Has Anyone Else Tried Quizfarm Theology Quizes?

[mitsuki lover]

I wonder if anyone else here has tried to take any of the theology related quizes at Quizfarm lately.I did the eschatology quiz today and yesterday and the theologian and theological worldview quizzes also yesterday.It's kinda interesting what you find when you take these quizzes.Oh and also took the Are You A Heretic quiz today as well.
My results:
Are You A Heretic:
Chalecdon Compliant 100%(in other words I agree totally with the Council of Chalecdon which means I am not a heretic).
Eschatology Quiz:
(yesterday):
Moltmannian Escahtology 100%
Amillennialist 100%
Preterist 100%
Postmillennialist 50%
Left Behind 0%
Premillennialist 0%
Dispensalionist 0%
I got the same results today with the exception that the Postmill.dropped by 25% to 25% today.I had to look up Moltmann and found out that it has to do with not just ending but also new beginnings.Today the emphasis was on
Amillennialist.Interesting since on the Theologian quiz I got:
St.Augustine 100%
John Calvin 100%
Schleiermacher 100%(who he?)
Martin Luther 67%
St.Anselm 67%
Jonathan Edwards 67%
Finally this will interest the Catholic members of the forum as on the Theological worldview I got:
Roman Catholic 100%(been reading too much G.K.Chesterton lately?)
Emergent/Postmodern 86%
Evangelical/Holiness/Wesylan 86%
Classical Liberal 71%
Neo-Orthodox 71%(good old Karl Barth!)
Reformed Evangelical 43%
And don't ask how I can get 100% to three different poitions on two different tests as I can't say how that happened!
Any way I just was wondering if anyone else has ever tried these quizzes and if so what were you're results(not meant to get into any controversy just curious).
Btw;If anyone knows of any good eschatology quizzes to take or theology quizzes in general other than the ones on Quizfarm let me know.I'm curious to see how consistent these results are.

[glitch1501]

do you have a link?

[Arnobius]

I tried a few. Like mitsuki lover, I'm not looking to stir up trouble either.
On the heresy test:
Chalcedon compliant 100%

On the theological worldview I got:
Roman Catholic 100%
Neo orthodox 86% (82% first time)
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 79%
Fundamentalist 39% (has ranged from 39-54%)
Classical Liberal 25%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 21%
Emergent/Postmodern 18%
Reformed Evangelical 14%
Modern Liberal 14%

(EDIT: taking the test a few times I see some shifts in the numbers for the religious worldviews below my top rank, though looking them up on Wiki show descriptions of beliefs that seem not to match what I believe, so maybe it's not as useful as I first thought)

Then my brain went into theologian mode for the other tests and I started saying "Well from this perspective you could say... but on the other hand..." so I gave up. Maybe I'll try those other tests later

Guess my time spent with theology was helpful in keeping me in compliance with my professed beliefs.

I'm guessing the % indicates the % of beliefs of each theological worldview the quiz takers answers match.

I'm curious if someone had an experience they thought was inaccurate.

do you have a link?

http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=131773

The others I googled quizfarm+ the topic ML listed

[Puritan]

Hmm. I, too, find this interesting and have no intention of starting a debate. I was 100% Chalcedon compliant on the heresy quiz, scored as follows on the theological worldview quiz:

Reformed Evangelical 100%
Fundamentalist 89%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 79%
Neo orthodox 71%
Roman Catholic 54%
Emergent/Postmodern 43%
Classical Liberal 25%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 7%
Modern Liberal 4%,

And as for the theologian quiz, I got:

St. Anselm 100%
Karl Barth 87%
Martin Luther 73%
John Calvin 67%
Jonathan Edwards 67%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 67%
St. Augustine 47%
Paul Tillich 27%
Jurgen Moltmann 20%
Charles Finney 0%

I find this interesting as I know of St. Anselm but have never read his work. I'll have to do so.

[PigtailsJazz]

uhh....what's the link? I only found 2 with theology in the name when I searched, one of which told me that because I ranked as Calvinist (between the ONLY categories of Calvinist, Atheist, and Arminian), I am hateful, etc. etc. Ummmm.... yeeeeeeeaaaaahhh..... sooooooooo.....what's the link? *looks up with puppy dog eyes....YOU CANNOT RESIST!*

[PigtailsJazz]

wait! I just saw the above part which answered my question! oops....

[Puritan]

I realized that only the heresy quiz was linked. This http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870 is the thological worldview quiz and this http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=44116 is the "What theologian are you?" quiz. I ran into the other quiz you mentioned which was strange and bad-mouthed you no matter what you came out as. These are much more balanced, and a good deal of thought went into them.

