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Unit Review: Epistemology, Science and God, Faith and Reason
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1
St. Ignatius College Prep was founded by...
Fr. Arnold Damen
St. Ignatius Loyola
Fr. Friederich Brunswick
Fr. Michael Caruso
2
Which journalist returned to Christianity because it offers a "big picture" view of the world?
C.S. Lewis
G.K. Chesterton
Sam Harris
Alasdair MacIntyre
3
Where does Socrates position the majority of humanity in the Allegory of the Cave?
the chained prisoners
the gods observing from above
the lone prisoner who has been freed
the bearers of the artifacts casting shadows
4
What term describes the attitude McGrath believes should govern both faith and science?
Humility
Pride
Strength
Courage
5
In which state did United Flight 93 go down on 9/11?
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
6
What historian/political philosopher interpreted all events as a result of class struggle?
Karl Marx
Alfred Adler
John Locke
Thucydides
7
What is NOT associated with the scientific method?
empirical observation
experimentation
irrefutable proof claims
theoretical predictions
8
Due to the Coriolis force, which direction do Hurricanes spin in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
9
According to McGrath, there are certain questions science is not equipped to answer.
True
False
10
What principle does Sam Harris identify as the focus of all ethical claims?
well-being of conscious creatures
maximal pleasure/minimal pain
inherent dignity of all human beings
acknowledging life as meaningless
11
What does the term 'DACA' mean?
Detrimental Attitudes of Child Alien-residents
Dreaming and Childhood Aspirations
Deferred Action for Child Arrivals
Diversity and Change for America
12
During what era did Western scholars reject the Greek idea of virtue in favor of rationalism?
Middle Ages
Age of Discovery
Enlightenment
Renaissance
13
Observations associated with what event strengthened Einstein's theory of general relativity?
landing on the Moon
solar eclipse
discovery of the phases of Venus
Higgs boson
14
According to McGrath, science is free from the flaws associated with human opinion.
True
False
15
Which of the following is detailed in McGrath's case study of astronomical theories?
the infallible nature of science
religion criticizing science
provisional nature of science
the immutability of scientific theory
16
Term associated with logic as the foundation for human knowledge.
rational
emotivist
gnomic
empirical
17
These teachers of rhetoric are often accused of making lesser arguments appear stronger.
peripatetics
sophists
Pythagoreans
Jesuits
18
In the Allegory of the Cave, why is the ascent to the world of light difficult?
the prisoner's legs are crippled from birth
one has to fight demons along the way
lack of will power and desire to learn
blinding nature of the sun
19
What term describes a stable disposition or habit oriented toward the good?
nobility
decorum
ennui
virtue
20
According to Popper, the best scientific theories cannot be disproven.
False
True
21
In Aquinas' arguments from motion, efficient cause, and existence, positing God halts...
cognitive dissonance
infinite regression (ad infinitum)
reductive naturalism
tautological speculation (aeternum repititio)
22
Aristotle views virtue as a balance between two extremes, an idea captured by which concept?
finite exposure
golden rule
even-keeled soul
golden mean
23
What term describes the sub-discipline of philosophy focused on theory of knowledge?
Cognitive Psychology
Metaphysics
Political Philosophy
Epistemology
24
What term describes a type of logical argument or theory about the origins of the universe?
deductive
cosmological
inferential
ontological
25
According to McGrath, faith lies at the heart of both science and religion.
True
False
26
To date, what film has the highest box office gross for the summer of 2017?
War for the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: The Last Knight
Wonder Woman
Dunkirk
27
Inductive reasoning moves from particulars to general laws.
