Bible 110 (New Testament) GENED Extra Credit
Cartons of milk in a store are labeled "2% milk" or "98% fat free." The data for 1 cup of whole milk shows it has 8 g of fat while 1 cup of 2% milk has 5 g of fat. What is the percent reduction in fat for 1 cup of 2% milk over whole milk? a) 60.0% b) 75.0% c) 25.0% d) 37.5%
NOT c) 25.0%
What are the general steps and sequence in the design process for researchers in the Creative Arts? a) Review the literature, identify a problem, select a research design, discuss implementation, present final project b) Analysis, discussion, design, concept development, prototype, implementation, delivery c) Identify a problem, develop research questions, select a research design, collect data, analyze data, present findings, discuss findings d) Analyze a research design, select a problem, collect data, analyze data, review the literature, present findings, discuss findings
NOT c) Identify a problem, develop research questions, select a research design, collect data, analyze data, present findings, discuss findings
Given that 19 th century Unitarians rejected the doctrine of original sin (that man is born a sinner), their drive for social reform was largely from a belief that: a) Man is a sinner and not perfectible. b) Man is basically good and therefore perfectible. c) Man is a sinner but can perform good works to achieve salvation. d) Man is born in sin but can reach near perfection in this life through the atonement of Christ.
NOT c) Man is a sinner but can perform good works to achieve salvation.
Moral relativism is the claim that different moralities exist for different cultures, since each culture determines what is right and wrong for itself. If so, then three of the following propositions follow, but a fourth that is frequently made by moral relativists does not. Which one does not? a) Moral relativism is superior to moral absolutism because the latter is intolerant and judgmental, whereas the former is not. b) If no culture's preferences are any more or less valid than any other culture's, then there is no preferable morality. c) There is no room for critique of other cultures' moral norms since morality is whatever those cultures say it is. d) There is no room for cultural self-critique since morality is just what the culture says it is.
a) Moral relativism is superior to moral absolutism because the latter is intolerant and judgmental, whereas the former is not.
What can we infer from Scripture about social welfare policy, healthcare policy, etc.? a) The State should care for the poor by limiting issues like criminal behavior and crony capitalism; whereas the Church should likely play the lead role in meeting the spiritual and immediate economic needs of the poor. b) Individuals are responsible for their own economic and material well-being. Scripture says that "if you don't work, you don't eat." c) The State is uniquely mandated by God to handle these issues. d) The State has no role in any of these areas. Only the Church should be involved.
a) The State should care for the poor by limiting issues like criminal behavior and crony capitalism; whereas the Church should likely play the lead role in meeting the spiritual and immediate economic needs of the poor.
Which describes a biblical perspective on the Church and culture? a) We as Christians are called to influence and reform culture. b) We as Christians are called to be totally separate from any non-Church culture. c) Any cultural expression without explicit biblical references is de facto sinful. d) Embracing cultural traditions is inherently evil and must be thoroughly rejected.
a) We as Christians are called to influence and reform culture.
Because the Fall has marred the image of God which was present in Adam and Eve following Creation, a person ___________________________________. a) only experiences full humanity when properly related to God through Jesus Christ b) can never experience full divinity c) can never experience full humanity d) must work to improve self in order to experience full humanity
a) only experiences full humanity when properly related to God through Jesus Christ
John 1:29 says, "Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" This highlights Jesus' role in ___________. a) redemption b) creation c) New Creation d) the Fall
a) redemption
The first windmill has 5 matchstick squares, the second has 9, and the third has 13, as shown. How many matchstick squares are in the nth windmill? a) 5n b) 4n + 1 c) 4n d) 5n - 1
b) 4n + 1
John Winthrop is famous for delivering a sermon on the ship as he traveled with Puritan settlers to America in 1630. He said that they would be a "City on a Hill" and that they should not be "content ... with usual ordinary means" and that "whatsoever we did or ought to have done when we lived in England, the same must we do and more also where we go." Which statement below most characterizes John Winthrop's advice to the American Puritans so that they can accomplish their mission of establishing a Christian settlement? a) American Puritans should live as they "lived in England." b) American Puritans should employ extraordinary means of spiritual and social advancement. c) American Puritans should seek points of consensus with mainline Anglican thought. d) American Puritans should maintain the everyday, ordinary means of old English life.
b) American Puritans should employ extraordinary means of spiritual and social advancement.
A Christian relief agency is sending two types of medical supply boxes overseas. The original plan is to send 3 boxes of medicines and 7 boxes of non-medicine supplies worth a total value of $9,000. Shortly before the supplies are shipped, the agency receiving the supplies communicates that they only need 2 boxes of medicines. If a box of non-medicine supplies is worth $300, how many boxes of non-medicine supplies can be sent if only 2 boxes of medicine are included in the shipment? (Hint: First find the value of 1 box of medicines.) a) Approximately 18 boxes b) Approximately 15 boxes c) Approximately 21 boxes d) Approximately 24 boxes
b) Approximately 15 boxes
The personal balance sheet describes a family's wealth ______________. a) as a time period less than one year b) at a certain point in time c) at a future time d) as an annual summary
b) at a certain point in time
Assuming the following statements as true, provide a biblical assessment of those statements: • When Cortez explored/invaded what is now known as Mexico, he and his men encountered evils such as human sacrifice and other atrocities being practiced by the rulers and power structures of that time. • However, in eradicating those practices, he also enslaved and exploited the natives. a) Cortez and his men were evil and racist, and the Aztecs were completely innocent. b) The Aztecs were being punished by God; Cortez was God's instrument for doing so. c) The biblical doctrine of sin affirms the possibility that both the Aztecs and Cortez were uniquely evil in some of their respective practices. d) Western influence in other parts of the world is the sole cause of evil in the world.
c) The biblical doctrine of sin affirms the possibility that both the Aztecs and Cortez were uniquely evil in some of their respective practices.
