"Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God" Self-Quiz

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. Which of the following best characterizes what Adams means by "horrendous evil"?

Evils on a global level, like hunger issues correct incorrect

All of those bad states of affairs that people suffer correct incorrect

Evils that give one reason to doubt whether their life can be good for them correct incorrect

Evils that can be defeated by transcendent goods correct incorrect

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. According to Adams, how should we determine whether an individual's life has been good/bad?

We should consider whether it has been good or bad for that person correct incorrect

We should compare their life to lives other people have lived correct incorrect

We should think about what kinds of things make a good life and compare that person's life to our list correct incorrect

We should think about whether that person has endured any horrendous evils correct incorrect

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. What is the traditional way of understanding the problem of evil philosophers have responded to, according to Pike?

There is too much evil in the world for God to be perfectly good correct incorrect

There seems to be no reason why God would permit evil correct incorrect

Omniscience, omnipotence, and perfect goodness are incompatible correct incorrect

There seems to be no way for God to reassure us in the face of evil correct incorrect

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. What does Adams mean when she says traditionally answers to the problem of evil have been "generic" and "global"?

They've been intended to be understood by a person of any religious background correct incorrect

They've been intended to address every individual correct incorrect

They've been intended to cover all sorts of evils and seize upon a feature of the world as a whole correct incorrect

They've been intended to cover all sorts of evils correct incorrect

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. Adams thinks God can . . .

balance off horrendous evil. correct incorrect

defeat horrendous evil. correct incorrect

neither defeat nor balance off horrendous evil. correct incorrect

defeat and balance off horrendous evil. correct incorrect

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. Adams argues the traditional solutions to the problem of evil answer the wrong question.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Adams argues the problem of evil can be split into two parallel problems.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Adams argues that the problem of evil can only be discussed from outside the system of religious belief it concerns.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect