Question 1

The founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints was _______.

Accepted Answer

Joseph Smith

Question 2

The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die was written by the leader of which religious community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seventh-Day Adventists 
B)  Jehovah's Witnesses 
C)  The Unification Church 
D)  Christian Science 
A)  Seventh-Day Adventists 
B)  Jehovah's Witnesses 
C)  The Unification Church 
D)  Christian Science B

Question 3

Claude "Rael" Vorilhon is convinced that he was taken aboard a _______.

Accepted Answer

UFO

Question 4

Critics of Scientology insist that the E-meter is little more than a lie detector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is "Ufology," and how does the belief system of the Raelian movement compare with the beliefs of many of the better-known world religions?

Accepted Answer

Ufology is the study of unidentified fly

Question 6

What is the definition of the following term:
-Elohim:

Accepted Answer

(el-loh-heem') One of several

Question 7

According to Roy Wallis, a "world-accommodating" religion is one that

Accepted Answer

A)  is content with life because it is indifferent to the evil that exists in the world. 
B)  renounces the world because it is evil. 
C)  finds only goodness and grace in humankind. 
D)  acknowledges that the world is deficient in goodness and grace but believes in a higher goal for humankind. 
A)  is content with life because it is indifferent to the evil that exists in the world. 
B)  renounces the world because it is evil. 
C)  finds only goodness and grace in humankind. 
D)  acknowledges that the world is deficient in goodness and grace but believes in a higher goal for humankind.

Question 8

Rastafarians view Marcus Garvey as a divine being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The popular nickname for the Unification Church is the _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The popular nickname for the Unification Church...

Question 10

Members of the Eckankar community await passage to another planet once they have given up their physical bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mormons abstain from consuming

Accepted Answer

A)  pork. 
B)  coffee. 
C)  ice cream. 
D)  lemonade. 
A)  pork. 
B)  coffee. 
C)  ice cream. 
D)  lemonade.

Question 12

The Church of Latter-day Saints was founded by

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Smith. 
B)  Brigham Young. 
C)  Mary Baker Eddy. 
D)  Ellen White. 
A)  Joseph Smith. 
B)  Brigham Young. 
C)  Mary Baker Eddy. 
D)  Ellen White.

Question 13

An "Operating Thetan" is a(an)

Accepted Answer

A)  alien warrior. 
B)  member of the Heaven's Gate community. 
C)  Scientologist who is spiritually evolved. 
D)  spiritually advanced Unitarian Universalist. 
A)  alien warrior. 
B)  member of the Heaven's Gate community. 
C)  Scientologist who is spiritually evolved. 
D)  spiritually advanced Unitarian Universalist.

Question 14

What is the definition of the following term:
-globalization:

Accepted Answer

Any movement, within

Question 15

Several "New Age" religious movements have been built around ideas and spiritual disciplines derived from Hinduism and Buddhism. Identify some of these movements and discuss how each claims to lead its followers toward spiritual enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

Some of the "New Age" religious movement

Question 16

Raelians promote the cloning of pets and humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Second Great Awakening affected Christian thought in the United States through much of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Scientology, a thetan is someone who has failed to achieve enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the vocabulary of Scientologists, engrams are defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  pleasant memories stored in the mind. 
B)  angelic messages sent from heaven. 
C)  electromagnetic pulses that cause pain. 
D)  traumatic events lodged as images in the subconscious mind. 
A)  pleasant memories stored in the mind. 
B)  angelic messages sent from heaven. 
C)  electromagnetic pulses that cause pain. 
D)  traumatic events lodged as images in the subconscious mind.

Question 20

Madame Blavatsky was one of the founders of the _______.

Accepted Answer

Theosophic

The founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints was _______.

The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die was written by the leader of which religious community?

Claude "Rael" Vorilhon is convinced that he was taken aboard a _______.

Critics of Scientology insist that the E-meter is little more than a lie detector.

What is "Ufology," and how does the belief system of the Raelian movement compare with the beliefs of many of the better-known world religions?

What is the definition of the following term: -Elohim:

According to Roy Wallis, a "world-accommodating" religion is one that

Rastafarians view Marcus Garvey as a divine being.

The popular nickname for the Unification Church is the _______.

Members of the Eckankar community await passage to another planet once they have given up their physical bodies.

Mormons abstain from consuming

The Church of Latter-day Saints was founded by

An "Operating Thetan" is a(an)

What is the definition of the following term: -globalization:

Several "New Age" religious movements have been built around ideas and spiritual disciplines derived from Hinduism and Buddhism. Identify some of these movements and discuss how each claims to lead its followers toward spiritual enlightenment.

Raelians promote the cloning of pets and humans.

The Second Great Awakening affected Christian thought in the United States through much of the nineteenth century.

In Scientology, a thetan is someone who has failed to achieve enlightenment.

In the vocabulary of Scientologists, engrams are defined as

Madame Blavatsky was one of the founders of the _______.

An Invitation to the Study of World Religions

Indigenous Religions of North America

Indigenous Religions of Africa

Hinduism

Buddhism

Jainism

Sikhism

Chinese Religions: Confucianism and Daoism

Shinto

Zoroastrianism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

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Exam 14: New Religions

The founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints was _______.

The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die was written by the leader of which religious community?

Claude "Rael" Vorilhon is convinced that he was taken aboard a _______.

Critics of Scientology insist that the E-meter is little more than a lie detector.

What is "Ufology," and how does the belief system of the Raelian movement compare with the beliefs of many of the better-known world religions?

What is the definition of the following term: -Elohim:

According to Roy Wallis, a "world-accommodating" religion is one that

Rastafarians view Marcus Garvey as a divine being.

The popular nickname for the Unification Church is the _______.

Members of the Eckankar community await passage to another planet once they have given up their physical bodies.

Mormons abstain from consuming

The Church of Latter-day Saints was founded by

An "Operating Thetan" is a(an)

What is the definition of the following term: -globalization:

Several "New Age" religious movements have been built around ideas and spiritual disciplines derived from Hinduism and Buddhism. Identify some of these movements and discuss how each claims to lead its followers toward spiritual enlightenment.

Raelians promote the cloning of pets and humans.

The Second Great Awakening affected Christian thought in the United States through much of the nineteenth century.

In Scientology, a thetan is someone who has failed to achieve enlightenment.

In the vocabulary of Scientologists, engrams are defined as

Madame Blavatsky was one of the founders of the _______.

An Invitation to the Study of World Religions

Indigenous Religions of North America

Indigenous Religions of Africa

Hinduism

Buddhism

Jainism

Sikhism

Chinese Religions: Confucianism and Daoism

Shinto

Zoroastrianism

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Filters