[Arnobius]

I had trouble with the "What Theologian Are You?" quiz. I thought some of the phrasings were rather ambiguous, but my highest scores were Augustine, Anselm and Karl Barth (it varied each time I took it). It just seemed to be less accurate in evaluating my views I thought than the other tests

[Puritan]

I agree. It was often ambiguous, and from the scores I got it appeared to have a very few questions linked to some of the theologians. The quiz was interesting and fun, but unlike the other two it has enough ambiguity that I don't think it's as accurate.

[Arnobius]

I agree. It was often ambiguous, and from the scores I got it appeared to have a very few questions linked to some of the theologians. The quiz was interesting and fun, but unlike the other two it has enough ambiguity that I don't think it's as accurate.

yes, on the other hand I thought the Theological worldview one was very informative, and could give some insights to where someone was coming from when there was a disagreement on the threads here when discussing Christian behavior.

Of course I suppose that could be abused too if someone decided to say "What would you know? You only scored X% on this worldview..."

EDIT: I was just looking up some of these categories, and I find myself wondering about some of my scores. I don't see my beliefs in what it marked in my second and third highest scores so I'm not sure how it weighs things here.

[starstoryteller]

these are really cool quizs.

[mitsuki lover]

Thanks.
Personally I am still wondering how I got 100% on three different positions on two of the quizzes.Perhaps a three way tie.I haven't been able to find any others like them on the internet so far.

[Arnobius]

I think I've figured this out. If you were to answer with the strongest agreement for everything, you would be taken to a tiebreaker. In the case of the Theologian one, you would be taken to these questions

1 God does not exist. Rather, he is the ground of our being.
2 Good preaching is more important than good theology
3 Sin is an infinite offence against an infinitely Holy God and so requires infinite punishment
4 Justification by faith alone is the heart of the Gospel
5 God's sovereignty is supremely important in theological discussion
6 Man's main sin is failing to give to God the obedience that we owe him
7 Infant baptism is necessary to deal with original sin
8 A God who cannot suffer is poorer than any human being
9 All Christian theology must begin with the revelation of Christ
10 We can only understand God by looking at humanity

and the one answer you agreed most with would be the theologian you resembled. So the questions are tied to the end results, a certain amount for each final choice. For example, with the Worldview quiz there are 7 questions linked to each worldview, so if you found those seven for the desired denomination and marked "agree" and marked "Disagree" for the rest you'd get 100% for the desired worldview and 0% for the rest

I guess that explains why I got high scores in in worldviews that don't seem to match my own. So I guess it's not as accurate as I previously thought, since it's more of a "what % of these worldview points do you agree with.

[Kaligraphic]

Hmm. 83% Chalcedon compliant, 68% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan, and 73% John Calvin.

Those are not very well-written tests. The "are you a heretic" one is the only one that I didn't pick mostly the middle option.

It's not so grand when you can take the questions two different ways, and the answers would be at opposite ends of the spectrum.

[Arnobius]

Hmm. 83% Chalcedon compliant, 68% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan, and 73% John Calvin.

Those are not very well-written tests. The "are you a heretic" one is the only one that I didn't pick mostly the middle option.

It's not so grand when you can take the questions two different ways, and the answers would be at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Once you know how they work, you can manipulate them as you like

[GhostontheNet]

You scored as Atheist.

You are an atheist. You have been wating your time with this god stuff. Go have some fun.

Atheist
75%

Calvinism
65%

Arminian
60%

I am very, very, confused by these results, I'm a Christian and I love God, and I'm a molinist, not a calvinist or an arminian! Arggh.

[GhostontheNet]

Interestingly, I also found "What is your model of the church?" at http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=49752&first=yes . My result was:

You scored as Servant Model.

Your model of the church is Servant. The mission of the church is to serve others, to challenge unjust structures, and to live the preferential option for the poor. This model could be complemented by other models that focus more on the unique person of Jesus Christ.

Servant Model
95%
Sacrament model
78%
Mystical Communion Model
72%
Herald Model
67%
Institutional Model
17%

These results seem to be much more accurate.

[Arnobius]

That's an interesting test, as the sub results seem to be more relevant than they are on the other tests. Mine were:

You scored as Mystical Communion Model.



Your model of the church is Mystical Communion, which includes both People of God and Body of Christ. The church is essentially people in union with Christ and the Father through the Holy Spirit. Both lay people and clergy are drawn together in a family of faith. This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate, but can be supplemented with other models.

