Philosophy of Religion Multiple Choice Questions
1. Religion is not mere conviction but:
A. conduct
B. customs
C. behaviour
D. none of these
Answer: A. conduct
2. The term Religio means:
A. to found
B. to revel
C. to bind
D. to worship
Answer: C. to bind
3. The term religion comes from the Latin word:
A. religoen
B. religeor
C. religio
D. religious
Answer: C. religio
4. “The feeling, acts and experiences of individual men in their solitude so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine.” Who defined religion in this way?
A. alexander
B. patric
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: C. william james
5. —————– defines religion as, “the conservation of values.”
A. alexander
B. patric
C. william james
D. hoffoding
Answer: D. hoffoding
6. To———————-, religion is not in doctrines, in dogmas nor in intellectual argumentation; it is being and becoming, it is realization.
A. swami vivekananda
B. hoffoding
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: A. swami vivekananda
7. According to Alexander “Religion is————–”
A. faith in god
B. faith in deity
C. faith in nature
D. faith in super power
Answer: B. faith in deity
8. According to ——————“Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond, behind, and within, the passing flux of immediate things.”
A. alexander
B. patric
C. whitehead
D. w.t stace
Answer: C. whitehead
9. To ——— “Religion is the consciousness of our practical relation to an invisible spiritual order.”
A. alexander
B. patric
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: B. patric
10. W.T Stace defined “religion as the —————— for the impossible, the unattainable, the inconceivable.”
A. hunger of the soul
B. thirst of the mind
C. quest of the intellect
D. none of these
Answer: A. hunger of the soul
11. According to Whitehead, “Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond, behind, and within, the ———— of immediate things.”
A. relations
B. continues waves
C. stream
D. passing flux
Answer: D. passing flux
12. Talcott Parsons defines, religion, “————————————-which men have evolved in various societies”
A. values, morals and practices
B. a set of myths and imaginations
C. a set of beliefs, practices, and institutions
D. none of these
Answer: C. a set of beliefs, practices, and institutions
13. According to Kant “Religion is a matter of the:
A. mind
B. soul
C. will
D. intellect
Answer: C. will
14. Concise Oxford Dictionary defines; religion is “human recognition of a ———– controlling power and especially of a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship”
A. cosmic
B. super natural
C. divine
D. superhuman
Answer: D. superhuman
15. Arnold says religion as, “ethics heightened, enkindled, lit up by—————–”
A. willing
B. feeling
C. imagination
D. practicing
Answer: B. feeling
16. ——————- defines, religion, “a body of scruples which impede the free exercise of our faculties”
A. salomon reinach
B. hoffoding
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: A. salomon reinach
17. Who defines religion as, “ethics heightened, enkindled, lit up by feeling”?
A. swami vivekananda
B. hoffoding
C. mathew arnold
D. w.t stace
Answer: C. mathew arnold
18. —————explains, “Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge”.
A. kant
B. hoffoding
C. william james
D. herbert spencer
Answer: D. herbert spencer
19. Not only the theist, but ———————–can philosophize about religion.
A. the spiritualist and the pragmatic
B. the spiritualist and the pragmatic
C. the atheist and the agnostic
D. none of these
Answer: C. the atheist and the agnostic
20. Herbert Spencer explains, “Religion is the humanity’s response to the ——————–.”
A. divine
B. personal god
C. superhuman
D. super power
Answer: A. divine
21. The relation between religion and philosophy is ————-
A. most contradictory
B. most controversial
C. most intimate
D. none of these
Answer: C. most intimate
22. Both ———————-raise the life of man and society to a higher and nobler level
A. science and art
B. science and wealth
C. philosophy and religion
D. none of these
Answer: C. philosophy and religion
23. Religious experience cannot be explained by ———–
A. intellect
B. figures
C. symbols
D. analogy
Answer: A. intellect
24. ————————— is an intellectual and logical interpretation of religious experience.
A. theology
B. religion
C. philosophy of religion
D. religious experience
Answer: C. philosophy of religion
25. Philosophy of religion studies the concepts, propositions and arguments of :
A. theologians
B. priests
C. religious practitioners
D. none of these
Answer: A. theologians
26. Hegel identified religion with the ————————–of philosophy
A. pure teleological notions
B. pure ontological notions
C. pure instrumental notions
D. pure intellectual notions
Answer: D. pure intellectual notions
27. The philosophy of religion is not an organ of —————–.
A. religious teaching
B. religious theories
C. religious analysis
D. none of these
Answer: A. religious teaching
28. Philosophy of religion generally committed on:
A. reason
B. intellect
C. will
D. emotion
Answer: A. reason
29. The philosophy of religion is based on ————- as the fundamental principle of knowledge.
A. realism
B. pluralism
C. idealism
D. monism
Answer: C. idealism
30. ————————–can be stated and verified through symbols, figures and visions.
A. religious theories
B. religious experiences
C. religious explanations
D. none of these
Answer: B. religious experiences
31. ———– can very well help us to reject superstitions and blind belief from the religion.
