Lesson 1

Question 1

Theology is…

Answer 1

what people say about God and the interpretation of what they believe are God’s intentions for humankind.
often in absolutes

Question 2

reductionism is…

Answer 2

an insufficient treatment, coverage, or analysis of a topic or task;
reducing a complex issue to a simple issue

Question 3

State the missionary problem.

Answer 3

the problem of communication, especially communication of Christ to a lost world

Question 4

According to Hesselgrave, God confused the language of early humanity because He…

1
was afraid they would rebel against Him
2
saw their potential for uniting the forces of evil
3
felt that Adam had given wrong names to the animals
4
saw them building a great city

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Hesselgrave uses God’s actions at the city of Babel (Gen 11:9) to teach the…

1
hopelessness of humankind
2
doctrine of original sin
3
complexity of culture and communication
4
final end of all large cities

Answer 5

3

Question 6

State the relationship of Pentecost to Babel.

Answer 6

When the full power of the Holy Spirit reigns, the divine-human dialogue is restored, confusion of language disappears, and full communication is again possible.

Question 7

How does the cross of Christ illustrate the nonuniversality of the meaning of symbols?

Answer 7

The cross is a symbol of life for the believer, but not for the unbeliever.

Question 8

Which (multiple) are TRUE statements?

1
the message exists by itself apart from the sender or receiver.
2
Before the source encodes the message, it has existed within him or her as ideas or impulses.
3
Messages are in words or symbols.
4
Messages are in people.
5
Transmitting the message involves the utilization of mind by the source.

Answer 8

2,4,5

Question 9

the 3 elements for the source to consider before he sends an encoded message:

Answer 9

subject matter, respondent, situation

Question 10

The respondent is…

Answer 10

the person who decodes a message

Question 11

similarities between encoding and decoding

Answer 11

both involve mental selection

Question 12

differences between encoding and decoding

Answer 12

Encoding helps the source prepare to send a message out,
decoding helps the respondent understand the message, which he feeds back to the sender.

Question 13

T/F: Meaning is in words themselves.

Answer 13

false. Meaning is in people.

Question 14

State how the source should react when he sends out the encoded message, “Trust in the Lord,” and the respondent decodes the message and then frowns.

Answer 14

He should adjust by encoding it again in a modified way

Question 15

(matching) Exists in the source in encoded form

Answer 15

message

Question 16

(matching) information from respondent to source

Answer 16

feedback

Question 17

(matching) communication other than words

Answer 17

nonverbal code

Question 18

(matching) mental selection process of source

Answer 18

encoding

Question 19

(matching) sentences that surround the phrase in question

Answer 19

context

Question 20

(matching) mental selection process of respondent

Answer 20

decoding

Question 21

(matching) unintended factors that adversely affect communication

Answer 21

noise

Question 22

Intentional communication is…

Answer 22

a process involving a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage slots for sending symbols. It is done in such a way as to help another person find from his own stored information and experience a meaning similar to that intended by the sender.

Question 23

T/F: It is impossible to have perfect understanding between 2 humans.

Answer 23

True, because communication requires commonness.

Question 24

How can communicators of Christ increase overlapping of understanding between themselves and their respondents?

Answer 24

Identify items of difference between them.
Modify the encoded message in a manner that will cause the respondent’s understanding to overlap in greater measure (i.e. what’s in common - native language, exposed to same values, have shared home lives, similar educational experiences, etc.)

Question 25

When overlapping of understanding between source and respondent in cross-cultural communication of Christ increases, it…

1
enlarges the success of such communication
2
decreases the success of such communication
3
has little effect on the success of such communication
4
has no effect on the success of such communication

Answer 25

1