Question 1

10 out of 10 points

Lane says that Thomas Cranmer fitted the post as Archbishop of Canterbury admirably.
Which of the following best represents one of the reasons why Lane believes that
Cranmer was suited to the job?
Selected
Answer:

C.

Cranmer believed sincerely in the authority of the godly prince over

the church.

Correct
Answer:

C.

Cranmer believed sincerely in the authority of the godly prince over

the church.

Lane 195

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Question 2
10 out of 10 points

A distinguishing aspect of Zwinglis theology was his view on water baptism. Which of the
following best represents Zwinglis view of baptism?
Selected Answer:

C.

Water baptism is primarily an outward sign of ones faith.

Correct Answer:

C.

Water baptism is primarily an outward sign of ones faith.

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Lane 170

Question 3
5 out of 10 points

According to Lane, John Calvin is often blamed for the doctrine of predestination. Which
of the following best represents what Lane says is true about Calvin and predestination?
Be sure to mark all the answers that apply.
Selected
Answers:

A.

According to Lane, Augustine and all the other Reformers taught the
doctrine of predestination as well as Calvin.
B.

According to Lane, Calvin did not make the doctrine of predestination

central and foundational to theology.
D.

According to Lane, Augustine and all the other Reformers stressed

predestination much more than Calvin ever did.
Correct
Answers:

A.

According to Lane, Augustine and all the other Reformers taught the
doctrine of predestination as well as Calvin.
B.

According to Lane, Calvin did not make the doctrine of predestination

central and foundational to theology.
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Lane 176

Question 4
10 out of 10 points

In discussing John and Charles Wesley, Lane sets out what he calls the basic tenets of
the Evangelical message. Which of the following represents one of the basic tenets of
the Evangelical message? Be sure to mark all that apply.
Selected Answers:

A.

Holiness of life.
B.

The cross of Jesus Christ.

C.

The experience of conversion.

D.

Assurance of salvation.
Correct Answers:

A.

Holiness of life.
B.

The cross of Jesus Christ.

C.

The experience of conversion.

D.

Assurance of salvation.
Lane 215-16

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Question 5
10 out of 10 points

According to Lane, in his Short Treatise on the Lords Supper, Calvin set out a view of the
Lords Supper that was a middle way between Zwingli and Luther. Which of the following
best represents Calvins view of the Lords Supper?
Selected
Answer:

C.

In the Lords Supper, we truly partake by faith the Lords body and
blood.

Correct Answer:

C.

In the Lords Supper, we truly partake by faith the Lords body and
blood.
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Lane 177-78

Question 6
10 out of 10 points

According to Bingham, for the Reformers, there was ultimately just one
litmus test for a Bible interpretation: did the interpretation point to the

gospel of Christ and nurture faith in a gracious God who saved us through
the deeds of Christ? With that in mind, which of the following did Luther
believe is the primary thing that a Christian reader should look for in the
four Gospels?
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

C.

Christians should read the deeds and suffering of Christ in the

Gospels as acts endured by Jesus on their behalf.
C.

Christians should read the deeds and suffering of Christ in the

Gospels as acts endured by Jesus on their behalf.
Bingham 125

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Question 7
10 out of 10 points

One of Zwinglis first writings was The Clarity and Certainty of Gods Word. This
work taught a basic Protestant principle. Which of the following best represents that
principle?
Selected Answer:

D.

The principle of the supreme authority of Scripture.

Correct Answer:

D.

The principle of the supreme authority of Scripture.

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Lane 170

Question 8
10 out of 10 points

John Knox greatly influenced the religious thinking in both Scotland and England. Which
of the following best represents how Knox influenced the church in England?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

D.

Knox went beyond the Book of Common Prayer to establish a more

Calvinist form of worship.
D.

Knox went beyond the Book of Common Prayer to establish a more

Calvinist form of worship.

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Lane 197

Question 9
10 out of 10 points

The Westminster Confession was designed to replace the Anglican Thirty-Nine

Articles with a stricter form of Calvinism, but it teaches some things that Calvin did not.
Which of the following represents one of the ways in which the Westminster
Confession differs from the teaching of Calvin himself? Be sure to mark all that apply.
Selected
Answers:

A.

Christs death on the cross was meant to save only the elect, and not

all of humanity.
B.

Assurance of salvation is distinct from saving faith, so lack of assurance

is normal.
C.

Covenant theology makes idea of covenant the organizing principle in

theology.
Correct
Answers:

A.

Christs death on the cross was meant to save only the elect, and not
all of humanity.
B.

Assurance of salvation is distinct from saving faith, so lack of assurance

is normal.
C.

Covenant theology makes idea of covenant the organizing principle in

theology.
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Lane 205-06

Question 10
10 out of 10 points

Jakob Arminius understood predestination and salvation differently than Calvins student
Theodore Beza. In the following, you will find the four decrees made in eternity by God
as Arminius understood them. Match these decrees with their appropriate order, A for the
first decree, B for the second decree, etc.
Question

God decreed to provide the means necessary for

man to repent and believe.

God decreed to appoint Jesus Christ as the

mediator to win salvation for man.

