Deck 24: We Are One Nation Under God

Question 1

The U.S. Constitution requires the government to ______.

A) honor or respect Judeo-Christian principles
B) maintain the separation of church and state
C) establish a state endorsed religion
D) maintain a balance between church and state

Answer 1

B

Question 2

With regard to religious diversity, the United States ______.

A) scores low in religious diversity
B) legally recognizes only one religion
C) has no state that scores high on religious diversity
D) is moderately diverse

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The most common Protestant denomination in the United States is ______.

A) Catholic
B) Methodist
C) Baptist
D) Presbyterian

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Evangelicals ______.

A) tend to be politically liberal
B) are said to be "born again"
C) are exclusively Protestant
D) regard the Bible as nonsacred narrative

Question 5

"Switching" suggests that Americans are interested in ______.

A) finding a religion that "speaks" to their personal lifestyles
B) maintaining a lifetime commitment to one religion
C) becoming less and less interested in religion as they age
D) exploring new religions as they age

Question 6

"Switchers" refer to ______.

A) a subbranch of Pentecostals
B) people who deny the existence of God
C) people who change their religious affiliation
D) people who are born again

Question 7

The religious landscape of the United States ______.

A) is remarkably monochromatic
B) is remarkably diverse
C) reflects a nation of nonbelievers
D) becoming increasingly Christian

Question 8

The Pew study of religion in the United States indicates that daily praying ______.

A) falls off as one ages
B) increases with income
C) increases with age
D) is remarkably consistent across all religious groups

Question 9

The term "megachurch" refers to ______.

A) churches with the greatest number of members
B) churches with at least 2,000 members in weekly attendance
C) churches with the greatest financial assets
D) churches with the largest and most powerful bureaucratic hierarchies

Question 10

All of the following are features of bureaucracies EXCEPT ______.

A) clear division of labor
B) graduated statuses
C) structured communication
D) personalized relationships

Question 11

A recent Pew study on religion in the United States found that the frequency of praying ______.

A) is inversely related to income
B) is higher for men than women
C) is inversely related to age
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Megachurches ______.

A) are present in all 50 states
B) are most likely to be found in the northeast
C) face recruitment and retainment issues similar to traditional churches
D) tend to attract more religiously conservative attendees