__________ is the acknowledgement of the sovereignty of the sacred over the person

a. Adoration
b. Penance
c. Thanksgiving
d. Worship


a

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Johnson is hired by a company to see if a new product, Topocal, will cause hair to grow on the heads of bald men. He recruits one thousand bald men and randomly divides them into two groups: Five hundred men (group A) rub Topocal on their scalps each day; the other five hundred (group B) rub a standard skin lotion on their scalps each day. After two months, Johnson checks to see what the results have been. He finds that there has been hair growth in 7 percent of group A and in 2 percent of group B.What if Johnson had started with 2,000 bald men (1,000 in each group) and got the same 7 and 2 percent figures? Would this have made any difference for the significance of Johnson's results?

A. Yes: It changes them from significant to insignificant. B. Yes: It changes them from insignificant to significant. C. No: They were insignificant before, and this leaves them that way. D. No: They were significant before, and this leaves them that way.

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The struggle in Eastern Orthodoxy over the removal of images of Jesus and the Saints from churches was called the _________

A) Chalcedon Controversy B) Iconoclastic Controversy C) Puritan Controversy D) Restoration Controversy

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Matthew exactly reproduced the Markan story of a single Roman soldier recognizing Jesus as God's son. 2. In Matthew, charitable acts are the standard by which good people can be distinguished from bad. 3. Matthew viewed Jewish leaders with hostility. 4. In Matthew, just as in Mark, Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God.

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Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Every individual is capable of injuring or killing himself. This potentiality is a fundamental expression of

human freedom. Self-destructive behavior may be regarded as sinful and penalized by means of informal sanctions. But it should not be regarded as a crime or (mental) disease, justifying or warranting the use of the police powers of the state for its control. Therefore, it is absurd to deprive an adult of a drug (or of anything else) because he might use it to kill himself. Thomas Szasz, "The Ethics of Addiction". A) Argument; conclusion: Every individual is capable of injuring or killing himself. B) Argument; conclusion: Self destructive behavior ... informal sanctions. C) Nonargument. D) Argument; conclusion: This potentiality ... expression of human freedom. E) Argument; conclusion: It is absurd to deprive an adult of a drug ... kill himself.

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