Quiz: World View I
The statement that the Catholic Church is the supreme social, cultural, and sometimes even political authority comes from which world view?
Biblical Christianity
Which world view considers the bible to be the ultimate authority of truth?
Biblical Christianity
Which world view was predominant in the Middle Ages?
Biblical Christianity
What is the historical order of these competing world views?
Biblical Christianity, Modernism, Postmodernism
Which of the following world views has not influenced American Government and society?
Humanism
Marxism is an example of
Modernism
This world view arose as a reaction to the abuses of the Catholic Church.
Modernism
This world view regards evolution as the major explanation for human life and assumes human progress is based on evolution.
Modernism
Which world view was heavily influenced by the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?
Modernism
Feminism is an example of
Postmodernism
Multi-culturalism is an example of
Postmodernism
This world view arose as a reaction to the abuses of political tyrants and western colonizers.
Postmodernism
Which world view does not seek to reconcile a belief in the spiritual with a coherent, logical framework?
Postmodernism
Which world view emphasizes a pragmatic "whatever works" approach to life?
Postmodernism
Which world view rejects any belief in "metanarratives" since those are usually attempts by one group?
Postmodernism
During the middle ages, the predominant social, political, and cultural force in Western Europe was found in
The Catholic Church
Modernism and Postmodernism believe that
all life started as meaningless.
One of the tenants of Modernism is that
evolution is a guarantee of man's progress over superstition.
According to the world view of Modernism, mankind's progress come from
science, technology, and reason
