Calvin's Institutes begins with the statement, "Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of

A) ourselves."
B) Christ."
C) salvation."
D) Satan."


Ans: A) ourselves."

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Christian regarded Constantine as a "_________" -- a God-given ruler whose role included

involvement with the affairs of the Church.

a. Savior-King b. New David c. Emperor-Prophet d. Christian Pope

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What of these is not one of the three main areas of philosophy?

a. metaphysics b. epistemology c. archaeology d. value theory

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Identify the fallacy in the following argument: "I hear that the philosopher Jeremy Bentham donated his estate to the University of London on the condition that his body be present at all the board meetings. He must have been a real fruitcake. As far as I'm concerned his moral philosophy can't have any validity."

A. equivocation B. appeal to tradition C. appeal to inappropriate authority D. abusive

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As a lexical definition, the definition "'Star' means a speck of light up above" may be criticized as:

A) Being affective. B) Being vague. C) Being ambiguous. D) Being operational. E) Being negative.

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