Title: Chapter 12: Other Religions and Major Religious Subgroups
Course: World Religions, 2e

Q: When did the Bahai religion begin?
- in the 600s
- in the 1500s
- in the 1800s
- during the Crusades
- around the time that Zoroastrianism started
A: in the 1800s

Q: Which ancient empire had its capital where Mexico City is now?
- Tlaxcala
- Incan
- Mayan
- Aztec
- none of the above
A: Aztec

Q: Which is not a feature associated with North American tribal religion?
- medicine bundle
- animal symbolism
- celibate priesthood
- sacred dance
- sweat lodge
A: celibate priesthood

Q: Which European country did not have early settlements in the Americas?
- Spain
- Italy
- Portugal
- France
- England
A: Italy

Q: Why were all the earliest European explorers to the Americas Catholic?
- Protestants had no missionary ambitions
- Protestant countries were not sea-faring
- Protestant countries had lost most of their navy in a sea battle against Spain
- Protestants could not fund the travel required
- there were no Protestants yet
A: there were no Protestants yet

Q: Which two religious groups were the largest in the 1800s in English-speaking North America?
- Baptist and Methodist
- Congregational and Methodist
- Pentecostal and Methodist
- Presbyterian and Congregational
- Baptist and Presbyterian
A: Baptist and Methodist

Q: Which of the groups below would not be considered a utopian community?
- Oneida Community
- Methodist Movement
- Amana Colony
- Harmony Society
- all of the above
A: Methodist Movement

Q: Who was Amy Semple McPherson?
- a revivalist and founder of a Pentecostal denomination
- a leader of the Seventh-day Adventist movement
- the founder of Christian Science
- the only woman who founded a religious movement in North America
- one of the wives of the founders of Mormonism
A: a revivalist and founder of a Pentecostal denomination

Q: The original restoration movement in the United States was formed by which two men?
- Smith and Young
- Stone and Campbell
- Russell and Rutherford
- Miller and White
- Field and Howell
A: Stone and Campbell

Q: Key leaders in the American adventist movement were:
- Howell and Stream.
- Smith and Young.
- Russell and Rutherford.
- Stone and Campbell.
- Miller and White.
A: Miller and White.

Q: Key leaders in the Jehovah’s Witness movement were:
- Smith and Young.
- Russell and Rutherford.
- Stone and Campbell.
- Field and Stream.
- Stone and Miller.
A: Russell and Rutherford.

Q: The Bahai religion is related most closely to what other religious tradition?
- Protestantism
- Catholicism
- Sunni Islam
- Orthodox Judaism
- Shia Islam
A: Shia Islam

Q: Key leaders in the Mormon movement were:
- Mormon and Young.
- Smith and Weston.
- Edwards and Smith.
- Smith and Young.
- Smith and Joseph.
A: Smith and Young.

Q: Which feature of Mormonism was shared by most other Christians in the 1800s?
- use of the King James Version of the Bible
- polygamy
- stories of Jesus in North America
- use of a special priesthood and a group of twelve apostles
- none of the above
A: use of the King James Version of the Bible

Q: Which is not true for a group called the “Community of Christ.”
- it is the second-largest Mormon church
- its earlier name was the “Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints”
- its original leader was Joseph Smith’s son
- follows the teachings of Brigham Young
- all of the above
A: follows the teachings of Brigham Young

Q: Who were the Millerites?
- another name for Mormons
- members of a celibate utopian farming community
- early North American adventists
- the founders of Plymouth Colony
- none of the above
A: early North American adventists

Q: What is not one of the distinctive beliefs and practices of most adventists?
- missionary effort
- imminent second coming of Jesus
- postmillennialism
- apocalyptic
- emphasis on the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation
A: postmillennialism

Q: Of the beliefs and practices below found in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is the only one widely shared with other adventist groups?
- interest in the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation
- emphasis on a healthy and often vegetarian diet
- religious services held on Saturday rather than Sunday
- regard for Jewish food taboos
- respect for the writings of Ellen White
A: interest in the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation

Q: An apocalyptic group clashed with federal agents in Waco, Texas, in 1993, resulting in the death of nearly one hundred people. With what restorationist group was its leader once affiliated?
- Mormon
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Pentecostal
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Seventh-day Adventist

Q: With what religious group is the American breakfast cereal craze of Kellogg fame most closely associated?
- Stone-Campbell movement
- Mormon
- Pentecostal
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Seventh-day Adventist
A: Seventh-day Adventist

Q: What religious group is noted for street-corner and door-to-door literature distribution?
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Mormon
- Pentecostal
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Q: What do the Jehovah’s Witnesses call their church buildings?
- temples
- kingdom halls
- watchtowers
- witness halls
- houses of God
A: kingdom halls

Q: The Parsees of India are adherents of what religion?
- Zoroastrianism
- Shia Islam
- Hinduism
- Jainism
- Judaism
A: Zoroastrianism

Q: What religious group is most noted for its court challenges in defense of religious liberties?
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Mormon
- Pentecostal
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Q: Of the North American religious movements listed below, which is the newest?
- Mormon
- Pentecostal
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Pentecostal

Q: Of the North American religious movements listed below, which is the largest?
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Mormon
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Pentecostal
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Pentecostal

Q: With which North American religious movement listed below is the Charismatic Movement most closely associated?
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Mormon
- Pentecostal
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Stone-Campbell movement
A: Pentecostal

Q: What does the term “glossolalia” identify?
- speaking in tongues
- faith healing
- exorcism
- religious trance
- any inspired speech
A: speaking in tongues

Q: With what group are the following terms associated: thetan, auditor, engrams?
- Moonies
- Christian Science
- Spiritualism
- Mormonism
- Scientology
A: Scientology