Mystical Communion Model 83%
Institutional Model 78%
Sacrament model 78%
Herald Model 50%
Servant Model 33%

Though I think ideally the Church should have all of the elements of these five (many of the questions I thought were ones that depended onhow they were approached), and I thought the "This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate" comment was a bit of an editorial comment on the part of the poll taker.

Quiz created by "mcbrien" I wonder if that's supposed to be Fr Richard McBrien or whether that's just a coincidence of names

I am very, very, confused by these results, I'm a Christian and I love God, and I'm a molinist, not a calvinist or an arminian! Arggh.

That was the bad poll. The one we used was http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870

EDIT:

The five models are:

1. You scored as Servant Model.
   Your model of the church is Servant. The mission of the church is to serve others, to challenge unjust structures, and to live the preferential option for the poor. This model could be complemented by other models that focus more on the unique person of Jesus Christ.
2. You scored as Herald Model.
   Your model of the church is Herald. The organization of the church is much less important than the urgency of announcing the Good News of salvation to all the world. The Holy Spirit moves the individual to belief in Jesus Christ and to do the will of the Father by sharing this message with others. As with other models, the narrowness of this model could be supplemented by drawing on other models.
3. You scored as Institutional Model.
   Your model of the church is institutional. Jesus established all church hierarchy, which depends upon the Holy Spirit to guide all the members to the Father's will. The hierarchy is responsible for teaching, sanctifying, and governing. Lay persons are responsible for obeying and adhering to the official teaching of the hierarchy. This model can become rigid or narrow if not complemented by other appropriate models.
4. You scored as Sacrament model.
   Your model of the church is Sacrament. The church is the effective sign of the revelation that is the person of Jesus Christ. Christians are transformed by Christ and then become a beacon of Christ wherever they go. This model has a remarkable capacity for integrating other models of the church.
5. You scored as Mystical Communion Model.
   Your model of the church is Mystical Communion, which includes both People of God and Body of Christ. The church is essentially people in union with Christ and the Father through the Holy Spirit. Both lay people and clergy are drawn together in a family of faith. This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate, but can be supplemented with other models.

It certainly sounds like the Fr Richard McBrien I know of, with his preference for certain models. It does sound though like he also thinks the ideal Church has multiple aspects

[GhostontheNet]

Though I think ideally the Church should have all of the elements of these five (many of the questions I thought were ones that depended onhow they were approached), and I thought the "This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate" comment was a bit of an editorial comment on the part of the poll taker.

However, noting the unique person of Yeshua Christ drawn from other models in the Servant model is also an editorial comment in warning against stuff like Richard Horseley making the Gospel all social revolution and little spiritual revolution (which is a lot like buscuits which look well done on the outside but still raw on the inside).

That was the bad poll. The one we used was http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870

Thank you, I'm so glad I'm not an atheist:

You scored as Emergent/Postmodern.





You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.

Emergent/Postmodern
89%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
86%
Neo orthodox
68%
Reformed Evangelical
57%
Roman Catholic
54%
Classical Liberal
50%
Charismatic/Pentecostal
46%
Fundamentalist
21%
Modern Liberal
21%

I'm very pleased with these scores myself. Whatever dangers postmodernism holds for the church, the old modernist and Englightenment narratives also held much danger. I'm still pleased to not sell out any crucial doctrine though.

[Sammy Boy]

GhostontheNet - we believe you're a genuine Christian. Those tests are probably not very accurate. God will override whatever the test results state because He knows your heart.

[GhostontheNet]

GhostontheNet - we believe you're a genuine Christian. Those tests are probably not very accurate. God will override whatever the test results state because He knows your heart.

I know, I was just having a good laugh about it.

[Mangafanatic]

What a relief-- I'm not a heretic. I was really getting worried there for a minute. [/sarcasm] XD

So, for those of you who are mordibly interested, here's how my scores boiled down:
Chalcedon compliant

100%

Monophysitism

50%

Apollanarian

33%

Nestorianism

33%

Modalism

33%

Pelagianism

25%

Adoptionist

8%

Gnosticism

8%

[GrubbTheFragger]

That was interesting i meant to post my results but i exited the page to soon

[mitsuki lover]

I retook the Eschatology one yesterday and my Preterist result went down to 75%
although according to it I remain a strong Amillennialist and Moltmannian.Jurgen Motlmann is a German theologian who posits that eschatology is as much about new beginnings as it is about endings.Actually I found it interesting that on Wikipedia's article about him he listed Sir Geoffrey A. Studdert Kennedy as one of his influences considering that Studdert Kennedy was a cousin of my Irish g grandfather's.

