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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was the idea of a personal God developed by all three of the monotheistic religions?
(a) No, only the Jews.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, only the Muslims.
(d) No, only the Christians.

2. Kabbalists used _______________ between the essence of God and the God who is revealed by the reality of creation.
(a) The Gnostic and Neoplatonic distinction.
(b) The Vedic and Neoplatonic distinction.
(c) The Vedic and Neopolitan distinction.
(d) The Gnostic and Neoclassical distinction.

3. Armstrong asserts that the type of God who ____________ is obviously not pertinent nor desirable in modern society?
(a) Stands in judgment of the individual.
(b) Is seen as a Father.
(c) Is a protector.
(d) Is loving.

4. 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 fundamentalism in that culture which exists in some areas of the modern world.
(c) The modern liberalism in that culture which exists in some areas of the modern world.
(d) The modern liberalism in that culture which prevails in the modern world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some scholars suggest that the decline of Muslim science marked the beginning of ____________.

2. Back in London Wesley became a convert to this religion and preached his new faith to ____________.

3. What is the phenomenon which emerged contemporaneously with the rationalization of the Enlightenment?

4. The scientific work of Charles Darwin and the writings of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud led to the conclusion that ____________.

5. These practices emphasized the internal journey to experience the Deity and preached the principle that ____________.

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