Question 1

Identify a true statement about the Zhuan Falun book.

Accepted Answer

A) It is not regarded as a scripture by the Falun Gong movement. 
B) It has already been translated into forty languages. 
C) It has been organized into three lectures or talks. 
D) It fails to preserve the feel of lectures to live audiences. 
A) It is not regarded as a scripture by the Falun Gong movement. 
B) It has already been translated into forty languages. 
C) It has been organized into three lectures or talks. 
D) It fails to preserve the feel of lectures to live audiences. B

Question 2

What is a UFO NRM established in 1973, now headquartered in Quebec, with about 55,000 members worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A) Heaven's Gate 
B) The Raëlians 
C) Druidry 
D) The People's Temple 
A) Heaven's Gate 
B) The Raëlians 
C) Druidry 
D) The People's Temple B

Question 3

What is an NRM from Korea founded by Sun Myung Moon that is a blend of Christianity and Asian religions?

Accepted Answer

A) Branch Davidian 
B) The Church of Moon International 
C) Unification Church 
D) Self-Realization Fellowship 
A) Branch Davidian 
B) The Church of Moon International 
C) Unification Church 
D) Self-Realization Fellowship C

Question 4

Which of the following describes the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a scientific new religious movement on the spiritual healing of disease. 
B) It is a group of full-time church workers who assist national and local Scientology organizations. 
C) It is the sectarian Mormon group that still practices plural marriage. 
D) It is the former name for a Mormon denomination, now called Community of Christ. 
A) It is a scientific new religious movement on the spiritual healing of disease. 
B) It is a group of full-time church workers who assist national and local Scientology organizations. 
C) It is the sectarian Mormon group that still practices plural marriage. 
D) It is the former name for a Mormon denomination, now called Community of Christ.

Question 5

Which of the following is a scientific new religious movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy on spiritual healing of disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Church of Scientology 
B) Christian Science Church 
C) Unification Church 
D) Self-Realization Fellowship 
A) Church of Scientology 
B) Christian Science Church 
C) Unification Church 
D) Self-Realization Fellowship

Question 6

The _________ is the third scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has 138 sections, plus two "official declarations." It contains revelations on community life-some narrative, some theological, and some legal-from 1823 until 1978.

Accepted Answer

A) Book of Mormon 
B) King James Version 
C) Doctrine and Covenants 
D) Pearl of Great Price 
A) Book of Mormon 
B) King James Version 
C) Doctrine and Covenants 
D) Pearl of Great Price

Question 7

Explain nature new religious movements.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Most nature new relig

Question 8

What is a Hindu new religious movement founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1959?

Accepted Answer

A) Heaven's Gate 
B) The Rajneesh International Foundation 
C) The Self-Realization Fellowship 
D) Transcendental Meditation 
A) Heaven's Gate 
B) The Rajneesh International Foundation 
C) The Self-Realization Fellowship 
D) Transcendental Meditation

Question 9

A new religious movement, especially a long-standing one from the 1800s and early 1900s, is sometimes called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) alternative religious movement. 
B) indigenous religious movement . 
C) civil religious movement. 
D) orthodox religious movement. 
A) alternative religious movement. 
B) indigenous religious movement . 
C) civil religious movement. 
D) orthodox religious movement.

Question 10

Which of the following terms for NRMs is used the least today?

Accepted Answer

A) sects 
B) cults 
C) alternative religious movement 
D) emergent religions 
A) sects 
B) cults 
C) alternative religious movement 
D) emergent religions

Question 11

What refers to a group of full-time church workers who assist national and local Scientology groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Druidry 
B) Heaven's Gate 
C) Branch Davidian 
D) The Sea Organization 
A) Druidry 
B) Heaven's Gate 
C) Branch Davidian 
D) The Sea Organization

Question 12

New religious movements are always founded by a large group of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of Wicca?

Accepted Answer

A) It supports the alienation of humans from nature. 
B) It encourages the use of modern science and technology. 
C) It is made up predominantly of men. 
D) It aims to re-enchant and re-personalize the world. 
A) It supports the alienation of humans from nature. 
B) It encourages the use of modern science and technology. 
C) It is made up predominantly of men. 
D) It aims to re-enchant and re-personalize the world.

