Title: Chapter 07: North America
Course: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents

Q: What activity was at the center of the dispute that led the U.S. Congress to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)?
- abortion
- alcohol
- peyote
- military service
A: peyote

Q: The American civil rights movement was generated largely
- from within the Christian community
- by recent immigrants
- by members of Pentecostal churches
- all three (a, b, c) are true
A: from within the Christian community

Q: Which question do pollsters ask to determine if someone is an Evangelical?
- Have you been born again?
- Have you spoken in tongues?
- Do you believe Jesus is the only way to heaven?
- Do you tell others about your faith?
A: Have you been born again?

Q: In the last fifty years, almost all the growth of the Evangelical movement has been generated by
- Mainline Protestants
- Catholics
- Pentecostals
- none of the above (a, b, c)
A: Pentecostals

Q: Compared to their less religiously active neighbors, churchgoers in America are
- not as likely to participate in community service
- more likely to participate in community service
- more likely to live in a gated community
- more likely to be sexually active
A: more likely to participate in community service

Q: Places that are religiously diverse and also spiritually fuzzy are experiencing
- spiritual entropy
- moral therapeutic theism
- pluriform religion
- the “Experiential Divide”
A: pluriform religion

Q: In contemporary usage, which of the following terms is not associated with spirituality?
- authentic
- personal
- normative
- natural
A: normative

Q: Which term refers to the right of individuals to decide what to believe and how to live?
- Freedom’s Ferment
- Soul Liberty
- Beloved Community
- Independent Idolatry
A: Soul Liberty

Q: What did the evangelist Billy Graham call his revival meetings?
- Soul Savers
- Sawdust Trails
- Heaven’s Gate
- Crusades
A: Crusades

Q: Which item is not associated with William Penn?
- Puritan
- Pennsylvania
- Holy Experiment
- Liberty of Conscience
A: Puritan

Q: The portrait of Christ by the twentieth-century artist Warner Sallman depicts:
- Jesus separating the sheep from the goats
- the bleeding heart of Jesus
- Jesus being reunited with Mary in heaven
- Jesus knocking politely at a door
A: Jesus knocking politely at a door

Q: In comparison to the colonization of Latin America, the colonization of North America
- was controlled by a single European nation
- was privately organized and funded
- happened faster and was more profitable
- had better treatment of indigenous populations
A: was privately organized and funded

Q: According to theologian Randy Woodley, the core values of the Indian way of life are strikingly similar to the Bible principle of
- justice
- stewardship
- agape love
- shalom
A: shalom

Q: Which was sometimes called the religious “latrine” of the colonies?
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
A: Rhode Island

Q: Which term does not belong in this group?
- New England
- Anglicanism
- Enlightenment
- deism
A: New England

Q: Who was the main leader of the Great Awakening?
- Lyman Beecher
- George Whitefield
- Frederick Douglass
- H. L. Mencken
A: George Whitefield

Q: Before being forced to march the “Trail of Tears,” the Cherokee Nation
- had allied with former slaves to form a military force
- had been seeking intermarriage with Chinese migrant workers
- had converted to Christianity
- was reviving native religious practices
A: had converted to Christianity

Q: After the Civil War, Southerners supported their culture based on the Myth of ____.
- First Things
- The Lost Cause
- The Great Defender
- Virtuous Valor
A: The Lost Cause

Q: Which event dampened Christian zeal to improve American society?
- the Scopes trial
- abolition
- women’s suffrage
- repeal of prohibition
A: repeal of prohibition

Q: When were the words “under God” added to the Pledge of Allegiance?
- In the late 1800s, just after the Civil War
- In the 1920s, just after World War I
- In 1954
- In 1984
A: In 1954