Good and Evil
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
According to the story of the fall, why did evil enter the world?
- Because God made people evil.
- Because Adam ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
- Because Man chose to disobey God.
- Because the God is evil.
What was Adam's punishment for eating the fruit?
- Kicked out of the garden and made to work the land.
- Kicked out of the garden and made to crawl on his belly.
- Kicked out of the garden and made to have pain in childbirth.
- Nothing. God let him off.
Why is the existence of evil and suffering a problem for people who believe in God?
- Because hot air rises.
- They say that if he is all-powerful then he can get rid of evil.
- They say that if he is loving he must hate evil.
- They say that if he is all-knowing then he must know about evil.
Which of these is NOT a reason for suffering in the world according to the book of Job.
- Suffering is a punishment for sin.
- Suffering is a test to see if you have character.
- Suffering serves some purpose that only God knows.
- Suffering is a form of torture given to humans so that God can have a laugh!
What would the world be like if God had created it with no suffering.
- You wouldn't have to look after children and babies beacuse they wouldn't suffer.
- You would have to fall in love with anyone that falls in love with you otherwise they would suffer.
- You could jump out of buildings and not get hurt.
- You could do anything you want. And therefore become a really selfish person.
- All of the above.
What do Christians believe happens when you die?
- Some Christians believe that everyone goes to Heaven.
- Other Christians believe that only Christians go to Heaven and everyone else burns in Hell for all time.
- Other Christians belive that Hell is just a symbolic way of showing that evil will be destroyed in the next life.
- Roman Catholics believe that you go to a place called Purgatory where you pay off your sins.
- All of the above.
Which of the following is NOT a Christian description of the Devil?
- A fallen Angel
- An angel who tests people
- A symbolic representation of evil
- An anti-God figure who has the same amount of power as God but is evil.