Core 150 Exam III Fall 2022

Question 1

"Commodity Abstraction" treats objects of consumption apart from the person who produced it

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True

Question 2

Jefferson, like many modernists, believed that humans could:

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eventually perfect society through human reason, use science to determine the value of different races

Question 3

In terms of epistemology, a modernist worldview focuses on . . .

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rational insight, empiricism/sense experience, autonomous human reason

Question 4

In terms of epistemology, the pre-modern world focused especially on:

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common sense, authorities/testimony

Question 5

Moral systems constructed apart from religion include those:

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that argue for no moral obligations, based in evolution, constructed through social norms/practices, based in "brute fact" but whose origins are not fully discernible

Question 6

Francis Bacon is known as the "Father of modern ?"

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Empiricism

Question 7

In postmodernism, humans are:

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largely different from one another across time and cultures

Question 8

Consumer culture takes objects, practices, living entities, etc. usually embedded in thick webs of relationships and:

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uses those entities for personal fulfilment or profit, abstracts them from those contexts

Question 9

Postmodernism questions modernity's confidence in:

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The existence or knowability of universal Truth, The possibility of objectivity, The natural/material world, The power of reason

Question 10

Dr Casady said the "NOMA/Independence" model is problematic for some because:

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it restricts science and faith artificially, the two spheres necessarily overlap on important issues

Question 11

According to Dr. Casady, Galileo believed science and faith were compatible

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True

Question 12

Postmodernists rely heavily on "metanarratives" to construct their worldview.

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False

Question 13

For deists like Thomas Jefferson:

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we should depend mostly on reason and empiricism, Jesus was an important ethical teacher, Jesus didn't perform actual miracles

Question 14

Dr. Moo argued that our primary hope for the environment lies in future, improved technology

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False

Question 15

Pascal argued that true knowledge of God must involve. . .

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intuition/love

Question 16

The two constraints that lead to a "Conflict" model of science and faith:

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Presupposing philosophical naturalism, A literal reading of the creation account in Genesis

Question 17

Rev. Nobles-Beans described lynching in the US as most basically "?":

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racial terrorism

Question 18

Dr. Moo emphasized that, for a Christian worldview, "heaven" is more important than creation

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False

Question 19

Which of the following did Dr. Casady NOT use to support the Alliance model?

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The universe is intelligently designed

Question 20

With the number of media outlets now available, Dr. Hershey argued that the risk of ? has increased significantly.

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confirmation bias

Question 21

Rev Nobles-Beans briefly discussed "Jim Crow" laws, which were laws:

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designed to keep blacks segregated from whites

Question 22

Prof. Brown argued that the American Ideal is made up solely of "equal protection under the law"

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False

Question 23

For Pascal, humans are. . .

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a mysterious paradox

Question 24

Pascal, as a scientist and a Christian, observed that the universe gives ?? evidence for God.

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ambiguous

Question 25

Dr. Casady argued that "evolution (descent with modification)" and "naturalism" are synonymous

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False

Question 26

3 historical events critics of modernism use to argue that the "progress" of modernism failed.

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The Failure of Communism, World War II, World War I

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a model Dr. Casady presented for understanding science & faith:

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The Resolution model

Question 28

Paul Henri-d'Holbach argued that humans are:

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basically good, material only, determined

Question 29

Dr. Moo argued that in the Bible:

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humans are like priests and caretakers

Question 30

One aspect of "objectification" is "fungibility," which essentially means:

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easily replaceable with another like object

Question 31

Prof. Brown argued that, in terms of living in a racialized society, there have been advancements over the past 60 years

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True

Question 32

In discussing consumerism, we said that a "commodity" is all about. . .

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economic value

Question 33

For Thomas Jefferson, God is best described as . . .

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transcendent, a clockmaker

Question 34

The two most important Christian theological reasons for understanding the value of creation:

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the resurrection of Christ, the incarnation of Christ

Question 35

In particular, it was Jesus's ? that was most powerful for many in the Black community in the lynching era.

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Crucifixion

Question 36

Factors that led to the shift from a medieval/pre-modern to a modernist worldview:

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The Renaissance, The Rise of Universities, The Thirty Years War, The Scientific Revolution

Question 37

Prof. Brown argued that educational disparities remain a significant problem in terms our racialized society

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True

Question 38

Postmodernism challenged modernist art by:

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moving artistic expression away from traditional mediums, stressing the presence of the viewer of a piece of art, exaggerating genre conventions, questioning the criteria of evaluation

Question 39

The two key forms of resistance for Blacks during the lynching era:

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Music--the blues, Faith

Question 40

The moral tension embedded in postmodernism includes:

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adherence to relativism in relation to knowledge, its ethical impulse & objections to abuses of power

Question 41

John Locke argued that all human ideas have their origin in intuition.

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False

Question 42

The portrayal and abuse of women's bodies and athletes in consumer culture are examples of:

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objectification

Question 43

Postmodernism is characterized by:

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the culturally-conditioned nature of knowledge, mistrust in modern assumptions

Question 44

d'Holbach thought that humans often believe in God because of . . .

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ignorance, fear

Question 45

According to Dr. Moo, "natural theology" is:

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The attempt to learn something about God through nature

Question 46

"Abuses of Power" postmodernists look to in order to critique modernism

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Marxism, Racism, Capitalism, Colonialism

Question 47

Rene Descartes argued that true knowledge is that which is agreed upon by experts.

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False

Question 48

Nietzsche critiqued how modernists constructed their ethics, but not the ethics themselves.

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False

Question 49

Dr. Moo argued that in the Bible, creation exists for humanity.

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False

Question 50

Dr Shimizu emphasized that in modernism, unlike postmodernism, knowledge is ?

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Discovered

Question 51

Dr. Moo said the current extinction rate is ?? the natural background rate.

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about 1000x faster

Question 52

The way consumerism shapes people to want things "simple, easy, & fast"

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infantilization

Question 53

Prof. Brown argued that in terms of priorities, white Americans focus on justice and Americans of color on security

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False

Question 54

Francis Bacon emphasized studying nature subjectively.

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False

Question 55

Dr. Moo said that scientists call our era the "Anthropocene" because of human impact on the environment.

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True

Question 56

In speaking of what motivates us to consume, we spoke of "continuous-state fear," meaning:

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the anxiety that deep human longings won't be met

Question 57

Consumer culture shapes our identity by

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affecting our self-concept, making insatiable desire the principle that organizes the self, tapping into our need for uniqueness, abetting expressive individualism

Core 150 Exam III Fall 2022

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Core 150 Exam III Fall 2022

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