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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
Elliot Dorff, a Conservative rabbi and theologian, has used arguments about genetic predeterminism and free will to respond to what issue?
Question 2 of 10
Which of the following thinkers posited that having free choice is not as good a state as doing right automatically?
Question 3 of 10
How does Maimonides deal with the problem of free choice?
Question 4 of 10
Which Jewish philosopher comes closest to asserting that humans do not have free will?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these problems concerned medieval philosophers?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: The Bible has examples of God announcing predetermined events and interfering with individual choices.
Question 7 of 10
Which talmudic sage said that "everything is in the hands of Heaven except the fear of Heaven"?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Jewish tradition assumes that humans’ actions are significant in the greater scheme of things.
Question 9 of 10
Which of these modern scientific advances challenge the Jewish idea of free will?
Question 10 of 10
Which Jewish philosopher suggested that God knows the options from which we will choose, but doesn’t know the specific choice we will make?
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