgence of conservatism.
(b) An end to the Muslim Empire.
(c) A resurgence of liberalism.
(d) An end to conservatism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The emergence of the cult of Jesus from the established church of Judaism was accompanied by passionate dispute, and many disciples of Jesus ____________.

2. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.

3. The development of conflicting philosophies of the nature and existence of God took place against the backdrop of ____________.

4. What story did Muhammad learn from another cultural group?

5. Who is Bernard?

(see the answer key)

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