Good and Evil Quiz

Question 1 of 13

1

Define 'Good'

Select one of the following:

Something that is morally bad or wrong
Something that is morally pleasing
Something that we should strive for

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

1

Define 'Evil'

Select one of the following:

Something that is morally pleasing
Something that is morally bad or wrong
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

1

'Belief in the Devil does not require belief in God, therefore it is possible for atheists to believe in the Devil.'

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

1

Which of these Biblical Quotes describes the Temptation of Jesus?

Select one of the following:

'The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray' - Book of Revelation 12:7-9
'he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if you fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Go Satan! For it is written 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only'"' - Matthew 4:1-10
'I saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven' - Luke 10:18

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

1

Choose the correct facts about the story of the Devil.

Select one or more of the following:

The story of the Devil falling from God's graces is written in the book of Matthew
The story of the Devil falling from God's graces is written in the Apocrypha, a collection of books which are believed to be stories which did not make it into the Bible.
Lucifer was one of God's archangels
The Devil fell to Earth and was born as the son of a carpenter.
The Devil now spends eternity persuading people to be evil and do wrong.
Stories of the Devil were once used to frighten people into going to church.

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

1

Define 'Moral Evil'

Select one or more of the following:

Evil which a person would go to hell for if they committed it.
Suffering which is not directly caused by humans
Suffering caused by immoral human behaviour

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

1

Define 'Natural Evil'

Select one or more of the following:

Suffering caused by immoral human behaviour
Suffering not directly caused by humans
Evil which destroys the natural world

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

1

'An attempt to justify God's existence in the face of evil and suffering' is known as a.....

Select one or more of the following:

Anthropomorphism
Theodicy
Endeavour

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

6

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

If God was omnibenevolent, he would to get rid of evil. If God was omni, he would be able to get rid of evil. Yet, evil still in the world. Therefore, God be both of these things and evil still exist, and so the idea of an omni and omnipotent God does not exist.

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

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St. ❌'s Theodicy
When ❌ created the world it was perfectly good. When Adam and Eve abused their ❌ will and committed the original sin they corrupted God's ❌ creation and bought moral and ❌ evil into existence. God is under no ❌ obligation to end evil and suffering as ❌ is solely responsible for its existence and ❌ to be punished. Therefore, the existence of evil and suffering does not prove the non-existence of God.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Augustine

God

free

perfect

natural

moral

deserves

humanity

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Question 11 of 13

1

The Job 'Solution' states that God is a mystery well beyond human understanding. It says that it is a blasphemy to question God or think that we could ever understand His ways, therefore the existence of evil and suffering does not prove the existence of God.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

1

The ...... Theodicy says that Satan does everything in his power to ruin God's perfect creation through natural evil and tempting man to perform moral evil, and that therefore the existence of evil and suffering does not disprove the existence of God.

Select one of the following:

Devil
Satan
Process

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

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Choose the correct pairs of Solutions to the POE and Counter-arguments to these. (ie. for each argument presented, choose the option which provides a relevant counter-argument)

Select one or more of the following:

Test of Faith (Job Solution) - It is not omnibenevolent of God to test us
Test of Faith (Job Solution) - God should not need to test us if he is omnipotent
Original Sin (St. Augustine's Theodicy) - It is not omnibenevolent of God to continue to allow this suffering, even if it is the fault of humankind.
Original Sin (St. Augustine's Theodicy) - Your character cannot develop if you are killed.
The Devil Theodicy - It would be more omnibenevolent of God to remove the Devil's free will than to continue to let him cause evil in the world.
The Devil Theodicy - If God was forgiving he would have stopped punishing us after the crucifixion.

	Created by Leah Firmstone about 9 years ago

A quiz on B602, Good and Evil, in preparation for End of Year exams

Good and Evil Quiz

Question 1 of 13

Define 'Good'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

Define 'Evil'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

'Belief in the Devil does not require belief in God, therefore it is possible for atheists to believe in the Devil.'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

Which of these Biblical Quotes describes the Temptation of Jesus?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

Choose the correct facts about the story of the Devil.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

Define 'Moral Evil'

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

Define 'Natural Evil'

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

'An attempt to justify God's existence in the face of evil and suffering' is known as a.....

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

If God was omnibenevolent, he would to get rid of evil. If God was omni, he would be able to get rid of evil. Yet, evil still in the world. Therefore, God be both of these things and evil still exist, and so the idea of an omni and omnipotent God does not exist.

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

The Job 'Solution' states that God is a mystery well beyond human understanding. It says that it is a blasphemy to question God or think that we could ever understand His ways, therefore the existence of evil and suffering does not prove the existence of God.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

The ...... Theodicy says that Satan does everything in his power to ruin God's perfect creation through natural evil and tempting man to perform moral evil, and that therefore the existence of evil and suffering does not disprove the existence of God.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

Choose the correct pairs of Solutions to the POE and Counter-arguments to these. (ie. for each argument presented, choose the option which provides a relevant counter-argument)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation