Deck 13: New Religious Movements

Question 1

The last addition to the Latter-day Saint scripture deals with the admission of same-sex oriented neb to the Mormon priesthood

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Falun Gong draws extensively on Buddhism.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The scriptures of new religious movements are not amenable to change.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Holy Writings are the scriptures of the

A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas

Question 5

The believers in new religious movements regularly venerate their scriptures.

Question 6

Which press first published the Book of Mormon?

A) Oxford University Press
B) Utah Press
C) Grand Central Press
D) Grandin Press

Question 7

The development of Christian Science began with Key to the Scriptures.

Question 8

The Baha'i scriptures have a fourfold development from 1840 to 1957.

Question 9

The Zhuan Falun is the scripture of the

A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas

Question 10

Falun Gong is a form of qigong practice.

Question 11

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one branch of the movement known as

A) Mormons
B) Shakers
C) Amish
D) New Agers

Question 12

New religious movements often have little or no oral tradition leading into their scriptures.

Question 13

The style of The Bab's writings is noticeably similar to the style of the Qur'an.

Question 14

The Baha'i faith encourages meditation.

Question 15

The Bab saw himself as the hidden Imam.

Question 16

The feast of Nowruz marks the ending of the Baha'i period of fasting.

Question 17

Divine Principle has gone through three English-language editions,some with extensive revisions of content.

Question 18

New religious movements typically do not use their scriptures to spread their faith.

Question 19

The first printing of the Book of Mormon was

A) Very small
B) Large for its time
C) Not controversial
D) Not noticed by non-Mormons

Question 20

The use of scripture in new religious movements is typically more limited than its use in more traditional religions.

Question 21

Baha'is direct their prayers (have a qiblih)toward ______ in Israel.

Question 22

The Latter-day Saints Church has a canon that is

A) closed
B) open
C) mixed
D) determined

Question 23

Who founded the Unification Church?

A) The Bab
B) Li Hongzhi
C) Shoghi Effendi
D) Sun Myung Moon

Question 24

The golden plates of Mormon scripture were buried in the Hill ______.

Question 25

______ was Mormon's son.

Question 26

Compared to other Latter-day Saints scriptures,on the whole,the Book of Mormon is:

A) More in favor of polygamy
B) Neutral to polygamy
C) More against polygamy
D) Completely in favor of monogamy

Question 27

The United Sates was viewed by Baha'i leaders as the world's best hope for international _________.

Question 28

According to the Book of Mormon,the ______ were destroyed by the Lamanites.

Question 29

"Fruitage" is the testimony-to-healing part of the scripture of

A) Christian Science
B) Mormonism
C) Falun Gong
D) Baha'i

Question 30

Joseph Smith was succeeded by Brigham ________.

Question 31

There are ______ apostles in the highest council of the Latter-day Saints Church.

Question 32

What does the typical testimony to healing in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures do?

A) Offer thanks to Mary Baker Eddy
B) Suggest Bible passages on healing
C) Recommend that readers pray for healing
D) There are no testimonies to healing in this book.

Question 33

The Latter-day Saints officially disavowed ______ in 1890.

Question 34

Joseph Smith was _____ years old when his visions began. I've seen enough questions drawn from footnotes!

Question 35

When was Divine Principle published?

A) 1830
B) 1930
C) 1959
D) 2002

Question 36

Latter-day Saints practice baptism by ______.

Question 37

"Bab" means

A) prophet
B) gate
C) cave
D) enlightened one

Question 38

Who wrote "Turning the Wheel of Law?"

A) The Bab
B) Li Hongzhi
C) Shoghi Effendi
D) Sun Myung Moon

Question 39

The Book of Mormon is believed by Mormons to be written over a period of:

A) 1000 years
B) 500
C) 200 years
D) Almost 2000 years old

Question 40

The Bab wrote the first part of the scriptures of the

A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas

Question 41

Mary Baker Eddy's writing stresses the ______ aspects of God.

Question 42

How does the treatment of their scriptures by new religious movements differ from that of more traditional religions?

Question 43

The Divine Principle claims that,according to the Bible,the next Messiah must come from ______.

Question 44

The Communist Party of China has labeled Falun Gong as an "evil ________."

Question 45

How could Christian Science be considered a feminist religion?

Question 46

How do the new religions hold out hope for those who join them?

Question 47

Are the truth claims of new religious movements undermined by the fact that they are new? Why,or why not?

Question 48

Mary Baker Eddy believed that ______ was superior to matter.

Question 49

How does Christian Science differ from mainstream Protestant Christianity? How is it similar?

Question 50

Adam and Eve ________ to carry out God's plan,according to Sun Myung Moon.

Question 51

What reasons might be given for the creation of the universe?