INSTRUCTIONS: Please, answer all questions by filling appropriate bubbles on the scantron sheets distributed in class. Exactly one answer to each question is best and thus correct.
1. To say that "God is omniscient" implies that A) God knows every truth (with the possible exception of truths about future facts); B) God never does anything wrong; C) God is a necessary being; D) God has maximal powers; E) All of the above.
2. Some philosophers doubt that God knows truths about future because A) future does not exist; B) some of the future facts depend on the will of free agents (e.g., humans), hence these facts cannot be predicted and known; C) God has no interest in future; D) all of the above; E) none of the above
3. If God is omnibenevolent, then A) God knows every truth; B) God is all-good (e.g., never does anything wrong, always chooses a better outcome over an outcome that is not so good (when possible), is merciful, is just and fair, and so on); C) God is a necessary being; D) God has maximal powers; E) All of the above.
4. If God is omnipotent, then A) God knows every truth (with the possible exception of truths about future facts); B) God never does anything wrong; C) God is a necessary being; D) God has maximal powers (God can do everything that is possible); E) All of the above.
5. The following philosopher(s) believe(s) that God can do absolutely everything, with no limitations at all: A) Descartes; B) Wierenga; C) Geach; D) Owen; E)all of the above.
6. According to deism, A) God is all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the world constantly active in it; B) God is identical with the world; C) God started the world and is constantly active in the world; D) God started the world but is not active in the world; E) none of the above
7. According to pantheism God is A) all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the world constantly active in it; B) God is identical with the world; C) there are many gods; E) none of the above.
8. According to polytheism A) God is all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the world, constantly active in the world; B) God is identical with the world; C) There re many gods; D) all of the above; E) none of the above .
9. According to traditional mono-theism (assumed by a Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition) God is A) all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the world constantly active in it; B) God is identical with the world; C) there are many gods; D) all of the above; E) None of the above.
10. God is sometimes characterized as a perfect or supreme being, the being who has all perfection. To say that some feature (attribute) is a perfection means that A) it is an attribute/feature that comes in degrees; B) it is the highest possible degree (level) of this feature; C) this feature/attribute is worth having in itself; d) A) and B) but not C); E) A), B), and C).
11. The following is not one of perfections traditionally attributed to God : A) being all-wise; B) being the tallest being; C) being all merciful; D) they are all perfections.
12. God is sometimes characterized as a person (or personal); philosophers mean by this that A) God is really a human being; B) God can become a human being; if he wants to; C) God has consciousness, will, plans for the world, and so on; D) all of the above; E) none of the above.
13. Pascal's Wager is A) An attempt to give a prudential reason to believe in God; B) A proof that God exists; C) A betting system introduced in Las Vegas; D) All of the above; E) none of the above
14. To say that a person has a prudential reason to believe something implies that A) she has good evidence or proof that this belief is true; B) holding this belief is advantageous for this person; C) both A) and B); D) none of the above.
15. According to Pascal's Wager, if a person believes in God and God exists, then this person A) neither gains nor loses anything; B) will gain an eternal salvation; C) will gain an eternal damnation
16. According to Pascal, if a person believes in God and God does not exist, then A) neither gains nor loses anything; B) will gain an eternal salvation; C) will gain an eternal damnation.
17. According to Pascal, if a person does not believe in God and God exists, then A) neither gains nor loses anything; B) will gain an eternal salvation; C) will gain an eternal damnation.
18. Also, according to Pascal, if a person does not believe in God and God does not exist, then A) neither gains nor loses anything; B) will gain an eternal salvation; C) will gain an eternal damnation.
19. A possible objection to Pascal goes as follows A) if God is all-good (including perfectly just), then he would not condemn good persons who are nonbelievers to the eternal damnation; B) A) if God is all-good (including perfectly just), then he would not reward bad people who are believers with the eternal salvation; C) both A) and B); D) none of the above.
20. Revealed theology assumes that A) we can establish God's existence when we use reason and evidence of senses; B) it's impossible to argue about God's existence; C) various scriptures (e.g., the Bible) contain important insights about the nature and existence of God.