A. reason
B. intellect
C. will
D. experience
Answer: A. reason
32. —————is the core of philosophy of religion.
A. rituals
B. religious practice
C. religious theories
D. spirituality
Answer: D. spirituality
33. The ———————–is the aim of philosophy of religion.
A. spiritual realization
B. god realisation
C. liberation
D. freedom
Answer: A. spiritual realization
34. ——- seeks to raise religious doctrine to a philosophical form by exercising a free criticism upon them.
A. theology
B. speculative theology
C. neo-theology
D. propositional theology
Answer: B. speculative theology
35. Theologians seeks to unfold a world-view, based on:
A. religious experience
B. religious beliefs
C. religious dogmas
D. religious postulates
Answer: D. religious postulates
36. Science and religion generally pursue knowledge of the ———- using different methodologies
A. mind
B. sprit
C. soul
D. universe
Answer: D. universe
37. Which theory states that God is existing apart from the world?
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: B. deism
38. Deists believed that God is the:
A. cause uie
B. cause
C. cause sui
D. none of these
Answer: A. cause uie
39. According to Deism, God exists beyond ————–
A. matter
B. heaven
C. human
D. time and space.
Answer: D. time and space.
40. Pantheism comes from Greek terms :
A. ‘pan’ and ‘theo’
B. ‘ pon’ and ‘teo’
C. ‘paan’ and ‘theeo’
D. ‘pen’ and ‘teeo’
Answer: A. ‘pan’ and ‘theo’
41. Pantheism literally means that:
A. all is spirit
B. god is great
C. all is god
D. all is world
Answer: C. all is god
42. ‘The world is God, and God is the world’- this view is called:
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: A. pantheism
43. According to ————– , God is Substance and Substance is God
A. descartes
B. aquinas
C. spinoza
D. kant
Answer: C. spinoza
44. —————–form of Idealism is Pantheistic in character.
A. cartesian
B. hegelian
C. kantian
D. all of these
Answer: B. hegelian
45. Nothing falls outside the Absolute and everything is the Absolute. Who holds this view?
A. spinoza
B. kant
C. william james
D. hegel
Answer: D. hegel
46. The Upanishadic saying “aham Brahmasmi” and “sarvam khalavidam Brahma” having a similarity with:
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: A. pantheism
47. ———————-is the belief that there is but one supreme Being,
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: C. monotheism
48. God is personal and moral and who seeks a total and unqualified response from human creatures- This view is related with:
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: C. monotheism
49. ————–was not only the God of the Hebrews but the Maker of heaven and earth.
A. jahweh
B. ahura masda
C. chemosh
D. dagon
Answer: A. jahweh
50. —————— believes that God is the highest personality, the creator, supporter and defender of the world.
A. pantheism
B. deism
C. monotheism
D. theism
Answer: D. theism
51. Among these Western philosophers who is the advocate of theism?
A. descartes
B. kant
C. bentham
D. spinoza
Answer: A. descartes
52. Karl Marx treated religion as a tool of————————–.
A. exploitation
B. emotional exploitation
C. economic exploitation
D. none of these
Answer: C. economic exploitation
53. Atheism means :
A. there is god
B. there is one god
C. there are many god
D. there is no god
Answer: D. there is no god
54. “Religion is the opium of the people.”- Who said?
A. karl marx
B. arnold toynbee
C. russell
D. walter kaufman
Answer: A. karl marx
55. ——————do not believe in the existence of God because God’s existence cannot be perceived.
A. charvakans
B. buddhists
C. jains
D. vedadins
Answer: A. charvakans
56. Who calls foundational beliefs as “M-beliefs”?
A. william alston
B. patrick
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: A. william alston
57. In the term “M-beliefs”, M stands for:
A. master
B. manifestation
C. metaphysics
D. morality
Answer: B. manifestation
58. ————– argues that religious beliefs are properly basic.
A. william alston
B. alvin plantinga
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: B. alvin plantinga
59. Alvin Plantinga made an influence upon Reformers of the sixteenth century, particularly:
A. william alston
B. patrick
C. william james
D. john calvin
Answer: D. john calvin
60. “Belief” can be defined as an:
A. act or state of believing
B. practice of believing.
C. experience of believing.
D. none of these
Answer: A. act or state of believing
61. The idea that our belief-structures are and must be built upon basic beliefs, which are grounded in and justified by clear circumstances is called:
A. foundationalism
B. fundamentalism
C. experimentalism
D. justificationalism
Answer: A. foundationalism
62. ‘The material world exists only in consciousnesses, our own and God’s’- this position is known as:
A. idealism
B. solipsism
C. spiritualism
D. intuitionism
Answer: B. solipsism
63. ————–is an act of divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence.
A. belief
B. reason
C. revelation
D. faith
Answer: C. revelation
64. ————- is confidence or trust in a person to thing, deity, in the doctrines or teachings of a religion, or view even without empirical evidence.
