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Self Test C on Knowledge Associated With Choice Theme #41

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. A word that means more or less the same as "belief that God is everywhere" is ___________________.

1) monotheism               2) pantheism                    3) deism

4) animism                     5) dharma

2.  A belief that you would not expect from someone for whom the Human Centered theme is a key component of their overall worldview to hold would be belief in which of the following?  

1) in human exceptionalism  

2)  in ecological groundedness       3)  in the value of commodification 

4)  worshiping a Personal God       5)  worshiping a Moralistic God

3. The phrase “essence of the system can not be grasped by merely analyzing its constituent parts” might be part of the definition or description of which of the terms below? 

1) wholism    2) biosphere    3) ecosystem    

4) animism        5)  the Gaia Hypothesis

4.   The argument that "Modern science is an extrapolation of Christian natural theology which realizes man's transcendency of and mastery over nature" might most logically appear in the description of  ____________________      

1) cultural imperialism                   2) the wise use movement                   3) the history of anthropocentrism  

4) the history of agriculture            5) reverence and humility 

5. All of the following logically belong together except which?

1) pagans           2) Wiccans        3) polytheists            4) naturopaths          5) animists

6.  An affluent society embracing which of the following would be the biggest threat to indigenous people? 

1) humanistic religious naturalism                2) Wicca                     3) naturopathy     

4) deep ecology                  5) cultural imperialism  

7.  Which of the following best describes the beliefs of someone for whom the Respect for Nature theme is a key component of their overall worldview ?

1) nature should be valued based on its usefulness to humans

2) God made the world with human happiness in mind     3) reductionism

4) humans are part of nature, not its rulers      

5) God gave people dominion over nature

8. You might expect a religious person who greatly prefers the Human Centered theme theme over the Respect for Nature theme to ____________________________________.    

1) have a pantheistic perspective       2) be a natural pantheist       3) value shamans' wisdom

4) embrace pagan animism             5) be much more concerned with his or her salvation 

9.  A belief that you would not expect from someone for whom the Respect for Nature theme is a key component of their overall worldview to hold would be belief in which of the following?

1) natural capitalism    2) swapping debt for nature    3) reductionism

4) preserving biodiversity     5) protecting the integrity of the biosphere

10.  Which person is best associated with launching a revolution that dispelled the anthropocentric illusion?  

1) Aldo Leopold      2) Francis Bacon      3) Copernicus      4) Lynn White      5) none of the above 

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