Overview Quiz

1. What does Ham say the origins debate is ultimately about? *

A. Which side has collected the most facts

B. Two different starting points, God's word or man's word

C. The intelligence of the scientists involved

D. The age of the fossils alone

2. What distinction does Ham draw between origins and things like building computers? *

A. Origins deal with the unobserved past, while technology deals with the testable present

B. There is no difference between them

C. Origins can be directly observed and repeated

D. Technology is a matter of faith while origins are proven

3. What does Ham teach children to ask when someone claims something happened millions of years ago? *

A. What is your evidence?

B. Who told you that?

C. Were you there?

D. Can you prove it?

4. According to Ham, what does the word "science" actually mean at its root? *

A. Proof

B. Experiment

C. Theory

D. Knowledge

5. How does Ham distinguish observational science from historical science? *

A. Observational science studies the present with the senses; historical science makes claims about the unobserved past

B. They are two names for the same thing

C. Historical science is more reliable than observational science

D. Observational science deals only with the Bible

6. What does Ham say is true of the facts in the origins debate? *

A. Creationists and evolutionists have completely different facts

B. Everyone has the same facts but interprets them through different starting points

C. Only creationists have access to the real facts

D. The facts change depending on the scientist

7. Why does Ham caution against the intelligent design movement as often presented? *

A. Because it relies too heavily on the Bible

B. Because it denies that there is a designer

C. Because pointing to a designer without naming Him and without Scripture could lead people to any god

D. Because it rejects observational science

8. What is Ham's objection to defending Christianity without using the Bible? *

A. That it takes too much time

B. That giving up the biblical starting point has already surrendered the debate

C. That the Bible is too difficult to quote

D. That non-Christians are always persuaded by it

9. Why does Ham say the many Christian positions on creation all exist? *

A. Because they are all equally valid

B. Because Scripture is unclear on the subject

C. Because they are attempts to fit millions of years into the Bible, and none of them work

D. Because scientists cannot agree

10. Using the raising of Lazarus, how does Ham describe the believer's role in witnessing? *

A. To change the person's heart directly

B. To avoid all argument and simply pray

C. To win every debate by force of evidence

D. To roll away stones by answering objections and pointing to the Word, while trusting God to raise the dead