Evaluate the truth of the following statement: God uses the process of scientific investigation to reveal Himself to a world under the weight of sin. a) The statement is mostly true. b) The statement is misguided. c) The statement is true. d) The statement is false.
c) The statement is true.
According to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) website: "The IRB is required to review all research involving human participants to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, and safety of participants. The IRB is part of Liberty University's Research Ethics Office, which is responsible for ensuring that all research conducted by Liberty University faculty, staff, and students are done in accordance with federal regulations and university policy." With this context, which of the following describes the purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)? a) To ensure your proposed research has practical significance b) To ensure your proposed research can be completed before you graduate c) To ensure your proposed research is ethical and protects human subjects or animals d) To ensure you selected a research topic that is contextualized in the existing literature
c) To ensure your proposed research is ethical and protects human subjects or animals
Why do researchers need to consider the philosophical worldview assumptions they bring to their research? a) Because a researcher's worldview will always affect the outcomes of their research b) Because an Institutional Review Board will consider the worldview of the researcher when reviewing research applications c) Because reviewers consider the worldview of the researcher when evaluating the quality of the research d) Because worldviews shape approaches to research, the questions asked, and the methods used
d) Because worldviews shape approaches to research, the questions asked, and the methods used
When a person seeks to learn more about God, he/she can observe the ways God reveals Himself in His Word (Scripture) and His works (___________). a) Power b) Will c) Grace d) Creation
d) Creation
Which of the following would most likely be a secondary source in a study of the modern American presidents? a) Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope, 2006. b) Reagan, Ronald. The Reagan Diaries, 2007. c) Bush, George W. Decision Points. New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. d) Morris, Roger. Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician,1990.
d) Morris, Roger. Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician,1990.
How do secondary sources support the formation of a research question? a) They are the original thoughts of the historical subjects. b) They help the reader identify plagiarism. c) They are the sole authority on a topic. d) They show the progression of scholarly conversation within the discipline helping the reader to shape his/her research question.
d) They show the progression of scholarly conversation within the discipline helping the reader to shape his/her research question.
Anthropologists can participate in which of the following? a) Anthropologists don't participate in either secular research or mission work. b) Anthropologists can only participate in secular research. c) Anthropologists can participate in both secular research and mission work. d) Anthropologists can only participate in mission work.
NOT a) Anthropologists don't participate in either secular research or mission work.
Public speakers should use kinesics (bodily movements, gestures, facial expressions) when addressing audiences. Which of the following statements best expresses a rhetorical rationale for this presentational component? a) Kinesics express a speaker's feelings in a way words alone cannot express. b) Kinesics add meaning, mood, or impact to speech's verbal content. c) Kinesics disrupt the monotony of the speech setting. d) Kinesics honor tradition because rhetoricians have required it since ancient times.
NOT a) Kinesics express a speaker's feelings in a way words alone cannot express.
Luke 9:10-17, as well as the other Gospels, records the event when Jesus performed the miracle of feeding 5,000 people with only 5 loaves and 2 fish. Disregard the fish and assume that ¼ of a loaf would feed a hungry person enough that he would drop leftover pieces on the ground (remember the 12 baskets of leftovers?!). By what multiple did God increase the amount of bread to feed the 5000 with 5 loaves? a) 250 b) 25 c) 100 d) 1000
NOT d) 1000
Often, during difficult or challenging circumstances, people have the tendency to move closer to God or further away. What determines this type of reaction to these circumstances? a) Whether or not they trust their parents b) Whether or not they can forgive others c) Their attachment style d) Their emotional state
NOT d) Their emotional state
When applying a passage of Scripture, you note that the passage speaks to the kind of person you should be. This is the question of _________. a) discernment b) character c) goals d) duty
NOT goals
Complete the following phrase with the best option presented below: A biblical perspective on economics: a) Asserts freedom of enterprise, civil protection of private property, and lawful contracts. b) Incorporates the collective ownership of property; property must be redistributed through a progressive individual tax system. c) Assumes a centralized economy managed by civil government, which would determine what to produce, how much to produce, when to produce, and the price-point of production and labor. d) Demands the public ownership of all property for the sake of assisting the poor through government subsidies and money transfers.
a) Asserts freedom of enterprise, civil protection of private property, and lawful contracts.
Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of water? a) It is a universal solvent. b) Density increases when frozen. c) It is cohesive. d) It stabilizes temperature.
b) Density increases when frozen.
When studying Scripture, application asks the question: a) What does it mean? b) How should I respond? c) What do I see? d) How does it connect?
b) How should I respond
Being aware of the debates in the literature of your chosen field is important: a) So that you can appear knowledgeable when discussions arise b) So that you can discover where your research engages the debates c) Because it is pointless to add to an ongoing debate d) Because finding your own debate may be hard
b) So that you can discover where your research engages the debates
