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Divine Command Theory
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1Put simply DCT is based on the idea that whether actions are right or wrong depending on if they follow God's command or not.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2An alternate name for DCT is Theological [blank_start]Voluntarism[blank_end]
- AVoluntarism
3DCT is a... type of ethic
- AHumanistic
- BAtheistic
- CReligious
- DAgnostic
4The Brothers [blank_start]Karamazov[blank_end] is a novel written by Fyodor [blank_start]Dostoyevsky[blank_end]
- AKaramazov
- BDostoyevsky
5"Without [blank_start]God[blank_end], everything is permitted." ~ Dostoyevsky
- AGod
6Albert [blank_start]Camus[blank_end]' book is called 'The [blank_start]Stranger[blank_end]'
- AStranger
- BCamus
7Camus' novel shows that...?
- AGod has no influence on morality
- BMorality is impossible to define
- CMorality is a lie
- DMorality has nothing to do with God it is personal and subjective
8The Protagonist of Camus' novel is called [blank_start]Meursault[blank_end]
- AMeursault
9Plato's example regarding Divine Command Theory is called the '[blank_start]Euthyphro[blank_end] Dilemma'
- AEuthyphro
10The Euthyphro Dilemma is an example of what?
- AA Philosophical Novel
- BAn Essay
- CA Play
- DA Socratic Dialogue
11Plato argues that God's command is Arbitrary
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Liebniz's book is called...?
- ABeing and Nothingness
- BCritique of Pure Reason
- Cthe Catechism
- DCrime and Punishment
- EA Discourse on Metaphysics
13"For why praise him for what he has done if he would be equally praiseworthy in doing the contrary." is a quote by Aquinas
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Moses arriving on Mt. Sinai to recieve the Ten Commandements such as "Thou Shalt Not Murder" is an example of DCT being correct
- ATrue
- BFalse
15DCT is split into two realms: God commands things because God's command makes them good.
God commands things because they are intrinsically good- ATrue
- BFalse
16The Second view of DCT weakens God because it argues that Right and Wrong are seperate from God
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Augustine of Hippo's view of DCT is linked to the pursuit of Supreme Happiness
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Augustine's view links to what other concept?
- AThe Platonic world of forms
- BCalvinism
- CAristotle's Eudaimonia
19Duns Scotus believed that to love one another and God is an obligation that is part of natural law and therefore is not commanded by God
- ATrue
- BFalse
20A02: The idea that Duty is what determines morality, one does something because it is right to do is associated with which philosopher?
- ADavid Hume
- BJames Rachel
- CImmanuel Kant
- DIvan Shestov
21A02: Which scholar believes that unqualified obedience to God means abandoning Autonomy and instead it should depend on an action being good in itself?
- ALudwig Wittgenstein
- BFriedrich Nietzsche
- CGottfried Liebniz
- DJames Rachel
- EWalter Stace
22Which of the Ten Commandments did Scotus believe to be part of Natural Law?
- A1.) I am the Lord thy God, thou shall not have any gods before me.
- B2.) You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything.
- C3.) You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
- D4.) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- E5.) Honor your father and your mother.
- F6.) You shall not murder.
- G7.) You shall not commit adultery.
- H8.) You shall not steal.
- I9.) You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
- J10.) You shall not covet your neighbor's house, wife, or property.
23William of Ockham argued that whatever God commands is good, is good and so what he forbids is evil.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24"With him, a thing becomes [blank_start]right[blank_end] solely because he wills it so." ~ William of Ockham
- Aright
25Both Catholics and Protestants believe God has authority
- ATrue
- BFalse
26The Protestant idea of Sola Scripture shows God has authority through Scripture
The Catholic idea of Apostolic Succession seems to be incompatible with DCT as it gives a lot of power to the Pope- ATrue
- BFalse
27"The good consists in always doing what [blank_start]God[blank_end] wills at any particular moment." ~ Brunner
- AGod
28"Respect [blank_start]Buddha[blank_end] and the Gods without counting on their help." ~ [blank_start]Musashi[blank_end]
- ABuddha
- BMusashi
29Karl Barth's book is called...?
- ACity of God
- BConfessions
- CThe Philosophy of Religion
- DLanguage, Truth and Logic
- EChurch Dogmatics
30Barth believed that Christian Ethics isn't about following God's command on moral issues.
- ATrue
- BFalse
31"For the question of good and evil has been decided and settled." ~ [blank_start]Barth[blank_end]
- ABarth
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- A level Religious Studies Quiz on Divine Command Theory, created by S M on 24/05/2018.
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