Apologetics in the Bible Quiz

Quiz: Apologetics in the Bible  Due   Jan 22 at 11:59pm    Points   50    Questions   25    Time Limit   60 Minutes Instructions The quiz:  Covers all   Learn   materials from   Module 1:   Week 1.  Contains   25 multiple-choice and true/false   questions.  Is   limited   to   60 minutes.  Allows 1 attempt .  Is   worth 50 points . Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 22 minutes 48 out of 50  Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz:  48  out of 50 Submitted Jan 16 at 4:53pm This attempt took 22 minutes.  

Question 1 2 / 2 pts The lives of Jesus Christ’s followers ought to make an apologetic impact.    True      False     Question 2 2 / 2 pts To maintain a balanced view of the Old Testament, one must remember the prophets spoke not only  against  the culture of their day, but also  with  and  for  it.    True      False     Question 3 2 / 2 pts “John’s baptism – where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?” is an example of which apologetic category?    Logic and Reason    Raising questions in order to disarm    Personal, Ecclesial, and Holy Spirit Testimony    Reasons for Suffering      Apocalyptic Apologetic   Question 4 2 / 2 pts

Ancient Near Eastern cultures, though interested in “how the world works and how it came to work that way,” searched for answers in a very different place, in the supernatural realm.    True      False     Question 8 2 / 2 pts In 1 Kings 18, when Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal, this is an example of which apologetic type?    Polemic    Miracles and Acts of Power    Historical Verification and Eyewitness Testimony    Creation and General Revelation    Fulfilled Prophecy   Question 9 2 / 2 pts When understood in its proper context, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 serves as a proof-text  against  doing apologetics.    True      False     Question 10 2 / 2 pts

In 1 Corinthians 2 Paul alludes to a movement of his day known as sophism. Sophists were rhetoricians who maintained public careers based on their ability to speak and follow oratorical conventions.    True      False     Question 11 2 / 2 pts It was in the context of _____________ that Paul spoke against “eloquence and human wisdom” in 1 Corinthians 2:1-5.    Epicureanism    Sophism    Stoicism    Platonism   Question 12 2 / 2 pts The authors choose to label our current cultural context as “Late Modernism.”    True      False     Question 13 2 / 2 pts In general, the Scriptures call for speakers and writers to employ rational arguments that would make sense to those receiving their message. What apologetic category would this fall under?

   False     Question 17 2 / 2 pts Other religions in the ancient Near East looked upon natural revelation yet claimed that the sun is itself a manifestation of a god(s).    True      False     Question 18 2 / 2 pts The grand biblical narrative moves in what order?   new creation-fall-creation-redemptio    new creation-fall-creation-redemption    creation-fall-redemption-new creation    fall-creation-redemption-new creation    none of the above   Question 19 2 / 2 pts Life in the church, that is, the way the church lives together, is meant to be a witness to the reality of God    True      False    

Question 20 2 / 2 pts Many issues which were formerly left to the halls of the academy are now being introduced to the masses, often by skeptics.    True      False     Question 21 2 / 2 pts One can accurately understand what Peter says about defending the faith from just reading 1 Peter 3:15 itself.    True      False     Question 22 2 / 2 pts Jesus does contradict the Old Testament’s story but, at the same time, brings it to its intended goal.    True      False     Question 23 2 / 2 pts We are given true knowledge of God through nature but the problem lies not with the revelation of God in nature, but rather with people who suppress and twist the revelation and end up worshipping creation rather than the Creator.