Deck 2: Religion and Global Ethics

Question 1

The Divine Command Theory states that certain actions are sins,based on their moral and ethical value.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The idea of ahisma was originally developed by Aristotle.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A theodicy is an argument that seeks to discredit belief in a deity.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

John Locke believed in toleration of religious dissenters.

Question 5

Which approach is aimed at finding common ground between world religions and cultural traditions?

A) Religious pluralism.
B) The Golden Rule.
C) The Golden Mean.
D) ​Value Pluralism.

Question 6

Secular ethics are only for atheists.

Question 7

According to the "divine command" theory of ethics,certain actions are right because God wills them for us.We therefore have a duty to find out exactly what God wills and distinguish it from what is merely a fallible human wish or interpretation of what God's will might be.

Question 8

The Golden Rule is followed by most of the world's major religions.

Question 9

According to Habermas,fundamentalism is incongruous with democratic society.

Question 10

In which society did tolerance and pluralism originate?

A) Western Europe,during the enlightenment.
B) Ancient Greece.
C) Ancient Rome.
D) Many societies across the world,throughout history.

Question 11

The paradox of toleration is no longer relevant to today's global culture.

Question 12

After which major international conflict was the United Nations formed?

A) World War I.
B) The Boer War.
C) The Civil War.
D) World War II.

Question 13

The concept of a single moral community that is not bound to cultural or religious traditions is known as cosmopolitanism.

Question 14

Which thinker did not promote civil disobedience as a method for protesting and reforming law systems?

A) Thoreau.
B) Kant.
C) Gandhi.
D) King Jr.

Question 15

Which amendment of the US Constitution proclaims religious liberty?

A) First.
B) Second.
C) Third.
D) Fourth.