Q: What group is noted for its mass weddings?
- Moonies
- Spiritualism
- Christian Science
- Scientology
- Mormonism
A: Moonies

Q: What is the official name of the group popularly called the “Moonies”?
- Holy Spirit Association of the Unification of World Christianity
- Unification Church
- Millerites
- Mormon
- Scientology
A: Holy Spirit Association of the Unification of World Christianity

Q: What religious movement was started by a science fiction writer?
- Unification Church
- Christian Science
- Spiritualism
- Mormonism
- Scientology
A: Scientology

Q: The book Doctrine and Covenants is important to which religious group?
- Christian Science
- Scientology
- Mormon
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
A: Mormon

Q: An eschatological worldview found in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam may have been influenced by which religious tradition?
- Zoroastrianism
- Buddhism
- Egyptian religion
- Babylonian religion
- Hellenism
A: Zoroastrianism

Q: The book Steps to Christ is important to which religious group?
- Christian Science
- Scientology
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Mormon
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
A: Seventh-day Adventist

Q: The magazine Watchtower is important to which religious group?
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Scientology
- Christian Science
- Mormon
- Seventh-day Adventist
A: Jehovah’s Witnesses

Q: The book Dianetics is important to which religious group?
- Mormon
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Christian Science
- Scientology
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
A: Scientology

Q: The book Divine Principles is important to which religious group?
- Unification Church
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Christian Science
- Mormon
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
A: Unification Church

Q: The largest Christian church in the world is in what nation?
- Italy
- United States
- Brazil
- South Korea
- Spain
A: South Korea

Q: What group denies the Christian doctrine of the Trinity?
- Baptists
- Nestorians
- Monophysites
- Oneness Pentecostals
- Anabaptists
A: Oneness Pentecostals

Q: Which of the following would not be regarded as belonging to the New Age movement?
- The Ajivikas
- The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Soka Gakkai
- The Swaminarayan Movement
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: This ascetic group emerged at the same time as Buddhism and believed that the power of Fate controlled everything.
- The Ajivikas
- The Jains
- The Sikhs
- The Satya Sai Baba Movement
- The Daoists
A: The Ajivikas

Q: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a movement with an ideology drawn mainly from these two traditions.
- Christianity and Shinto
- Buddhism and Confucianism
- Daoism and Shinto
- Classical Chinese notions and Shinto
- Classical Chinese and Christian notions
A: Classical Chinese and Christian notions

Q: Soka Gakkai (or Soka Gakkai International) is an offshoot of this type of Buddhism.
- Yogacara
- Theravada
- Tibetan
- Nichiren
- Zen
A: Nichiren

Q: What is Machu Picchu?
- a religious site of the Mayans
- a site of the Aztecs
- a site of the Incas
- the last king of the Mayans
- the last king of the Incas
A: a site of the Incas

Q: This is not typically associated with Soka Gakkai Buddhist practices.
- meditating on a koan
- chanting a sacred verse
- focus on the daimoku
- respect for the Lotus Sutra
- devotional practice
A: meditating on a koan

Q: This is not typically associated with Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa) practices and their goals.
- moral practices including tolerance and truthfulness
- slow moving meditative exercises
- self-cultivation movements related to qigong
- gradual progression through a complex hierarchy of priests and masters in their temples
- spiritual enlightenment
A: gradual progression through a complex hierarchy of priests and masters in their temples

Q: Satya Sai Baba’s disciples believe:
- that he was the incarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi.
- that he possessed supernormal powers, especially the miraculous production of ash and other objects.
- that he was divine and everyone can realize their own divinity.
- that moral virtue and performing charitable deeds are important practices.
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: The Swaminarayan Movement:
- mostly still attracts Hindus originally from the Indian state of Gujarat.
- was founded by Ramanuja in the twelfth century.
- allows its members to eat meat and perform animal sacrifice.
- promoted the practice of widow immolation (sati) when it first started.
- was persecuted by the British when they ruled India.
A: mostly still attracts Hindus originally from the Indian state of Gujarat.

Q: The modern nondual or self-realization spirituality movement:
- is always centered on following the teachings of a specific spiritual master.
- is often criticized by followers of traditional nondual Hindu approaches, such as Advaita Vedanta.
- is always associated with environmental protection and vegetarianism.
- is characterized by emphasis on rigorous body-mind practices, such as yoga and chanting.
- is generally dependent on congregational practices with are regarded as essential.
A: is often criticized by followers of traditional nondual Hindu approaches, such as Advaita Vedanta.

Q: Eckart Tolle’s The Power of Now could be most reasonably categorized as belonging to:
- modern nondual or self-realization spirituality.
- Christian mysticism.
- Sunni Islam.
- Confucian ethics.
- Falun Gong teachings.
A: modern nondual or self-realization spirituality.

Q: Which of the following is not characteristic of modern Yoga as practiced in most Western studios?
- emphasis on physical fitness
- emphasis on bodily postures
- emphasis on eliminating stress
- some breath-work and meditative techniques
- religious attainments such as self-realization or spiritual liberation
A: religious attainments such as self-realization or spiritual liberation

Q: What was not one of the features of great empires of indigenous American empires prior to the arrival of Europeans?
- developed calendars
- located in Central America
- practiced human sacrifice
- built pyramid temple structures
- governed by monarchs
A: located in Central America

Q: Which was the oldest of the pre-Columbian civilizations in America?
- Tlaxcala
- Aztec
- Incan
- Mayan
- none of the above
A: Mayan

Q: Which was the largest of the pre-Columbian civilizations in America?
- Aztec
- Incan
- Mayan
- Tlaxcala
- none of the above
A: Incan

Q: What European nation conquered the Aztec and the Incan empires?
- Spain
- Portugal
- France
- England
- the Netherlands
A: Spain