False
True
28
What term does G.E. Moore use for claims that correlate "good" with empirical observations?
naturalistic fallacy
post hoc (ergo propter hoc)
fallacy of the undistributed middle
reductio ad absurdum
29
Sigmund Freud's theory seems to posit that all human behavior relates to...
relationships between parents and children
genetic aberrations or defects
the movement of the stars and planets
feelings of inferiority
30
What method did C.S. Lewis claim to employ as he came to believe in God and reject atheism?
induction
miraculous insight
deduction
transcendental meditation
31
Why was rhetorical skill prized by the ancient Athenians?
story-telling was a lucrative career
democracy -- to sway the assembly or courts
inherent difficulty of Attic Greek language
poets were exempt from taxation
32
In Aquinas' argument from design, how does 'God' function?
determines the will of all creatures
arbitrarily re-orders the world
manipulates things in existence
directs the universe to act as it does
33
Which MLB team has currently has the best overall record for the 2017 season?
Houston Astros
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
34
Which ideology embraced Social Darwinism as the scientific basis for its racial policies?
National Socialism (Nazism)
Marxism/Leninism
Maoism
Libertarianism
35
What model of the universe proposed that all heavenly bodies rotated around the earth?
Ptolemaic
Galilean
Copernican
Pythagorean
36
Who does McGrath critique for promoting "universal Darwinism"?
Christopher Hitchens
Daniel Dennett
Richard Dawkins
W.V.O. Quine
37
What is the name of the next hurricane forming behind Irma in the Caribbean?
Juan
Harvey
Katrina
Jose
38
What does Thrasymchus consider to be superior to justice when enacted on a large scale?
injustice
peace
petty theft
stability
39
Type of claim associated with one's personal disposition, emotions, or opinion.
irrational
transpositional
objective
subjective
40
Popper seeks to distinguish between true science and...
fictitious logic
supernaturalism
empirical method
pseudo-science
41
Which 19th century British naturalist is credited as the father of evolutionary biology?
Richard Dawkins
Isaac Newton
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
42
Which ancient Greek philosopher is the subject of Plato's dialogues?
Pythagoras
Empedocles
Socrates
Heraclitus
43
What nationality is Blaise Pascal?
German
Russian
English
French
44
What term relates to individual decisions based on principles of what is right/wrong, good/bad?
psychology
morality
existential choice
ethics
45
Term associated with Sir Karl Popper's principle thesis concerning
true
science:
undetermination
falsifiability
overdetermination
infallibility
46
What term relates to the code of conduct governing a society, institution, or discipline?
ethics
legalism
morality
evolution
47
What defending NFC championship team defeated the Bears in their season opener yesterday?
Denver Broncos
Seattle Seahawks
Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
48
Arguing for a seemingly arbitrary standard, Thrasymachus' view is often characterized as...
relativistic
therapeutic
ideological
illogical
49
Aristotle states that the well governed, just soul will...
never know want.
reign with God in heaven.
live well.
be victimized by the unjust.
50
What Greek term is used to describe the ultimate end or purpose of a thing?
telos
apogee
finis
terminus
51
Richard Dawkins is associated with what group of scholars?
Avant-Garde Agnostics
Speculative Theists
New Atheists
Conventual Franciscans
52
Sophistry has a negative connotation associated with false reasoning or deception.
False
True
53
As a theme of his writing, how does McGrath characterize science?
valuable to, but not the basis for morality
always at odds with genuine faith
too unreliable to have any role in ethics
utterly worthless
54
In Aquinas' argument from progression or degree, how does 'God' function?
comparative of other divine beings
a conceptual artifice
source of human free will
standard by which all else is measured
55
What term describes things as observed through human sense experience?
natural
syllogistic reasoning
empirical
transcendent
56
How does McGrath define the term 'metanoia'?
repentance based on guilt
dawning realization
radical change/intellectual reorientation
tepid or half-hearted conversion
57
What statement describes deductive reasoning?
inference from general laws to particulars
privileging personal opinion
reflection based on experience
divine inspiration
58
In the Allegory of the Cave, where does objective truth reside?
in the mind of the prisoners
the images cast upon the wall of the cave
outside the cave, in the world lit by the sun
there is no objective truth
59
What is the principal work associated with St. Thomas Aquinas?
The Pensées
Bible
Lives of the Saints
Summa Theologiae
60
What city was the site of violence associated with the removal of a Confederate memorial?
Baltimore, MD
Charlottesville, VA
Charleston, SC
Montgomery, AL
