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Free Will Quiz

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
Which of these problems concerned medieval philosophers?
Question 2 of 10
Which modern thinker believed that the goal of a human's development is freedom and independence?
Question 3 of 10
Which Jewish philosopher comes closest to asserting that humans do not have free will?
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following did not have his/their heart(s) hardened by God?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: In antiquity, the different sects in Israel (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes) all agreed about fate and determinism.
Question 6 of 10
What does the Apocryphal writer Ben Sira believe about predetermination?
Question 7 of 10
According to Isaac Luria, why is free will a difficult concept to accept?
Question 8 of 10
What is the most significant problem that modern science has contributed to the free will question?
Question 9 of 10
How does Maimonides deal with the problem of free choice?
Question 10 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.

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