Name: Christopher Parnell

Team Members: Josh, Bronson and I

Team Name: Abrogators

1. What word best describes how society currently views the acceptable societal standards for
intercourse in Jesus’ era?
a. Anomalistic
b. Quintessential
c. Anachronistic
d. Sycophantic

2. Tiffany was a car crash survivor discussed in Chapter 2. After suffering many injuries that
society would generally pity: comatose patient, slurred speech and unable to walk. She
believed that she had ______.
a. suffered
b. gained
c. lost
d. failed

3. In Chapter 3 the topic of divorce is discussed. Due to the rising rates of divorce, the term is
no longer used officially. Which term is now being used?
a. a partition of two persons
b. the termination of marriage
c. an adjournment of two persons
d. a dissolution of marriage

4. Which choir was John Dickson a part of?

a. The Sydney Children’s Choir
b. Primary School Choir
c. The Sydney Philharmonia Choir
d. Secondary School Choir

5. Chapter 5 discusses how the Church previously believed that the Earth was in the center of
the universe. Galileo was a scientist that believed otherwise. What were the three
professions of Galileo that were listed in ‘A Sneaking Suspicion’ by John Dickson?
a. Astronomer, Physicist and Chemist
b. Astronomer, Mathematician and Physicist
c. Astronomer, Physicist and Geologist
d. Astronomer, Mathematician and Geographer

6. What magazine company ran an article titled ‘God and Science’.

a. The Sun-Herald
b. OK! Magazine
c. 21 C
d. TV Week
 7. What book is sometimes considered as the Great Manufacturer’s Instructions?
a. Bible
b. Quran
c. Scrolls of Moses
d. 4 John

8. Who wrote this quote: “An open mind should be like an open mouth. Its purpose is to chomp
on something nourishing. Otherwise, it becomes like a sewer, accepting everything, rejecting
nothing.”?
a. J. R. R. Tolkien
b. C. S. Lewis
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. G. K. Chesterton

9. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector is a story in the Book of Luke. What attributes of the
Pharisee did Jesus disapprove of?
a. Arrogance
b. Self-discipline
c. Diligence
d. Conceit

10. What was the reason discussed in Chapter 10 as a rebuttal to the ‘Where’s the evidence [to
life after death]’ argument?
a. If our bodies are only machines created to work, die and become dirt, what’s the
point to life? There must be more.
b. Life has so many opportunities that we should not be looking for anything past the
end.
c. There is very solid evidence on life after death. Jesus.
d. Scientific methods are very valuable for these sorts of questions, and the fact there
is no concrete evidence yet suggests that there will never be any.

11. Jesus’ resurrection was a focus in the bible. What is the reason outlined in Chapter 11 that is
giving Christianity a ‘leg-up’ on other religions?
a. Jesus taught about truth
b. Jesus gave hope
c. Jesus was able to heal sicknesses
d. Jesus overcame death

12. Who was the first person to witness the significance of Jesus’ death?
a. Mary, Jesus’ mother
b. John
c. A criminal
d. Mark
 13. Many people do not understand the emotional toll that it takes to forgive. What was the
‘dark side’ of God’s forgiveness discussed in A Sneaking Suspicion?
a. The initial disbelief of the disciples
b. Jesus’ resurrection
c. The tearing of the curtain
d. Jesus’ crucifixion

14. Why do you believe that the women who went to Jesus’ tomb were so confused and afraid
to tell anyone of Jesus’ resurrection?
a. They were afraid that if they spread lies about Jesus, they may be crucified just like
him
b. They realized the significance of Jesus’ death but were unable to comprehend how
to handle it
c. They feared that God would punish them for not believing
d. They thought that after such a tolling and emotional couple of days, that they were
hallucinating and the man they were ‘talking’ to didn’t exist

15. God gave us the freedom to choose because:

a. He realized that our freedom is very significant, and he has chosen it’s a price he’s
willing to pay.
b. He believed that those inferior to him wouldn’t be able to affect him in any
meaningful way, so he didn’t put any thought into it.
c. He was unable to decide, and time was running out, so he chose a random option.
d. He knew that whatever decision he made he was going to be pained by it, so he
chose the decision that would give us the least pain.

A quote from Charles Darwin is presented in Chapter 5. ‘I saw a young man with unformed ideas, I
threw out (to people) guesses, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and to my
astonishment the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion of them.’ What is the purpose of
this quote, with context to the book?

a. It is describing the beginning of Atheism

b. It is trying to display the gullibility of the world that we live in
c. It is showing how the context of quotes are commonly discarded when people choose to
believe in them
d. It is showing how it is interesting that a Christian could also be a scientist

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