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Arguments from the Problem of Divine Omnipotence

Arguments from the Problem of Divine Omnipotence Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher is associated with the argument that an omnipotent being cannot create a stone that it cannot lift?

  1. Epicurus
  2. William of Ockham
  3. René Descartes
  4. David Hume
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is equal to it in power?

  1. The Paradox of Omnipotence
  2. The Argument from Divine Simplicity
  3. The Argument from Divine Infinity
  4. The Argument from Divine Perfection
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is both omnipotent and perfectly good?

  1. Immanuel Kant
  2. Søren Kierkegaard
  3. Friedrich Nietzsche
  4. Bertrand Russell
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is free to choose?

  1. The Argument from Divine Determinism
  2. The Argument from Divine Sovereignty
  3. The Argument from Divine Foreknowledge
  4. The Argument from Divine Grace
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of suffering?

  1. John Stuart Mill
  2. William James
  3. Friedrich Schleiermacher
  4. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of evil?

  1. The Argument from Divine Goodness
  2. The Argument from Divine Justice
  3. The Argument from Divine Love
  4. The Argument from Divine Mercy
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of understanding its own existence?

  1. Søren Kierkegaard
  2. Friedrich Nietzsche
  3. Bertrand Russell
  4. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of transcending its own limitations?

  1. The Argument from Divine Finitude
  2. The Argument from Divine Infinity
  3. The Argument from Divine Perfection
  4. The Argument from Divine Transcendence
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of creating something out of nothing?

  1. David Hume
  2. Immanuel Kant
  3. Søren Kierkegaard
  4. Friedrich Nietzsche
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of destroying itself?

  1. The Argument from Divine Immutability
  2. The Argument from Divine Eternity
  3. The Argument from Divine Indestructibility
  4. The Argument from Divine Self-Sufficiency
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of existing in more than one place at the same time?

  1. René Descartes
  2. Baruch Spinoza
  3. Gottfried Leibniz
  4. David Hume
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of changing its own nature?

  1. The Argument from Divine Immutability
  2. The Argument from Divine Eternity
  3. The Argument from Divine Simplicity
  4. The Argument from Divine Perfection
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of knowing the future?

  1. Immanuel Kant
  2. Søren Kierkegaard
  3. Friedrich Nietzsche
  4. Bertrand Russell
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the argument that states that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of knowing its own mind?

  1. The Argument from Divine Omniscience
  2. The Argument from Divine Infinity
  3. The Argument from Divine Simplicity
  4. The Argument from Divine Perfection
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which philosopher argued that an omnipotent being cannot create a being that is capable of knowing the mind of another being?

  1. John Locke
  2. George Berkeley
  3. David Hume
  4. Immanuel Kant
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