Question 14

Explain Neo-Paganism and Wicca.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Neo-Pagan new religio

Question 15

The religion scholar who invented the term "new religious movements" is:

Accepted Answer

A) Eileen Barker. 
B) L.Ron Hubbard. 
C) Hugh T.Urban . 
D) Urban Meyer. 
A) Eileen Barker. 
B) L.Ron Hubbard. 
C) Hugh T.Urban . 
D) Urban Meyer.

Question 16

New religious movements are:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural in their response to the modern world. 
B) not as media-savvy as established world religions. 
C) not tightly organized and lack control from the top. 
D) responses to religious and cultural pluralism. 
A) cultural in their response to the modern world. 
B) not as media-savvy as established world religions. 
C) not tightly organized and lack control from the top. 
D) responses to religious and cultural pluralism.

Question 17

Explain the present status of Scientology.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Scientology has alway

Question 18

_________, also called "contact movements," represent a type of scientific new religious movements quite different from Christian Science, teaching about beings from other worlds who bring scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom.

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-Pagans 
B) UFO groups 
C) Druids 
D) Mormons 
A) Neo-Pagans 
B) UFO groups 
C) Druids 
D) Mormons

Question 19

In Scientology, the term what term refers to a spiritual entity that can exist apart from the body, and is the true self of every person?

Accepted Answer

A) thetan 
B) auditing 
C) dynamic 
D) engram 
A) thetan 
B) auditing 
C) dynamic 
D) engram

Question 20

What did Aum Shinrikyo do to make it so infamous?

Accepted Answer

A) It carried out a deadly gas attack in the Tokyo subway system. 
B) It carried out attacks on notable Shinto shrines. 
C) It carried out attacks in the streets of major Japanese cities. 
D) It slandered the emperor of Japan. 
A) It carried out a deadly gas attack in the Tokyo subway system. 
B) It carried out attacks on notable Shinto shrines. 
C) It carried out attacks in the streets of major Japanese cities. 
D) It slandered the emperor of Japan.

Identify a true statement about the Zhuan Falun book.

What is a UFO NRM established in 1973, now headquartered in Quebec, with about 55,000 members worldwide?

What is an NRM from Korea founded by Sun Myung Moon that is a blend of Christianity and Asian religions?

Which of the following describes the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Which of the following is a scientific new religious movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy on spiritual healing of disease?

The _________ is the third scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has 138 sections, plus two "official declarations." It contains revelations on community life-some narrative, some theological, and some legal-from 1823 until 1978.

Explain nature new religious movements.

What is a Hindu new religious movement founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1959?

A new religious movement, especially a long-standing one from the 1800s and early 1900s, is sometimes called a(n):

Which of the following terms for NRMs is used the least today?

What refers to a group of full-time church workers who assist national and local Scientology groups?

New religious movements are always founded by a large group of people.

Which of the following is true of Wicca?

Explain Neo-Paganism and Wicca.

The religion scholar who invented the term "new religious movements" is:

New religious movements are:

Explain the present status of Scientology.

_________, also called "contact movements," represent a type of scientific new religious movements quite different from Christian Science, teaching about beings from other worlds who bring scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom.

In Scientology, the term what term refers to a spiritual entity that can exist apart from the body, and is the true self of every person?

What did Aum Shinrikyo do to make it so infamous?

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Exam 13: Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

Identify a true statement about the Zhuan Falun book.

What is a UFO NRM established in 1973, now headquartered in Quebec, with about 55,000 members worldwide?

What is an NRM from Korea founded by Sun Myung Moon that is a blend of Christianity and Asian religions?

Which of the following describes the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Which of the following is a scientific new religious movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy on spiritual healing of disease?

The _________ is the third scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has 138 sections, plus two "official declarations." It contains revelations on community life-some narrative, some theological, and some legal-from 1823 until 1978.

Explain nature new religious movements.

What is a Hindu new religious movement founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1959?

A new religious movement, especially a long-standing one from the 1800s and early 1900s, is sometimes called a(n):

Which of the following terms for NRMs is used the least today?

What refers to a group of full-time church workers who assist national and local Scientology groups?

New religious movements are always founded by a large group of people.

Which of the following is true of Wicca?

Explain Neo-Paganism and Wicca.

The religion scholar who invented the term "new religious movements" is:

New religious movements are:

Explain the present status of Scientology.

_________, also called "contact movements," represent a type of scientific new religious movements quite different from Christian Science, teaching about beings from other worlds who bring scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom.

In Scientology, the term what term refers to a spiritual entity that can exist apart from the body, and is the true self of every person?

What did Aum Shinrikyo do to make it so infamous?

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

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