God decreed to save certain individuals because he

foresaw that they would believe.

God decreed to accept and save all who would

repent and believe in Jesus Christ.

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Correct Match
C.

Selected Match
C.

The Third
Decree
A.

The Third
Decree
A.

The First
Decree
D.

The First
Decree
D.

The Fourth
Decree
B.

The Fourth
Decree
B.

The Second
Decree
Lane 183

The Second
Decree

Blaise Paschal followed the teaching of Cornelius Jansen. Jansen taught that the Roman
Catholic Church was becoming lax and had drifted from an important understanding. Which
of the following best represents what Jansen taught concerning the drift of the Church?
Selected
Answer:

D.

Jansen taught that the Church had drifted away from Augustines
teaching on grace.

Correct
Answer:

D.

Jansen taught that the Church had drifted away from Augustines
teaching on grace.

Lane 229

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Question 2
10 out of 10 points

Friedrich Schleiermacher discussed the nature of religion in his Speeches on

Religion. According to Lane, which of the following represents what Schleiermacher
asserted about religion in his Speeches? Be sure to mark all that apply.
Selected
Answers:

A.

Schleiermacher asserted that religion is nothing but feeling and

experience.
B.

Schleiermacher asserted that revelation is the religious experience of

the individual.
Correct
Answers:

A.

Schleiermacher asserted that religion is nothing but feeling and

experience.
B.

Schleiermacher asserted that revelation is the religious experience of

the individual.

Lane 237-38

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Question 3
10 out of 10 points

Albrecht Ritschl was famous for his claim that theological statements are value
judgments. Which of the following best represents what Ritschl meant when he stated
that theological statements are value judgments?
Selected Answer:

A.

Theological statements are not assessments that can be logically

proved.
Correct Answer:

A.

Theological statements are not assessments that can be logically

proved.
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Lane 241

Question 4
10 out of 10 points

According to Lane, Paul Tillich tried to advance an apologetic theology that was based
on his method of correlation. Which of the following best represents Tillichs method of
correlation?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

A.

Modern questions must be taken seriously and answered based on the

eternal message.
A.

Modern questions must be taken seriously and answered based on the

eternal message.

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Lane 249

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

Rudolph Bultmann rejected both Liberal theology and traditional Christian theology in his
attempt to demythologize the Bible. Which of the following represents the thinking of
Rudolph Bultmann? Be sure to mark all that apply.
Selected
Answers:

A.

Bultmann interpreted the Bible by using the existentialist philosophy of

Heidegger.
B.

Bultmann believed that statements about God are really statements about
human life.
C.

Bultmann stated that an accurate knowledge about the Historical Jesus

was unnecessary.
D.

Bultmann asserted that the New Testament taught a mythical worldview

that is now obsolete.
Correct
Answers:

A.

Bultmann interpreted the Bible by using the existentialist philosophy of

Heidegger.
B.

Bultmann believed that statements about God are really statements about
human life.
C.

Bultmann stated that an accurate knowledge about the Historical Jesus

was unnecessary.
D.

Bultmann asserted that the New Testament taught a mythical worldview

that is now obsolete.
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Lane 245-46

Question 6
10 out of 10 points

Adolf von Harnacks concept of the essence of Christianity was based on his conception
of the historical person of Jesus Christ. Which of the following best represents the
reconstruction of the Jesus of history according to the method of historical criticism?

Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

A.

The Jesus of History preached a simple message of the brotherhood of

man and fatherhood of God.
A.

The Jesus of History preached a simple message of the brotherhood of

man and fatherhood of God.

Lane 243

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Question 7
10 out of 10 points

Lane prefaces his discussion of the modern world with an explanation of how Rationalism,
Science, Historical Criticism, and Postmodernism have profoundly challenged Christian
theology. All of these challenge Christian theology because of an underlying assumption.
Which of the following best represents this underlying assumption that causes these
things to challenge Christian theology?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

D.

Underlying their challenge to Christian theology is a rejection of the

authority of revelation.
D.

Underlying their challenge to Christian theology is a rejection of the

authority of revelation.

Lane 235

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Question 8
10 out of 10 points

Cardinal Contarini came to accept the Protestant understanding that we are justified by
the righteousness of Christ by faith, without good works. Yet, Contarini did not join the
Protestant Reformation. Contarini disagreed with the Protestants over transubstantiation,
but another issue made this disagreement inevitable. Which of the following best
represents what Contarini believed that prevented him from joining the Protestant
Reformation?
Selected Answer:

C.

Contarini accepted the authority of councils and popes.

Correct Answer:

C.

Contarini accepted the authority of councils and popes.

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Lane 219

Question 9
10 out of 10 points

Theresa of Avila was a mystic who defended mental prayer or praying with the mind.
Theresa wrote her book, the Interior Castle, as a guide to prayer. Which of the following
best represents the purpose of a life of prayer, according to Theresa of Avila?
Selected
Answer:

C.

The purpose of a life of prayer is to progress through seven dwelling

places to God himself.

Correct
Answer:

C.

The purpose of a life of prayer is to progress through seven dwelling

places to God himself.

