Prof. Clark's First Worldview Test

Introduction Test

“Introduction to Worldviews” video questions
Fill in the blanks: (3 points possible per answer)

1. In Colossians 2:8, Paul warns the Colossians not to be taken captive by vain or deceptive philosophies.

2. In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Paul informs the Corinthians that Christians should demolish strongholds [or arguments or pretensions] set up against the knowledge of God.

3. In 2 Timothy 2:22-26, Paul instructs Timothy to teach the truth to others that have been taken captive. The hope is that they will be set free.


Short answer: (9 points possible per answer)
4. What is a worldview?



‘Introduction’ textbook questions
Short answer: (9 points possible per answer)

5. What are some fundamental questions a worldview answers?

6. How is a worldview like a pair of eyeglasses? How is a worldview like a tree?


Matching: (1 point possible per answer)
*some options may be used more than once or not at all; some questions may have multiple answers
a. Theology
b. Philosophy
c. Ethics
d. Biology
e. Psychology
f. Sociology
g. Law
h. Politics
i. Economics
j. History

7. “God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

8. “after their kind” (Genesis 1:21)

9. “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28)

10. “it shall be for food” (Genesis 1:29)

11. “man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7)

12. “knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:9)

13. “enmity between you and the woman” (Genesis 3:15)

14. “I commanded you” (Genesis 3:11)

15. “Whoever sheds man's blood” (Genesis 9:6)

16. “Christ is lawgiver” (Genesis 49:10)
Playing with Fire Questions essay questions
True or False: (3 points possible per answer)
*if an answer is false, restate it to make it true

17. “What does a text mean to me?” is the key question when reading and interpreting the Bible.



18. The classical view of meaning is that a text is a mirror by which readers generate meaning.



19. Meanings are communicated through genres.



20. If God had not placed the words of Scripture within genres, we wouldn’t understand Scripture.



21. Biblical proverbs are instances of promises from God.



22. Bible verses were meant to be freestanding units of thought.



23. A Bible verse is simply a part of a paragraph and develops some aspect of the paragraph’s big idea.



24. Within its context, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 means to abstain from all appearances of evil.



25. We must know what biblical passages mean before we can apply their meaning to our lives.



26. We must know the Bible’s information before we can experience the Bible’s transformation.










“Ambassadors for Christ” video questions
Short answer: (9 points possible per answer)

27. What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ?



Total Truth essay questions
True or false: (3 points possible per answer)
*if an answer is false, restate it to make it true

28. Politics tend to change culture.



29. The heart is for religion and the mind is used for science.



30. In modern society, the concept of truth is often divided into fact and value.



31. “Mohammad was God’s final prophet” is an example of a fact claim.



32. A worldview is like a mental map that tells us how to navigate the world effectively.