Overview Quiz

1. How does Morris say ICR understands its task on the science side? *

A. To prove the Bible is true before anyone can believe it

B. To demonstrate that observable evidence confirms the accuracy and authority of Scripture

C. To replace the Bible with scientific findings

D. To avoid science altogether

2. What does the term "irreducible complexity" describe? *

A. A system whose interdependent parts cannot function if any part is missing

B. A cell that is genuinely simple

C. The slow accumulation of small changes

D. The size of an organism's genome

3. What does Morris mean by "stasis"? *

A. That living things are constantly evolving into new kinds

B. That the earth is billions of years old

C. That living things remain stable and reproduce after their kinds

D. That fossils are rare

4. Which biblical passage does Morris use to discuss large creatures he connects with dinosaurs? *

A. The book of Job and the behemoth

B. The book of Jonah and the great fish

C. The book of Daniel and the four beasts

D. The book of Revelation and the dragon

5. How does Morris respond to the claim that human and chimpanzee DNA are about 98 percent similar? *

A. He fully accepts it as proof of common ancestry

B. He argues the figure comes from selected segments, and shared functions require shared DNA

C. He says DNA cannot be measured at all

D. He says humans and chimps share no DNA

6. What distinction does Morris draw using the miracle of water into wine? *

A. Between faith and doubt

B. Between the Old and New Testaments

C. Between miracles and parables

D. Between creating something new and merely making or shaping

7. According to Morris, how does Genesis describe the six days? *

A. All six were identical shaping days

B. Three were creating days and three were making and shaping days

C. All six were creating days from nothing

D. The days were symbolic ages

8. In the biblical vocabulary Morris describes, what marks distinguish animal life? *

A. Only the ability to grow

B. Only the presence of blood

C. Independent movement, nephesh, ruach, and blood

D. The size of the genome

9. What does Morris present as evidence of a single global flood? *

A. Living transitional forms observed today

B. The absence of any fossils in the earth

C. The lack of flood stories in world cultures

D. Billions of dead things buried in water-deposited mud, and vast rock layers like the St. Peter and Tapeats Sandstones

10. How does Morris describe the believer's warfare in his closing appeal? *

A. As a purely physical struggle

B. As an intellectual task of casting down arguments and taking every thought captive

C. As a call to withdraw from all debate

D. As a matter of political action