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Self Test A on Knowledge & Vocabulary associated with Choice # 18 

Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. Formulating the Golden Rule as "Whatever you give to the world, you receive back from the world” makes evident its connection with __________________________. 

1) altruism                 2) empathy              3) laws of physics                 4) karma                  5) fellowship

2. Stopping to help a new neighbor whose car won't start is an example of __________________. 

1) the Village Ethic of Mutual Help         2) reciprocity                          3) moral obligation

4) justice                                                  5) a kinship metaphor  

3. All of the following  might be used to describe a man for whom the CULTURE OF FEAR theme is a key component of his overall worldview except which one? 

1) He overlooks racial bias in those sent to prison          2) He expects prisons to discipline more than punish          

3) He is a gun owner          4) He distrusts strangers                   5) He is cautious, security-conscious 

 

4.  You might expect someone who values the GOLDEN RULE, VILLAGE ETHIC OF MUTUAL HELP   theme over the CULTURE OF FEAR  theme to value all of the following except which one? 

1) empathy                                    2)  compassion                                 3) practice inclusion, not exclusion 

4)  practice New Testament  "turn the other cheek"                 5) practice Old Testament "an eye for an eye..."

5. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "feeling deeply the suffering of others, pitying them and wanting to relieve their pain."

1) duress                                       2)  trepidation                               3)   empathy

4) compassion                              5) reciprocity 

  

6. The word that is most closely opposite in meaning to that of duress is ________________. 

1)  derelict                2)   trepidation                  3)  intimidation  

4)   amorous                    5)  cursory  

  

7.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "'fellow feeling' with imagining that you are in the other person’s shoes."

1)  duress                                     2) timorous                                3)   compassion

4) empathy                                      5) trepidation

   

8. The word ______________ is most closely tied to the presription "to give, take, or feel in return as appropriate as part of an interaction."

1)     reciprocate                              2)  trepidation                                3)  compassion 

4)     empathy                              5) none of the above 

  

9.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "timid, afraid." 

1)   duress                      2)  trepidation                                3)  timorous   

4)  demur                                     5) reciprocate

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10.  The word ______________ can best be defined or described as "dread, fear, apprehension."

1)  duress                                      2)  trepidation                          3)   reciprocate

4)   timorous                                  5) none of the above  

  

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