Deck 13: War and the Quest for Peace

Question 1

Many ancient Hebrew prophets saw warfare as a __________.

A) bad omen
B) tool of God
C) definitive evil
D) necessary reality

Answer 1

tool of God

Question 2

Many pacifists find support for their stand in Jesus's teachings on __________.

A) justice
B) charity
C) God's will
D) love

Answer 2

love

Question 3

Thomas Aquinas developed the idea of a __________ war.

A) compassionate
B) peaceful
C) just
D) fair

Answer 3

just

Question 4

For Aquinas's model to work, the war must be conducted __________.

A) according to the rules of warfare
B) secretly
C) against a foreign enemy
D) by a well-trained army

Question 5

Some people see Christian participation in war as a duty of their __________.

A) religion
B) citizenship
C) conscience
D) community

Question 6

Christians sometimes believe war is justified when it is __________.

A) retributive
B) compassionate
C) about God
D) the lesser of two evils

Question 7

Pacifism means a refusal to __________.

A) fund war
B) participate in armed conflict
C) support war
D) participate in any activity that supports war

Question 8

Pax facere is Latin for __________.

A) to make peace
B) the farce of peace
C) the illusion of peace
D) to reject peace

Question 9

Nuclear weapons are so concerning because they have the ability to destroy __________.

A) people
B) communities
C) civilization
D) nations

Question 10

The military-industrial complex is powerful, in part, because of __________.

A) the national romance with soldiers
B) the constant threat of war
C) community support
D) political contributions

Question 11

__________ identifies eleven factors that make modern warfare more threatening that traditional warfare.

A) Gordon Kaufman
B) Robert McAfee Brown
C) John Hallowell
D) Paul Ramsey

Question 12

__________ is the use or threat of violence to arouse fear in order to accomplish an ulterior purpose.

A) War
B) Conflict
C) Terrorism
D) Bullying

Question 13

The term jihad means __________ and does not mean committing a terrorist act.

A) struggle
B) pious
C) revenge
D) pilgrimage

Question 14

Questions of war also raise the issue of the humane treatment of __________.

A) civilians
B) soldiers
C) women
D) prisoners

Question 15

Using __________ to gain information raises new ethical question in warfare.

A) surveillance
B) torture
C) coercion
D) secret agents

Question 16

The __________ Convention is an example of universally agreed-upon rules of war.

A) Swiss
B) Munich
C) Paris
D) Geneva

Question 17

One of the universally accepted rules of warfare is that there will be no unnecessary __________.

A) mass damage
B) fighting
C) economic shortages
D) noise

Question 18

"__________ participation" refers to participation in war under protest or with serious ethical concern.

A) Ethical
B) Conflicted
C) Agonized
D) Resisting

Question 19

Part of the difficulty of working toward peace is that the difference between peace and war is not always __________.

A) important
B) clear
C) substantial
D) significant

Question 20

The possibility of violent explosion is perpetuated by global __________.

A) economic disparity
B) racism
C) terrorism
D) food shortages

Question 21

What did Reinhold Niebuhr mean by "the relevance of an impossible ideal."

Question 22

How have disparate conditions in countries around the globe made our world ripe for violent conflict? What kinds of actions can we take to address the problem?

Question 23

Compare ancient Hebrew attitudes toward war with modern Christian conceptions. In what ways are they similar or different?

Question 24

Consider Jesus's attitude about war and pacifism. Is his viewpoint consistent? Why or why not?

Question 25

Evaluate the three distinct positions regarding Christian participation in war. Which one do you find to be most persuasive and why?

Question 26

Is war ever the lesser of two evils? Explain the morality of your answer. If you believe it is, what kinds of circumstances might war, then, be the lesser evil?

Question 27

Take a position on whether war can ever be moral from a Christian ethical perspective. Draft an argument advocating your position.

Question 28

Evaluate Stassen's "ten practices of just peacemaking." How are these practices consistent with pacifist principles? How could employment of these principles move the world toward global peace?

Question 29

How has the introduction of nuclear and chemical weapons changed the ethical landscape regarding war? In what ways do the abilities of these weapons to cause mass destruction raise new ethical concerns?

Question 30

Analyze the requirements of the Geneva Convention. Do you think that these rules make war more humane?