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1			If sound, the traditional cosmological argument proves the existence of
			A)	God.
			B)	the universe.
			C)	a first cause.
			D)	an all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful being.
2			A premise of the Kalam cosmological argument is that
			A)	everything has a cause.
			B)	whatever begins to exist has a cause.
			C)	the universe is the same as God.
			D)	the universe is infinitely old.
3			Modern physics shows that
			A)	whatever begins to exist has a cause.
			B)	the universe began to exist.
			C)	God exists.
			D)	some things come into existence without a cause.
4			A version of the theory of evolution was advocated by
			A)	Charles Darwin.
			B)	Empedocles.
			C)	Anaximander.
			D)	all of the above.
5			A miracle is
			A)	a merely unusual or surprising event.
			B)	a violation of a natural law by a supernatural being.
			C)	evidence for the existence of God.
			D)	an event without a cause.
6			The free-will defense says that
			A)	evil does not exist.
			B)	God is free to create evil as he pleases.
			C)	evil is necessary for free will.
			D)	it's possible to have free will and always choose the good.
7			The ideal-humanity defense seems to
			A)	prove the Christian principle that each human being is of finite value.
			B)	contradict the Christian principle that each human being is of infinite value.
			C)	prove that the struggle for survival has improved the human race.
			D)	show that God is all-good.
8			Hick's theodicy implies that
			A)	if evil is necessary to build character, then eliminating evil is wrong.
			B)	God is paternalistic.
			C)	the more misery you endure, the better off you are.
			D)	all of the above.
9			The Rabbi Kushner's finite-god defense says that
			A)	God is infinite.
			B)	God does not exist.
			C)	God is not all-powerful.
			D)	God is perfect.
10			The theologian or philosopher who says that "It is to be believed because it is absurd" is
			A)	Kierkegaaard.
			B)	Russell.
			C)	Blanshard.
			D)	Tertullian.