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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nietzsche teach about the Christian God?

2. 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?

3. In Judaism, mysticism developed in the second and third centuries starting with ____________.

4. In _________, a group of Jews, called Zionists, fled from Russia and settled in Palestine.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question that is not asked in this book is how God will be perceived by man in the future.

Part 1) How have the beliefs surrounding God evolved over time? What has caused this evolution? What impact has this evolution had on the beliefs about God today?

Part 2) How might this evolution continue in the future? What events and beliefs today might affect this evolution? How might they affect this evolution?

Part 3) Where do you see these three religions in the next one hundred years? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

The Industrial Revolution affected these three religions.

Part 1) Describe the Industrial Revolution and its affect on these three religions. How does this compare to the effect of periods such as the Renaissance?

Part 2) What had technology revealed to man about his power during the Industrial Revolution? Would people today agree with this revelation? Why or why not?

Part 3) Should the existence of God be questioned? Why or why not? To what has this questioning throughout various periods of time led? Is this a good thing? Why or why not?

Part 4) How is God put into question today? How does this affect our culture?

Essay Topic 3

Armstrong uses historical and Biblical texts to describe the evolution of Yahweh.

Part 1) Who is Yahweh? How does Yahweh evolve? Why is this information important to this book?

Part 2) Why is this type of deity necessary? Is it still necessary today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do the events in history influence the evolution of Yahweh? What does this say about the stability of Yahweh, as well as other deities, and religion as a whole?

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