Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz

Question 1

What are the five (5) strengths domains identified by the author?

Answer 1

• Physical
• Emotional
• Intellectual
• Psychological
• Spiritual

Question 2

In each of these areas, first we are to recognize where we are _______, next we are to develop an _______ where we develop and maintain our strengths, and finally we develop our _______ through ________ so that we can use them in a life of ________.

Answer 2

gifted; attitude; gifts; practice; service

Question 3

The author identified that one of the most difficult aspects of our humanity is to ________ our own uniqueness and _______ it.

Answer 3

discover; accept

Question 4

The primary reason is due to the bombardment of _________ that comes through advertising/media.

Answer 4

conformity

Question 5

Serenity Prayer

Answer 5

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.

Question 6

Who created the Serenity Prayer?

Answer 6

Reinhold Neibuhr

Question 7

The Holistic-perspective was promoted by ________, a Harvard psychologist.

Answer 7

Howard Gardner

Question 8

List the seven (7) areas of intelligence identified by the abovementioned professor.

Answer 8

• Linguistic
• Logical – Mathematical
• Musical
• Body – Kinesthetic
• Spatial – Visual
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal

Question 9

What are the three (3) critical actions that the author identifies are necessary to develop our gifts and talents into strengths?

Answer 9

1. Adopt a positive attitude about all five strengths domains
2. Learn about the gifts and talents we have
3. Practice the skills associated with a gift and talent

Question 10

Who gave praise to God because they were “fearfully and wonderfully made”?

Answer 10

David

Question 11

What scriptural account is given to illustrate God’s expectations of how we use our strengths?

Answer 11

The parable of the talents

Question 12

Millard warns that physical strengths are commonly, and mistakenly, viewed in the area of ________.

Answer 12

athletics

Question 13

What are the eight (8) broad categories that Millard lists for physical strengths in the text?

Answer 13

• Brute force
• Artistry
• Music
• Mechanics
• Craftsmanship
• Oratory
• Kinesthetic
• Physical Appearance

Question 14

What Harvard professor was concerned about the ability of students to learn and wrote the book “The Closing of the American Mind”?

Answer 14

Allan Bloom

Question 15

What was Bloom’s point in contrasting his “ignorant” grandparents ability to have a clear reason for existence vs. his cousins, who held Ph.D.s and Masters Degrees who spoke in clichés, superficialities, and material of satire?

Answer 15

He believed that their familiarity with the people and themes of the Bible were universal literary themes (meaning across many cultures) about the purpose life and highest morality of life. His grandparents had exposure to these themes, while his cousins chose not to, quoting that “I am not saying anything so trite as that life is fuller when people have myths to live by. I mean rather that a life based upon the Book is closer to the truth, that it provides the material for deeper research in and access to the real nature of things.”

Question 16

What is the point of Bloom’s quote “As it now stands students have powerful images of what a perfect body is and pursue it incessantly. But deprived of literary guidance they no longer have the image of a perfect soul and hence do not long to have one. They don’t even imagine there is such a thing.”?

Answer 16

He is saying that a life spent on building the perfect/ideal self (looks, style, personality, career, family, etc) is less than what one could have in life if it was spent upon seeking the value of one’s soul. The former depends on the comparative model and approval of others. The latter seeks out God’s calling on our lives and the co-operation with others.

Question 17

Bloom’s quote / Millard’s warning on putting over emphasis on the physical strengths of an individual reinforces the secular competition model of _________ over God’s design of developing our souls in order to have _________ and _________.

Answer 17

performance / appearance; meaning; significance

Question 18

Because the _________ are promoted in the media

Answer 18

performance / appearance model

Question 19

Understand that in the media there is always a ________ to fill the news of the day (thus giving the false appearance that any one individual can always be a ________).

Answer 19

winner

Question 20

Multi-billion dollar campaign to promote who are the ________ vs. the message from your family, school, church, etc. that you are to live for the benefit of _________.

Answer 20

winners; others

Question 21

What is the name of the author of the best-selling book entitled Emotional Intelligence?

Answer 21

Daniel Goleman

Question 22

The author of Emotional Intelligence warns that following the secular cultures sales pitch can lead to _________.

Answer 22

Manic Depression

Question 23

Millard warns that following the secular cultures sales pitch increases a sense of ________ and _________.

Answer 23

inferiority; self-doubt

Question 24

These problems are due to the place of where we have faith. When we make decisions based on where we fit in the _________ model, we are focused upon receiving _________ from others.

Answer 24

competitive; approval

Question 25

The story from Greek mythology that warns against a fixation with oneself and one’s physical appearance and/or public perception.

Answer 25

Narcissus

Question 26

The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of craftsmanship.

Answer 26

Bazalel

Question 27

The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of beauty.

Answer 27

Esther

Question 28

The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of musical ability.

Answer 28

David

Question 29

How does the teaching in the Book of Ecclesiastes reinforce the importance of focusing upon one’s strengths?

Answer 29

In the text the writer laments that all is “meaningless”, and communicates a sense of pointlessness and hopelessness to life. While in the sense of desperation, the writer gains the wisdom of knowing that peace is found when one is able to accept the “gift from God” to enjoy the toil of their day, and a good meal at its end. This reinforces focusing on strengths from the standpoint that when we focus upon using our gifts to meet the needs of the day we find the purpose and significance of our lives. It’s when we wish our day, our lives, our tasks, etc. were different that we find a sense of hopelessness and meaninglessness. Fabric of Society.