Lane 225

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Question 10
10 out of 10 points

Lane notes that the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, had three major aims.
Which of the following represents one or more of these major aims? Be sure to
mark all that apply.
Selected Answers:

A.

A major Jesuit aim was to reform the church through education.

D.

A major Jesuit aim was to fight heresy, especially Protestantism.

Correct Answers:

A.

A major Jesuit aim was to reform the church through education.

D.

A major Jesuit aim was to fight heresy, especially Protestantism.

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Lane 220

Question 1
10 out of 10 points

Kerr tells us that, in The Quest for the Historical Jesus, Albert Schweitzer concludes
certain things about Jesus as he is presented in the New Testament. Which of the
following best represents what Schweitzer believed can be known about Jesus from the
New Testament?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

D.

Jesus Christ existed, and the New Testament views him as both a true
historical figure and one of eschatological hope.
D.

Jesus Christ existed, and the New Testament views him as both a true
historical figure and one of eschatological hope.

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Kerr, 278-82

Question 2
10 out of 10 points

The philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach was immensely influential on nineteenth century

philosophy and theology. Lane states that Karl Barths theology was, in some respects, a
sustained response to Feuerbach. Which of the following best represents what Barth
sought to establish over against the thought of Feuerbach?
Selected
Answer:

C.

Barths theology was an attempt to show that God is not made in

mans image.
Correct Answer:

C.

Barths theology was an attempt to show that God is not made in

mans image.
Lane 276

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Question 3
10 out of 10 points

As Lane explains, Jrgen Moltmann expounds the doctrine of God from the perspective of
the cross in his The Crucified God. Moltmann concludes something about the nature of
God after thinking about the cross. Which of the following best represents Moltmanns
conclusion about the nature of God?
Selected
Answer:

D.

God is free to allow himself to be changed by allowing others to make

him suffer.

Correct
Answer:

D.

God is free to allow himself to be changed by allowing others to make

him suffer.

Lane 288

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Question 4
10 out of 10 points

Wolfhart Pannenberg sees faith as rooted in history. For Pannenberg, as Lane explains it,
revelation is contained in the events of history, all the events of universal history. Which
of the following best represents how faith is related to history, according to Pannenberg?
Selected Answer:

B.

Faith goes beyond historical knowledge by giving us certainty.

Correct Answer:

B.

Faith goes beyond historical knowledge by giving us certainty.

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Lane 291

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

Charles Finney portrayed conversion as an act of the human will that is within our reach.
According to Lane, Finneys understanding has some strong points and some weak
points. Which of the following best represents the weakest point in Finneys theology?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

C.

The weakest point in Finneys system is that the will is totally

unconditioned and random.
C.

The weakest point in Finneys system is that the will is totally

unconditioned and random.

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Lane 254

Question 6
10 out of 10 points

C. G. Berkouwer put more stress on the human side of Scripture. According to

Lane, Berkouwer thought that we must pay attention to the human character of the
Scripture by taking certain things into account in order to understand the Scripture
correctly. Which of the following represents one of the things that we must take into
account in understanding Scripture? Be sure to mark all that apply.
Selected
Answers:

A.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their languages into

account.
C.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their literary forms into

account.
D.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their historical

circumstances into account.
Correct
Answers:

A.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their languages into

account.
C.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their literary forms into

account.
D.

In order to understand Scripture we must take their historical

circumstances into account.
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Lane 260

Question 7
10 out of 10 points

Karl Barths theology of revelation centered on the idea of the Word of God. Barth spoke
of the revealed word of God, the written word, and the proclaimed word. Which of
the following best represents the relationship of these three things, as Lane explains it?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

D.

The written word and the proclaimed word are testimonies to the revealed
word, not the revelation itself.
D.

The written word and the proclaimed word are testimonies to the revealed
word, not the revelation itself.

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Lane 274

Question 8
10 out of 10 points

According to Bingham, both "rationalists" and "empiricists" had an

overbearing optimism in reason. Both denied that we had any need for
revelation. Which of the following questions best represents the thinking
of the empiricists in regard to revelation as an authority?
Selected Answer:

A.

Why listen to anything but our own experiences?

Correct Answer:

A.

Why listen to anything but our own experiences?

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Bingham 130.

Question 9
10 out of 10 points

According to Lane, Sren Kierkegaard taught that the infinite gulf between God and
humanity had been bridged in the incarnation of Christ. Which of the following best
represents Kierkegaards understanding of the incarnation of Christ?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

B.

The incarnation of Christ was a veiled revelation that was not apparent to
the casual observer.
B.

The incarnation of Christ was a veiled revelation that was not apparent to
the casual observer.

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Lane 269

Question 10
10 out of 10 points

The Lausanne Congress of 1974 was an important Evangelical congress on world

evangelization. Its Covenant is a wide-ranging Evangelical statement of faith. Lausanne
was significant in three major ways. According to Lane, which of the following best
represents the three ways in which the Lausanne Congress was significant?
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

A.

A penitent attitude, Christian social action, and the participation of Third

World members.
A.

A penitent attitude, Christian social action, and the participation of Third

World members.

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Lane 263