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You Can Still Trust the Communists (to be Communists) with Dr. David Noebel

You Can Still Trust the Communists (to be Communists)

Overview Quiz

1. With which passage does Noebel open the message? *

A. Genesis 1, the creation account

B. Hebrews 11, the faith chapter

C. Romans 8, more than conquerors

D. Psalm 23, the good shepherd

2. In Noebel's framework, communism is the popular name for which worldview? *

A. Secular Humanism

B. Postmodernism

C. Marxism-Leninism

D. New Age thought

3. How does Noebel summarize the core of Marxism in two phrases? *

A. Dethrone God, destroy capitalism

B. Feed the poor, house the homeless

C. Free the workers, end all war

D. Build the state, honor the past

4. What does Noebel say is the foundation of the communist worldview? *

A. A belief in many gods

B. A commitment to atheism

C. A form of Christianity

D. A respect for tradition

5. What economic aim does Noebel identify as central to Marxism? *

A. The lowering of all taxes

B. The expansion of private banks

C. The abolition of private property

D. The growth of small business

6. What did Karl Marx himself say about Christianity in the Communist Manifesto? *

A. That it should be embraced by workers

B. That it had declaimed against private property

C. That it was compatible with communism

D. That it had no view of property

7. Why is Acts 5:4 central to Noebel's biblical response? *

A. It commands total common ownership

B. It condemns all forms of wealth

C. It describes the founding of the church

D. It shows Ananias kept ownership of his property

8. How does Noebel describe the early church's sharing of possessions? *

A. Voluntary generosity, not coerced ownership

B. A form of state communism

C. A rejection of all property

D. A temporary emergency measure

9. What source does Noebel cite for the death toll of communist regimes? *

A. The Communist Manifesto

B. His own memory of events

C. The Black Book of Communism

D. A United Nations report

10. What is Noebel's closing counsel to believers? *

A. Withdraw entirely from public life

B. Stay close to the Lord and not give in to fear

C. Avoid reading about other views

D. Place their hope in one political party

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