[Arnobius]

Amillenialist 100%
Moltmannian Eschatology 70%
Preterist 50%
Postmillenialist 35%
Premillenialist 25%
Dispensationalist 10%
Left Behind 0%

The Amillenialist view tends to fit my thinking best. I do have to admit that until recently I didn't realize there were so many schools of thought concerning the idea of "the rapture"

[Uriah]

There were some very ridiculous questions on that test.. I don't really know what any of these are, nor do I see any real value in ranking yourself according to other's beliefs. Though denomination can be a helpful foundation, I feel it's little more than a dampener on truth and freedom.

Chalcedon compliant 75%
Monophysitism 50%
Pelagianism 42%
Donatism 33%
Monarchianism 25%
Apollanarian 25%
Adoptionist 17%
Arianism 17%
Modalism 17%
Socinianism 0%
Nestorianism 0%
Albigensianism 0%
Docetism 0%
Gnosticism 0%

[Mr. SmartyPants]

For me

You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan.

You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God's grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists.

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 82%
Emergent/Postmodern 79%
Charismatic/Pentecostal 64%
Neo orthodox 64%
Classical Liberal 54%
Fundamentalist 54%
Reformed Evangelical 46%
Roman Catholic 39%
Modern Liberal 32%

[GhostontheNet]

There were some very ridiculous questions on that test.. I don't really know what any of these are, nor do I see any real value in ranking yourself according to other's beliefs. Though denomination can be a helpful foundation, I feel it's little more than a dampener on truth and freedom.

Chalcedon compliant 75%
Monophysitism 50%
Pelagianism 42%
Donatism 33%
Monarchianism 25%
Apollanarian 25%
Adoptionist 17%
Arianism 17%
Modalism 17%
Socinianism 0%
Nestorianism 0%
Albigensianism 0%
Docetism 0%
Gnosticism 0%

I think I should explain. "Chalcedon compliant" means that one holds to orthodox Christianity as defined by all the creeds and councils up to the council of Chalcedon, this would include believing the stuff in the Apostle's creed, Nicene creed, etc., which are pretty basic in nature. The other stuff on the list are the names of various heresies that showed up, i.e. the adoptionist holds that Yeshua was an ordinary man before being adopted as the Son of God at His baptism, the arian (not to be confused with the invaders of India called the Aryans who were usurped in Nazi mythology) that Yeshua Christ was created by God and not co-eternal, etc. A lot of these heresies are named after their founders, i.e. Arius, Dontanus, etc. Few "denominations" make it a point of founding themselves upon some of these heresies, and those that do end up the spotlight for a firestorm of controversy (i.e. the Unitarian Universalists founded themselves upon a denial of the Trinity and have since become rather riddled in serious issues).

[Steeltemplar]

That's an interesting test, as the sub results seem to be more relevant than they are on the other tests. Mine were:



Though I think ideally the Church should have all of the elements of these five (many of the questions I thought were ones that depended onhow they were approached), and I thought the "This model can exalt the church beyond what is appropriate" comment was a bit of an editorial comment on the part of the poll taker.

I think you have a point there. The classifications may be just a little too rigid in their definitions.

Here is what I got on my first go:

You scored as Institutional Model.



Your model of the church is institutional. Jesus established all church hierarchy, which depends upon the Holy Spirit to guide all the members to the Father's will. The hierarchy is responsible for teaching, sanctifying, and governing. Lay persons are responsible for obeying and adhering to the official teaching of the hierarchy. This model can become rigid or narrow if not complemented by other appropriate models.

Institutional Model

95%

Sacrament model

95%

Herald Model

56%

Mystical Communion Model

50%

Servant Model

33%

Yeah. That sounds like me, actually. I am a big supporter of Church authority.

I was disappointed that none of my favorite sacred pieces were actually listed in the quiz. Okay, so it is hardly to be expected that they would be. lol. They did mention Bach's Cantata No. 80, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott). However, I suspect that rather than the full version which I love they may be referring to a lighter version meant for the average congregation to sing. In which case, it loses the elements of chorale fugue which I love so much.

[Puritan]

Bach's Cantata No. 80, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott). However, I suspect that rather than the full version which I love they may be referring to a lighter version meant for the average congregation to sing. In which case, it loses the elements of chorale fugue which I love so much.

I think they were referring to the (original) Martin Luther hymn version, but I understand the words are the same. I've never heard this chorale, I'll have to find it...