Question 1 

Which of the following is not a      requirement for a good metaphysical theory?

  

Factual adequacy
 

Acceptance by the majority of   philosophers
 

Logical consistency
 

Explanatory power
3 points   
Question 2 

Which of the following statements      are not true according to Hasker.

  

Some philosophers consider religion   to be irrational
 

Religious authority is not a valid   basis for philosophical assertions
 

If religious authority were a valid   basis for philosophical assertions, philosophy no longer would be an   independent discipline.
 

Religious philosophers should abandon   their religious convictions when doing philosophy.
3 points   
Question 3 

If a theory is inconsistent that      means everything asserted by the theory is wrong.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 4 

One rule of thumb in doing      metaphysics is the recognition that there are some beliefs that should      never be challenged or questioned.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 5 

A good metaphysical theory should      be characterized by explanatory power.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 6 

Concerning Max (who stole the      hubcaps), Hasker claims that Max is morally responsible for stealing the      hubcaps, but did not have freedom of choice in stealing the hubcaps.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 7 

According to Hasker, determinism      claims that people never make choices.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 8 

For compatibilism a choice is      considered free if the:

  

Agent is free to choose otherwise
 

Agent is acting on his desires
 

The choice is not ultimately based on   prior causes
 

There is no proximate cause involved.
3 points   
Question 9 

According to Hasker, a      misconception that some have of libertarianism:

  

God cannot be sovereign if man is   free
 

Free will means that man can do   absolutely anything he chooses
 

Free choices are random events
 

It is not compatible with   determinism.
3 points   
Question 10 

According to Hasker, divine      foreknowledge means:

  

God determines everything that will   happen in the future.
 

God knows all things before they will   happen
 

God knows all things timelessly
 

God knows all things at the present   time
3 points   
Question 11 

Emergentism states that the mind      is produced by the brain and therefore is identical with the brain.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 12 

Which of the following is not a      common objection to Materialism?

  

Materialism has not been successful   in eliminating mental properties, which leaves unanswered the question of   their origin
 

There is a legitimate question about   whether all human thought can be explained in purely physical terms
 

Materialism is not compatible with   life after death
 

Materialism is not accepted by most   contemporary philosophers.
3 points   
Question 13 

On the question of life after      death, John Hick proposes a theory that involves total annihilation of the      entire person, including the soul, at death.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 14 

Based on his discussion of John      Hick’s examples of resurrection, which of the following statements would      Hasker NOT agree to?

  

It must be a   person’s exact original body that is resurrected
 

If total personal   annihilation and re-creation are true, the person who is resurrected cannot   be identical with the person who died
 

Materialism is   logically incompatible with life after death.
 

Emergentism is   logically incompatible with life after death.
3 points   
Question 15 

Which of the following statements      is true about philosophical Materialism?

  

Mental properties do not exist
 

Materialism is motivated by a desire   to have a completely scientific understanding of human nature.
 

Materialism shares the same   weaknesses as Dualism
 

The mind and the body are not   identical, although they interact
3 points   
Question 16 

Which view attempts to solve the      mind/body problem by appealing to God’s involvement:

  

Interactionism
 

Occasionalism
 

Behaviorism
 

Epiphenomenalism
3 points   
Question 17 

Which of these is an example of an      essential  property?

  

The color of a car
 

A human hand
 

The roots of a tree
 

The leaves of a tree
3 points   
Question 18 

Which of the following is NOT a      characteristic of substances:

  

Substances are   particular things
 

Substances are   necessary and unchanging
 

Substances are   fundamental existants
 

Substances have   causal powers
3 points   
Question 19 

According to Dr. Baggett, which of      the following best describes libertarian free will:

  

For every choice I make, I could have   chosen otherwise.
 

Free choice is fulfilling what I want   to do.
 

God does not know what we will freely   choose to do.
 

God determines what we will freely   choose to do.
3 points   
Question 20 

According to Dr. Baggett, the      reason secularists are drawn to compatibilism is that it is consistent      with naturalism.

True 
False