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Quiz: Final Exam: CRST290: History of Life (B09) CRST290 Quiz Final Exam Score for this quiz: 138 out of 150 Question 1 2/ 2pts A is a carefully defined and trained way of thinking about something. Subject Field Discipline Area of study Question 2 2/2pts Taking a face-value reading of the genealogies of Adam through Noah in Genesis, people lived: 3/4/25, 2:26 PM Quiz: Final Exam: CRST290: History of Life (B09) About 100 years Almost 1,000 years Nearly 10,000 years Question 3 2/ 2pts Which of the following is one of the ethical controls on science discussed by Dr. Wise? Governmental oversight Blind peer review Collaboration with coauthors Open access Question 4 2/ 2pts When we start with God as Creator, and that the creation has indeed been created, then this will increase our knowledge of the world, but make synthesis of different branches of knowledge more difficult. True False Question 5 2/2pts Which Early Church “school” of Biblical interpretation favored a literal understanding of Genesis 1?7 Antioch Agrippa Alexandria Aramathea IncorrectQuestion 6 What did Venerable Beade believe about Genesis 2? It is a separate creation account from Genesis 1 It is an allegorical expression of creation It is a description of heavenly events before the Creation Week of Genesis 1 It is an expansion of the events of Day 6 of Genesis 1 Question 7 2/2pts The main stream of understanding Genesis 1 favored allegorical interpretations of much of Genesis 1 and 2. True False Question 8 2/2pts Johannes Scotus Eriugena believed that Adam and Eve: existed before Creation Week were non-gendered before the Fall Both of the above None of the above Question 9 2/ 2pts Which of the following was one of the post-Fall limitations to human observation? Physiological limitations to the body Moral compromise Finiteness of language Limited range of detection of sounds, sights, and other perceptions. All of these are post-Fall limitations Question 10 2/ 2pts The statement: “Knowledge can be gleaned from the study of the physical world” is a presuppositional claim. True False Question 11 2/2pts Which term refers to an assumed rapid expansion of the universe immediately after the Big Bang? Inflation Horizon Dark Energy Anthropic Principle Question 12 2/ 2pts Some appearance of age in creation is reasonable and expected. For example, the shells of sea animals like clams and snails would look like they lived in them their whole life. True False Question 13 2/ 2pts According to Dr. Wise, a face-value examination of the creation suggestion that it is millions or billions of years old True False Question 14 2/ 2pts Which of the following is an example of a miracle that included creating something that looked older than it really was: Paul’s resistance to the snake bit at Malta Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace Peter's miraculous escape from prison Jesus’ healing of the man born lame Question 15 2/2pts The Big Bang Theory predicted that the universe would expand. True False Question 16 2/2pts Taken at face value, Genesis 1 portrays the creation of all things and God’s rest taking place over eight days. True False Question 17 2/ 2pts Which of the following is an argument that the Earth is not as old as often assumed? Earth’s magnetic field decay Nuclear fuel in Earth's core Rotational speed of Earth Distance between the moon and Earth Question 18 2/ 2pts Historical sciences are most similar to: Visual arts Engineering Bench laboratory work Detective work Question 19 2/2pts Earth is the only planet known to have plate tectonic movements. True False Question 20 2/2pts Earth is the only planet that has which material necessary for life in great abundance? Carbon dioxide Nitrogen gas Liquid water Methane gas Question 21 2/2pts Which view believes that the Hebrew word for day in Genesis 1 means “age”? Gap Theory Progressive Creationism Historical Criticism Evolutionary Creationism Question 22 2/ 2pts In discussing marriage and divorce with the Pharisees in Matthew 19, Jesus discusses which biblical couple? Noah and his wife Adam and Eve Abraham and Sarah David and Bathsheba Question 23 2/ 2pts In the movie Is Genesis History? Dr. George Grant argued that removing the early passages of Genesis from history will damage social structures such as the family. True False Question 24 2/2pts The Flood narrative is