Question 1

One version of the Cosmological Argument concludes that some being exists of necessity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Aquinas' thought was strongly influenced by Aristotle.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

No amount of evidence could establish the existence of God, according to Kierkegaard.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Kant, "being" is not a real predicate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Existential dread" is the:

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A)   fear of dying young.
B)   fear of eternal damnation.
C)   fear that one's life is meaningless.
D)   fear of dying before one's life's work has been completed.
E)   None of the above

Question 6

If an object is necessary in Aquinas' sense) it is impossible for it not to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The earliest form of the Cosmological Argument is found in the writings of Aristotle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Marx and Kierkegaard:

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A)   disagreed concerning the value of Hegelian philosophy.
B)   were both concerned with the issue of poverty.
C)   both concerned themselves with religious reform.
D)   were opposed to the same forces, though they attacked them in very different ways.
E)   All of the above

Question 9

Hume denies the possibility of an infinite regress of causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first existentialist philosopher is universally considered to have been:

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A)   Kant.
B)   Kierkegaard.
C)   Plato.
D)   Sartre.
E)   Hegel.

Question 11

Hume's discussion of the Argument from Design employs the example of the house and the architect to show:

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A)   that Paley had the right approach, but should have used a house as hisExample instead of an eye.
B)   that God is not related to the universe the same way that a house is relatedto an architect.
C)   that the universe doesn't really seem to display a purposive order.
D)   Both A and B
E)   None of the above

Question 12

The word "gospel" is a term with the literal meaning "good news."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Christianity is not a doctrine at all, according to Kierkegaard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"The world exhibits a purposive order," could serve as a premise of the Argument from Design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Kierkegaard, truth depends on:

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A)   the relation between a statement and independent objects in the world.
B)   whether a statement's contrary entails a contradiction.
C)   the relation between a belief and its subject.
D)   the preponderance of the evidence being for or against a statement.
E)   Both B and C

Question 16

An a priori proposition is one that can be known to be true without empirical evidence in its favor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kierkegaard tells us that the only ethical interest is interest:

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A)   in the well-being of those less fortunate.
B)   in the sincerity of others.
C)   on one's own subjective reality.
D)   in objective reality.
E)   in one's relation to one's community.

Question 18

According to Kant, any proposition that asserts the existence of something must be:

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A)   unprovable.
B)   a tautology.
C)   analytic.
D)   synthetic
E)   self-contradictory.

Question 19

The Ontological Argument shows the claim that God exists is subjectively true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The claim that everything that moves must have been started in motion by some other thing is part of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Ontological Argument.
B)   the Cosmological Argument.
C)   the Argument from Design.
D)   Anselm's most famous argument.
E)   the Argument from Analogy.

Exam 8: Philosophy of Religion

Hume denies the possibility of an infinite regress of causes.

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According to Kierkegaard, truth depends on:

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Christianity is not a doctrine at all, according to Kierkegaard.

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According to Kant, "being" is not a real predicate.

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If an object is necessary in Aquinas' sense) it is impossible for it not to exist.

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The claim that everything that moves must have been started in motion by some other thing is part of:

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No amount of evidence could establish the existence of God, according to Kierkegaard.

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Kierkegaard tells us that the only ethical interest is interest:

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Marx and Kierkegaard:

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The Ontological Argument shows the claim that God exists is subjectively true.

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According to Kant, any proposition that asserts the existence of something must be:

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"Existential dread" is the:

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An a priori proposition is one that can be known to be true without empirical evidence in its favor.

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The word "gospel" is a term with the literal meaning "good news."

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"The world exhibits a purposive order," could serve as a premise of the Argument from Design.

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The first existentialist philosopher is universally considered to have been:

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Aquinas' thought was strongly influenced by Aristotle.

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One version of the Cosmological Argument concludes that some being exists of necessity.

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The earliest form of the Cosmological Argument is found in the writings of Aristotle.

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Hume's discussion of the Argument from Design employs the example of the house and the architect to show:

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