A. belief
B. reason
C. revelation
D. faith
Answer: D. faith
65. Christian thought treats Bible as a ——————of revelation.
A. source
B. medium
C. truth
D. copy
Answer: B. medium
66. Critique of Religion and Philosophy is written by:
A. salomon reinach
B. walter kaufmann,
C. william james
D. w.t stace
Answer: B. walter kaufmann,
67. The term mysticism comes from the Greek word —————
A. mystikos
B. mytikos,
C. mithios
D. mystipos
Answer: A. mystikos
68. Non-propositional view of revelation and faith has become widespread within ————– during the present century.
A. protestant christianity
B. christianity,
C. catholics
D. none of these
Answer: A. protestant christianity
69. The teleological argument has its earliest roots in the thought of ——————
A. thales
B. heraclitus
C. plato
D. aristotle
Answer: C. plato
70. Teleological argument states that God is an intelligent——————–.
A. designer
B. creator
C. protector
D. master
Answer: A. designer
71. Paley’s ——————conveys the essence of the teleological argument.
A. analogy of desert
B. analogy of stone
C. analogy of watch
D. analogy of table
Answer: C. analogy of watch
72. “Dialogues on Natural Religion”, is written by:
A. david hume
B. st. anselm
C. paley
D. descartes
Answer: A. david hume
73. The cosmological argument considered God as the:
A. protector
B. creator
C. first cause
D. destroyer
Answer: C. first cause
74. To ———–first cause argument is known as cosmological.
A. david hume
B. st. anselm
C. paley
D. aristotle
Answer: D. aristotle
75. According to Aristotle God is the:
A. prime mover
B. absolute
C. omnipotent
D. protector
Answer: A. prime mover
76. Ontological argument was first put forth by:
A. david hume
B. st. anselm
C. paley
D. aristotle
Answer: B. st. anselm
77. By the term ‘greater’ Anselm means:
A. more higher
B. more real
C. more perfect
D. more conceivable
Answer: C. more perfect
78. Descartes’ concept of innate idea has a base in:
A. cosmological argument
B. teleological argument
C. ontological argument
D. design
Answer: C. ontological argument
79. Matter was the source of all evil- Who made this assertion?
A. david hume
B. st. anselm
C. philo
D. descartes
Answer: C. philo
80. Good and evil are:
A. correlative myths
B. contradictory facts
C. correlative facts
D. contradictory myths
Answer: C. correlative facts
81. Each man could frame his own code of good and evil. Who holds this position?
A. idealists
B. realists
C. rationalists
D. sophists
Answer: D. sophists
82. Both Spinoza and Hegel practically denied the——————-.
A. reality of evil
B. reality of sprit
C. reality of soul
D. reality of god
Answer: A. reality of evil
83. The metaphysical evil is called the —————-
A. moral evil
B. physical evil
C. mental evil
D. natural evil
Answer: D. natural evil
84. Who considered evil to be due to the imperfections that are inherent in the construction of the finite elements of the universe?
A. david hume
B. st. anselm
C. leibniz
D. descartes
Answer: C. leibniz
85. All the forces of evil and sin came to be personified in Satan. This view is holds by:
A. judaism
B. christianity
C. islam
D. hinduism
Answer: B. christianity
86. According to pessimism this world is a :
A. best possible world
B. worst possible world
C. good world
D. best world
Answer: B. worst possible world
87. Moral evil is a direct consequence of man’s —
A. free will
B. mind
C. freedom
D. emotion
Answer: A. free will
88. Mental anxiety, sorrow, excitement, tension, uproar, etc. create :
A. moral evil
B. metaphysical evil
C. mental evil
D. natural evil
Answer: C. mental evil
89. Who shows strong views in favour of pessimism?
A. spinoza
B. arthur schopenhauer
C. philo
D. bosanquet
Answer: B. arthur schopenhauer
90. Who considered that the world of ours is the best possible world?
A. david hume
B. kant
C. paley
D. leibniz
Answer: D. leibniz
91. ———————- is a positive approach to life and existence.
A. optimism
B. nihilism
C. antagonism
D. pessimism
Answer: A. optimism
92. According to Spinoza, soul is immortal which gets the ——————— of God.
A. love
B. intellectual love
C. unlimited love
D. unconditional love
Answer: B. intellectual love
93. Atman is neither born nor does it die- This view holds by:
A. samkhya
B. jainism
C. gita
D. buddhism
Answer: C. gita
94. According to Buddhism the soul is nothing but the——————.
A. mind-body complex
B. illusion
C. mind-body reaction
D. none of these
Answer: A. mind-body complex
95. According to Kant’s metaphysical and moral doctrine:
A. the soul is mortal.
B. the soul is indefinite
C. the soul is obscure
D. the soul is immortal
Answer: D. the soul is immortal
96. ——– begins with the notion, God, the force of all good, and the Devil, the source of all evil.
A. traditional judaism
B. traditional christianity,
C. traditional islam
D. traditional hinduism
Answer: B. traditional christianity,
97. ‘God or the Supreme Being is unaffected by evil and stands above relative good which is the correlative of evil’. Which tradition holds this position?
A. buddhist
B. samkhya
C. mimamsa
D. vedanta
Answer: D. vedanta