Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The story of the prodigal son belongs to the category of parables.
2. Kierkegaard believed that Abraham's obedience to God was not an example of ordinary morality but required a leap of faith.
3. The anthropologist Carol Delaney asks why over the years hasn't anyone wondered how Sarah felt about Abraham's willingness to sacrifice her only child.
4. Western films (stories of the American West) have changed very little over the last century.
5. Western movies often feature a story of an individual vs. larger forces.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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a. Progress b. Ennui c. Wisdom d. Self-contempt
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A. argument; conclusion: It would be wonderful to find in the laws of nature a plan prepared by a concerned creator in which human beings played some special role B. argument; conclusion: I find sadness in doubting that we will C. nonargument; unsupported assertion D. nonargument; explanation