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What term describes the main character in a story?
What term describes the main character in a story?
Belief in the divine that cannot be grasped by our senses or logic is considered irrational.
Belief in the divine that cannot be grasped by our senses or logic is considered irrational.
False
What does 'applied knowledge' refer to in the context of the pursuit of knowledge?
What does 'applied knowledge' refer to in the context of the pursuit of knowledge?
The practical application of knowledge to understand natural and social phenomena.
The Greek word for romantic love and sexual attraction is called __________.
The Greek word for romantic love and sexual attraction is called __________.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Which term describes an ordered sequence of events, including a beginning, middle, and end?
Which term describes an ordered sequence of events, including a beginning, middle, and end?
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A habitual and firm disposition to do the good is known as virtue.
A habitual and firm disposition to do the good is known as virtue.
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What does the philosophical term 'weltanschauung' refer to?
What does the philosophical term 'weltanschauung' refer to?
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Vocabulary Definitions
- 1. Eros: Greek word for romantic love and sexual attraction
- 2. Antagonist: A person or force in a story that works against the protagonist's efforts
- 3. Virtue: A habitual and firm disposition to do the good
- 4. Theology: The science that aims to explain and justify religious doctrine. It shows the reasonableness of such doctrine in the face of objections.
- 5. Belief: The human act of believing
- 6. Narrative: An ordered sequence of events, with a beginning, a middle, and an end, in which a protagonist pursues a goal.
- 7. Faith: The acceptance of another's word, trusting that the other knows what they are saying and is honest in telling the truth.
- 8. Perfection: Something that brings to perfection one of our human capabilities
- 9. Protagonist: The chief actor or main character of a story
- 10. Faith: Belief in the Divine that we cannot grasp by our senses or by the rules of logic alone, but is not irrational.
- 11. Percept: The individual objects of sense-perception
- 12. Metaphysics: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
- 13. Universal: Truths about something we can see without having to consult all the individual instances, once we have formed certain concepts about them
- 14. Particular: A truth that is impossible for you to know without examining it—you must use your senses to inspect it
- 15. Generalization: Discovered by isolating the repeatable content common to an infinity of possible particular instances
- 16. Cause: A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition
- 17. Materialism: Holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is matter.
- 18. Will & Intellect: The intellect and the will
- 19. Epistemology: The pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.
- 20. Intellect: The power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands
- 21. Paradigm: The philosophical term for the lenses through which we see the world
- 22. Speculation: A speculative mental state that allows us to consider situations apart from the here and now
- 23. Revelation: God intervenes in history to make such mysteries known
- 24. Bond: Comes from the Latin verb “ligare” meaning “to bind”
- 25. Rationalism: Believe that reason alone can explain all of reality
- 26. Argument by analogy: Accept various natural concepts as “givens” even though they cannot fully comprehend them all
- 27. Apologetics: One who provides a defense for Christianity using both wisdom and reason
- 28. Mystery: Refers to either realities that are either unknown to the human mind or to truths that the human intellect cannot fully comprehend
- 29. Social Darwinism: Which theory states that “the strongest live and the weakest die”
- 30. Providence: God's providential law governing the universe as it pertains to human beings
- 31. Autogenesis: Which theory states “that an organism bears within itself the cause of its own life, growth, and development”
- 32. Logos: In Greek “Logos”
- 33. Atheism: The denial of the existence of God
- 34. Adonai: Hebrew word for Lord
- 35. Torah: The first 5 books of the Bible
- 36. Natural Law: An Old Testament example of Natural Law given to the Israelites
- 37. Shema: Famous prayer that is said daily by Jews focused on the oneness of God
- 38. Atonement: A name given to Jesus due to his willingness to lay down his life out of service for others
- 39. Halakha: Jewish laws that addressed unclean food given to the Israelites by God.
- 40. Yahweh: Means "I AM who am"
- 41. Messianic Age: 8 precepts that insist true happiness is found in living out the Messiah's teachings
- 42. Isaiah: The Jewish prophet who insisted that all nations would one-day worship the Jewish God
Religious & Philosophical Concepts
- Faith vs. Reason: The tension between accepting things on faith and relying on reason alone; the difference between something being known and believed.
- Nature of Existence: The study of what is real and how we know its nature
- God & the World: Human understanding of God and God's role in the world.
- The Human Person: Understanding the nature and capabilities of human beings, especially their intellect and will
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Test your knowledge of key vocabulary related to literature, philosophy, and theology. This quiz includes definitions of terms such as 'Eros', 'Antagonist', and 'Protagonist', helping you deepen your understanding of these concepts and their significance in storytelling and belief systems.
