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.
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Question 12 pts
In the context of polemics, the biblical creation account speaks _________ the surrounding culture, defending its view of creation against the prevailing cosmological narratives
A. for
B. with
C. against
D. All of the above
Question 22 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.
A. True
B. False
Question 32 pts
According to Psalm 19:1–6, the heavens act as an apologist for God! This is an example of which apologetic type?
A. Polemic
B. Miracles and Acts of Power
C. Historical Verification and Eyewitness Testimony
D. Creation and General Revelation
E. Fulfilled Prophecy
Question 4 —- 2 pts
The authors state that apologetics, in its most basic form, is “the practice of making an appeal and a defense for the Christian faith.”
A. True
B. False
Question 5 —— 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.
A. True
B. False
Question 6 —— 2 pts
A positive or offensive apologetic gives reasons why a person should believe Christianity is true.
A. True
B. False
Question 7 —– 2 pts
In 1 Kings 18, when Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal, this is an example of which apologetic type?
A. Polemic
B. Miracles and Acts of Power
C. Historical Verification and Eyewitness Testimony
D. Creation and General Revelation
E. Fulfilled Prophecy
Question 8 — 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 9 —– 2 pts
Jesus performed miracles to validate exclusively his message about the Kingdom of God.
A. True
B. False
Question 10 —- 2 pts
Persecuted and afflicted believers are not persevering in vain, because God has a glorious plan for their future. This is an example of which apologetic category?
Reasons for Suffering
Logic and Reason
Raising questions in order to disarm
Personal, Ecclesial, and Holy Spirit Testimony
Apocalyptic Apologetic
Question 11 —— 2 pts
Many issues which were formerly left to the halls of the academy are now being introduced to the masses, often by skeptics.
A. True
B. False
Question 12 ———2 pts
When understood in its proper context, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 serves as a proof-text against doing apologetics.
A. True
B. False
Question 13 ——- 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 14 ——- 2 pts
One can accurately understand what Peter says about defending the faith from just reading 1 Peter 3:15 itself.
True
False
Question 15 ——– 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
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 162 pts
1 Peter 3:15 serves as a proof-text for apologetics.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 172 pts
In their personal testimonies about apologetics, both authors always had a positive view of it and its functionality in ministry.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 182 pts
In Apologetics at the Cross, the authors use the analogy of building a house to describe their methodology.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 192 pts
The what of your apologetic response to others is far more important than how one presents reasons and arguments.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 202 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.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 212 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.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 222 pts
God’s primary biblical apologetic for suffering is grounded in his own anguish on a cross.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 232 pts
The Bible often uses questions as a rhetorical device in order to disarm false beliefs
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 242 pts
This statement “In the Old Testament world, the primary question was not whether or not a god or gods existed, but which god was true” highlights which apologetic type in Chapter 1?
Group of answer choices
a. Polemic
Miracles and Acts of Power
Historical Verification and Eyewitness Testimony
Creation and General Revelation
Christians as good citizens
Question 252 pts
Jesus does contradict the Old Testament’s story but, at the same time, brings it to its intended goal.
Group of answer choices
True
False
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