Test Your Knowledge: Philosophy of Religion Take this quiz to assess your understanding of the concepts and theories in the field of philosophy of religion. remus2009 published on September 07, 20230 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/10 Who is considered the father of modern philosophy? Immanuel Kant René Descartes Friedrich Nietzsche John Locke 2/10 What is the ontological argument for the existence of God? The argument from religious experience The argument from reason The argument from miracles The argument from design 3/10 According to Pascal's wager, why should one believe in God? Due to the cosmological argument Due to the argument from evil Because the potential benefits outweigh the risks Because of the problem of induction 4/10 What is the problem of evil? The conflict between the existence of evil and the existence of an omnipotent, benevolent God The incompatibility between free will and determinism The paradox of omnipotence The limitations of human reason 5/10 Who proposed the teleological argument for the existence of God? Blaise Pascal David Hume William Paley Søren Kierkegaard 6/10 What does the term 'theodicy' refer to in philosophy of religion? The belief in the possibility of an afterlife The philosophical explanation of religious experience An attempt to justify the existence of evil in the world alongside a benevolent God The rejection of the existence of God 7/10 Who argued that 'God is dead'? Sigmund Freud Friedrich Nietzsche Martin Heidegger Albert Camus 8/10 What is the central concept in the philosophy of religion? Moral relativism Existentialism God Consciousness 9/10 What is the problem of divine hiddenness? The challenge to faith posed by the lack of evidence for God's existence The paradox of the stone The tension between religious pluralism and exclusivism The objection to divine intervention 10/10 Who developed the concept of the 'soul-making' theodicy? Alvin Plantinga John Hick Thomas Aquinas William James
