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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Kabbalists still struggled with the problem of ____________.
(a) Jewish mistrust.
(b) Christian intolerance.
(c) Declining membership.
(d) Defining the nature of God.

2. In _________, a group of Jews, called Zionists, fled from Russia and settled in Palestine.
(a) 1782.
(b) 1682.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1882.

3. In the west the Christian form of mysticism rested not on imagery, but on ____________.
(a) Speaking in tongues.
(b) The silent, inward experience, where the contemplative had to pass beyond language and the conscious mind.
(c) Dancing and singing.
(d) Constant prayer and recitation of Scripture.

4. By 1492, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain had fallen to ____________.
(a) The Christian forces of Constantine.
(b) The Christian forces of Franz Ferdinand.
(c) The Christian forces of Ferdinand and Isabella.
(d) The Christian forces of Pope John Paul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Muslim influence increased in scope as ____________ gained hold in Asia Minor.

2. What did Nietzsche teach about the Christian God?

3. Armstrong asserts that the type of God who ____________ is obviously not pertinent nor desirable in modern society?

4. Why were Jews and Muslims able to accept Darwin's theories?

5. By resolving the question of whether Jesus was human or divine, Christians inevitably had to conclude that _______.

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