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Multiple Choice
1.
Zagzebski's primary goal in this chapter is to
a. Suggest some responses to three well-known objections to Pascal's wager.
b. Convince you that Pascal's wager gives you a good reason to believe in God.
c. Convince you that Pascal's wager does not give you a good reason to believe in God.
d. Criticize the common responses to objections to Pascal's wager.
2.
For which of the following people, according to Zagzebski, would Pascal's wager be most likely to provide a good reason to accept some form of Christianity?
a. An agnostic teenager in a large American city with friends of many different religions
b. The Pope
c. A devout Muslim in Saudi Arabia, where conversion from Islam is illegal
d. An agnostic teenager in a small Midwestern town where everyone is a Christian
3.
Which of the following best captures the second objection to Pascal's wager?
a. Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that
Pascal is after, because it is a form of gambling, and God disapproves of gambling.
b. Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that
Pascal is after, because God will not reward religious faith that is motivated in that way.
c. Any religious faith that you develop simply because you've accepted Pascal's wager will be too shallow to constitute genuine faith.
d. Since God knows everything, it is impossible to fool God into thinking that you really have religious faith when you're just doing it for the eternal reward.
4.
Which of the following best captures the third objection to Pascal's wager?
a. Pascal's wager is pointless because it tells you to decide to believe something, but it's impossible to believe something just because you decide you should believe it.
b. Asking people to believe in God because there's a chance that they will be rewarded with eternal life is like asking people to love jazz because they will be rewarded with money.
c. You can make yourself believe something when you are facing a forced choice between just two options, but no one is forcing you to choose a religion.
d. It is irresponsible to believe something for which you have no evidence, such as
that there will be an earthquake in Antarctica on a particular date in the future.
Multiple Choice - Results
You answered
1
out of
4 questions correctly, for a score of
25%.
1.
Correct.
You answered: a. Suggest some responses to three well-known objections to Pascal's wager..
Zagzebski's primary goal in this chapter is to
The correct answer was: a. Suggest some responses to three well-known objections to Pascal's wager..
2.
Incorrect.
You answered: b. The Pope.
For which of the following people, according to Zagzebski, would Pascal's wager be most likely to provide a good reason to accept some form of Christianity?
The correct answer was: d. An agnostic teenager in a small Midwestern town where everyone is a Christian.
3.
Incorrect.
You answered: c. Any religious faith that you develop simply because you've accepted Pascal's wager will be too shallow to constitute genuine faith..
Which of the following best captures the second objection to Pascal's wager?
The correct answer was: b. Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal
reward that Pascal is after, because God will not reward religious faith that is motivated in that
way..
4.
Incorrect.
You answered: c. You can make yourself believe something when you are facing a forced choice between just two options, but no one is forcing you to choose a religion..
Which of the following best captures the third objection to Pascal's wager?
The correct answer was: a. Pascal's wager is pointless because it tells you to decide to believe something, but it's impossible to believe something just because you decide you should believe it..
True/False
1.
Zagzebski argues that Pascal's wager faces decisive, insurmountable objections.
a. True
b. False
2.
Zagzebski argues that there are some people for whom Christianity and atheism are the only real live options, and that for those people, Pascal's wager can provide a good reason to accept Christianity.
a. True
b. False
3.
Zagzebski thinks it is impossible to for Pascal's wager to get someone to develop genuine faith in God.
a. True
b. False
True/False - Results
You answered
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33.333%.
1.
Incorrect.
You answered: a. True.
Zagzebski argues that Pascal's wager faces decisive, insurmountable objections.
The correct answer was: b. False.
2.
Correct.
You answered: a. True.
Zagzebski argues that there are some people for whom Christianity and atheism are the only real live options, and that for those people, Pascal's wager can provide a good reason to accept Christianity.
The correct answer was: a. True.
3.
Incorrect.
You answered: a. True.
Zagzebski thinks it is impossible to for Pascal's wager to get someone to develop genuine faith in God.
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The correct answer was: b. False.
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
Quiz Content
1.
Zagzebski argues that Pascals wager faces decisive, insurmountable objections.
TRUE
FALSE
2.
Zagzebski argues that there are some people for whom Christianity and atheism are the only real live options, and that for those people, Pascals wager can provide a good reason to accept Christianity.
TRUE
FALSE
3.
Zagzebski thinks it is impossible to for Pascals wager to get someone to develop genuine faith in God.
TRUE
FALSE
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
Quiz Content
1.
Zagzebski's primary goal in this chapter is to
suggest some responses to three well-known objections to Pascal's wager.
convince you that Pascal's wager gives you a good reason to believe in God.
convince you that Pascal's wager does not give you a good reason to believe in God.
criticize the common responses to objections to Pascal's wager.
2.
For which of the following people, according to Zagzebski, would Pascal's wager be most likely to provide a good reason to accept some form of Christianity?
an agnostic teenager in a large American city with friends of many different religions
the pope
a devout Muslim in Saudi Arabia, where conversion from Islam is illegal
an agnostic teenager in a small Midwestern town where everyone is a Christian
3.
Which of the following best captures the second objection to Pascal's wager?
Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that Pascal is after, because it is a form of gambling, and God disapproves of gambling.
Believing in God because of Pascal's wager will not earn the eternal reward that Pascal is after, because God will not reward religious faith that is motivated in that way.
Any religious faith that you develop simply because you've accepted Pascal's wager will be too shallow to constitute genuine faith.
Since God knows everything, it is impossible to fool God into thinking that you really have religious faith when you're just doing it for the eternal reward.
4.
Which of the following best captures the third objection to Pascal's wager?
Pascal's wager is pointless because it tells you to decide to believe something, but it's impossible to believe something just because you decide you should believe it.
Asking people to believe in God because there's a chance that they will be rewarded with eternal life is like asking people to love jazz because they will be rewarded with money.
You can make yourself believe something when you are facing a forced choice between just two
options, but no one is forcing you to choose a religion.
It is irresponsible to believe something for which you have no evidence, such as that there will be an earthquake in Antarctica on a particular date in the future.