balanced in a Hebrew writing method called a merism. True False Question 25 2/2pts According to the astronomy expert in Is Genesis History?, one way that distant starlight could reach Earth is by: Much faster velocity of light during Creation Week A gravity anomaly that bent time near Earth Creation of light in every place between two points None of the above Question 26 2/2pts According to creation-based scientific studies, Neanderthals appear to be humans (descendants of Adam and Eve). True False Question 27 2/ 2pts Which expert in Is Genesis History? discussed the problems with radiometric dating? Andrew Snelling Del Tackett Kurt Wise Todd Wood Kevin Anderson Question 28 2/ 2pts Which philosopher grouped interactions between science and religion into four categories (conflict, independence, dialogue, and synthesis)? Immanuel Kant Thomas Kuhn Karl Popper lan Barbour Question 29 2/2pts Which literary term refers to the comparison of Noah to Adam? Type Form Reflection Analog Question 30 2/2pts Which of the following was NOT one of the questions about young-Earth creation addressed by Hans Madueme in his video lecture? What is the epistemic threshold for a potential defeater to overturn a dogmatic conviction? How central is it to the fabric of faith? Does it lead Christians away from the faith? |s it widely believed throughout Church history? Question 31 2/ 2pts Which New Testament passage links the Fall to bringing pain and death into the entire world (a "cosmic Fall")? Act 17 Romans 8 Hebrews 12 John 2 Question 32 2/ 2pts Which of the following characteristics of DNA is similar to languages? Modularity Code Structure Sender/receiver All of the above Question 33 Which of the following is NOT a component of natural selection? Heredity Competition Mutation Variation Question 34 2/2pts Hans Madueme's "dogmatic creationism" position states that there are good reasons to think young-Earth creation is true, even if current young-Earth models are incorrect. True False Question 35 2/2pts Distinct metabolisms seen among bacteria may be used to identify groups that were separately created from each other. True False Question 36 2/2pts Biologists often separate species on the basis of whether the individuals in them mate with each other. True False Question 37 2/2pts DNA utilizes the nucleotides A, T, G, and C. True False Question 38 2/2pts Which term refers to a group of organisms that are known to be continuous with each other? Apobaramin Cladobaramin Parabaramin Monobaramin Question 39 2/2pts The primary purpose of clothing is to: Provide warmth Provide protection Cover sin Provide ornamentation Question 40 2/2pts Carbon dating of fossils have shown that the fossils are much younger than assumed by old-Earth geologists. True False Question 41 2/2pts Which of the following was NOT one of the human impacts of the Fall? Shame Difficult labor Pain in childbirth Fear of man in animals Question 42 2/ 2pts The average lifespan of humans during the Antediluvian Epoch is about years. 40 90 400 900 None of the above Question 43 2/ 2pts Which type of geologic materials are used in radioisotope dating? Sedimentary rocks like sandstone Igneous rocks like lavas Fossils Question 44 2/2pts According to the Bible, plants are not “alive” like animals or humans. True False Question 45 2/2pts One of the possible and unusual plant communities in the Antediluvian world was: Hydrothermal vent plant communities Floating forest communities Tundra-adapted plant communities Two of the above All of the above Question 46 2/ 2pts Carbon-14 leaves your body through: Radioactive decay Drinking water UV radiation reacting with your skin Conversion by gut microbes Consuming food Question 47 2/2pts When did carnivory (animals eating other animals) likely get introduced to the world? During creation week At the Fall At the Flood After the Flood Question 48 2/2pts Fossils are typically found in what kind of rock? Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary All kinds of rocks could contain fossils Question 49 2/2pts Which type of crust is able to subduct (sink) into the mantle? Continental Oceanic Both of the above Neither of the above Question 50 2/ 2pts When did the Ice Age (or "lce Advance") occur? Before the Flood During the Flood After the Flood The Ice Age (or "Ice Advance) did not occur in a creation view of Earth history. Question 51 2/ 2pts There is evidence that the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus had feathers. True False Question 52 2/2pts Young-Earth creationists believe that speciation was uncommon in the Post-Flood Epoch. True False Question 53 Young-age creationists would expect that fossils linking species together should be found: Never Among species within a created kind, but not bridging gaps between created kinds Bridging gaps between created kinds, but not among species within a created kind Both among species within a created kind and bridging gaps between created kinds Question 54 2/ 2pts As the Flood ended, the waters that once covered the Earth: Sank into the Earth’s mantle Seeped into groundwater Went into the oceans Evaporated back into space Question 55 2/ 2pts Which of the following is NOT a way of flooding the world during Noah's Flood? Large geysers in the oceans Drag-down of continents at subduction zones Collapse of a water canopy Eruption of new lava in ocean basins Question 56 2/ 2pts What is the name for the evolutionary method that makes tree diagrams? Cladistics Morphometrics Statistical baraminology Cluster analysis Question 57 2/ 2pts Apes are first found in the fossil record after (above) the first human fossils. True False Question 58 Lady Wisdom (Proverbs 8) recounts the details of the days of creation. True False Question 59 2/2pts Paul presented the Gospel to Greek philosophers in the city of: Ephesus Antioch Athens Syracuse Question 60 2/ 2pts Which New Testament describes the recreation of the world, in which God restores it to a place with no more sin? Luke 24 Romans 5 Il Peter 3 | Corinthians 8 Revelation 21 Question 61 2/ 2pts The creation psalms affirm that humans have dominion over creatures. True False Question 62 2/2pts Dr. Marcus Ross attended what kinds of schools throughout his education? Public Christian Both of the above Question 63 2/2pts Which New Testament passage told early believers that scoffers willingly forget that God created the world and judged it with a flood? Romans 5 Il Peter 3 Luke 24 | Corinthians 8 Revelation 21 Question 64 Which of the following does Dr. Wise give as a reason why human fossils show up late (higher up) in post-Flood sediments? Humans were unable to find good migration routes during the Ice Age Humans bury their dead in soil, which destroys (rather than preserves) bone Humans refused to leave the Mesopotamian Valley and disperse around the world All of the above Question 65 What do the new heavens and new earth (Isaiah 11, 65) suggest about creation? Creation took place in six, literal 24-hour days. Humans are the pinnacle of creation. Animals talked. Animals will be herbivores. Question 66 2/ 2pts The Sabbath affirmed Israel’s dependence on the Creator. True False Question 67 2/ 2pts A belief in a historical Adam is a relatively new view developed in the Enlightenment. True False Question 68 2/2pts The narratives of Genesis 1-11 are best understood as non-historical stories. True False Question 69 2/ 2pts The famous fossil called "Lucy” belongs to which fossil group? Paranthropus Homo rudophensis Neadethals Homo erectus Australopithecu Question 70 2/ 2pts Which group of skulls shows the greatest similarity to our own species (Homo sapiens). Paranthropus Homo rudophensis Neanderthals Homo erectus Australopithecus Question 71 2/ 2pts One of the statistical baraminology methods used by creationists to identify groups and examine created kinds is called: Cladistics Forensics Morphometrics Clustering methods Question 72 2/2pts The Neanderthal group is very different from modern humans True False Question 73 2/2pts Which British scientist wrote a scathing book to refute Darwin, which came out just one year after On the Origin of Species was published? Adam Sedgwick Charles Bree Frank Marsh Richard Owen Question 74 2/ 2pts Which tiny animal can survive extreme temperatures and pressures, and even prolonged periods in space? The cockroach The amoeba The tardigrade The housefly Question 75 2/ 2pts One of the "hard problems" Dr. Wood discusses is radioactive decay. While a complete solution is not yet available, an important piece to solving this puzzle involves: Change in the rate of radioactive decay. Rocks that provide the same dates using different methods. The trend of younger ages low in the geological record towards older ones higher in the record. New methods like electron spin resonance.