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Free Will Quiz

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The paradox of human free will and God's infinite knowledge and power has troubled Jewish thinkers at every point in Jewish history. How much do you know about this debate?

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: In antiquity, the different sects in Israel (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes) all agreed about fate and determinism.
Question 2 of 10
What is the most significant problem that modern science has contributed to the free will question?
Question 3 of 10
Which Christian thinker's view on free will parallels Maimonides' view?
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following thinkers posited that having free choice is not as good a state as doing right automatically?
Question 5 of 10
How does Maimonides deal with the problem of free choice?
Question 6 of 10
What does the Apocryphal writer Ben Sira believe about predetermination?
Question 7 of 10
Who said that "everything is foreseen [by God], yet man has the capacity to choose freely"?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: At his famous show-down with Ahab on Mount Carmel, the prophet Elijah insinuates that God purposely led the hearts of the sinning Israelites astray.
Question 9 of 10
According to Maimonides, God’s "special providence" is limited to
Question 10 of 10
Which of these modern scientific advances challenge the Jewish idea of free will?
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