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Module 1 Quiz

  • Due Jan 19 at 11:59pm
  • Points 10
  • Questions 10
  • Time Limit 30 Minutes
  • Allowed Attempts 2

Instructions

This quiz is on the readings from module one.  You have 30 minutes in which to take it, and you have two attempts at the quiz.

Attempt History

Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 7 minutes 9 out of 10
Score for this attempt: 9 out of 10
Submitted Jan 17 at 10:06am
This attempt took 7 minutes.

Question 1

/ 1 pts
(Sire). To say that worldviews are pretheoretical means that one can always eventually find a final theory or logic to support any worldview.
Correct Answer

False

You Answered

True

True: No – at the end of the day, you just have to make a commitment and say something like ‘just because’, because any theory you use to justify a position can always itself be questioned, and you can get to an infinite regress of ‘whys’. See Sire, p.10

Question 2

/ 1 pts
(Sire) Ultimately, most Western worldviews about the nature of prime reality commonly tend to be either theistic or naturalistic.
Correct!

True

False

Question 3

/ 1 pts
(Sire) Worldviews are always consciously held.
Correct!

False

True

Question 4

/ 1 pts
(Sire) The presuppositions or assumptions that make up a worldview can be false.
Correct!

True

False

Question 5

/ 1 pts
(Sire) Everybody has a worldview, whether they realize it or not.

False

Correct!

True

Question 6

/ 1 pts
(Foltz) The foundations of worldviews are always religious.
Correct!

False

True

Question 7

/ 1 pts
Which of the following reasons does Foltz say is the BEST argument for studying a diversity of worldviews?

If we do not study other worldviews we may miss out on possible solutions to our problems that other cultures could provide.

Not studying worldviews and their difference leads one worldview to have a tyrrany over other views, which is unjust.

It is interesting and enlightening to discover and explore the values of other cultures.

Correct!

We need all the resources we can get to help solve our environmental problems, so we should get input from as many different viewpoints and value systems as possible.

Question 8

/ 1 pts
Foltz’s ‘SUV’ example is used to show that advertising can generate desires in us that collapse the distinction between wants and needs.

False

Correct!

True

Question 9

/ 1 pts
Foltz claims that the media provides balanced reporting that remains impartial and does not prioritize one particular worldview.

True

Correct!

False

Question 10

/ 1 pts
Foltz’s point about fossil fuels and slavery is that values and worldviews can change over time.

False

Correct!

True

Quiz Score: 9 out of 10