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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White say in his letter to Jerry Falwell on December 24, 1991?
(a) White asks Falwell's forgiveness for pretending to be someone White was not.
(b) White suggests that Falwell needs counseling.
(c) White asks Falwell to meet with him to talk about Falwell's treatment of homosexuality.
(d) White tells Falwell White is contemplating a lawsuit.

2. What group does Pat Robertson form?
(a) Moral Majority.
(b) Christian Brotherhood.
(c) None.
(d) Christian Coalition.

3. What does White contemplate while taking scuba training?
(a) Nothing that he mentions.
(b) Meeting other men through Scuba diving.
(c) Suicide.
(d) God's mercy.

4. What would the measure being considered in Oregon do?
(a) Allow homosexuals limited civil rights.
(b) Mandate that children being raised by a homosexual couple be placed in foster homes.
(c) Outlaw any public display of affection between same sex couples.
(d) Add anti-homosexual language to the Oregon constitution.

5. With whom does White work on If I Should Die Before I Wake?
(a) Himself.
(b) Pat Robertson.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Jerry Falwell.

6. Where do Gary and White move in 1990?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Monterey.
(d) Laguna Beach.

7. Why is White confused at the Cathedral of Hope?
(a) They use books from several denominations.
(b) There are many heterosexuals who attend.
(c) They conduct a liturgical, formal worship service.
(d) There are several different pastors.

8. Where does Mel meet Gary Nixon?
(a) All Saints Episcopal.
(b) The baths.
(c) A gay bar.
(d) MCC.

9. What style of government does the religious right seem to want?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Theocracy.

10. What does Falwell and other evangelists use to further their own causes?
(a) Anti-homosexual rhetoric.
(b) The AIDS epidemic.
(c) Anti-abortion rhetoric.
(d) The drug culture.

11. Why does Falwell initially get into politics?
(a) To eventually make a bid for governor.
(b) To force left-wing politicians to rein in their political strategies.
(c) To speak out against communism, abortion, and divorce.
(d) To draw attention to his church.

12. What does White do for Oliver North?
(a) Helps him write his autobiography.
(b) Writes speeches for him.
(c) Gives him a reference to Falwell.
(d) Gives him a large contribution for his legal defense.

13. How does Mel think that the very strong Christians seem to be?
(a) Indifferent to the way the religious right was exploiting people emotionally.
(b) More strongly anti-gay.
(c) Less rigid about many issues.
(d) More accepting of gays.

14. Who is John Finch?
(a) A Christian psychologist at Fuller.
(b) Tom's best friend.
(c) Mel's pastor.
(d) Mel's ghost writer.

15. What is the purpose of White's "Truth in Love" campaign?
(a) To war against the religious right.
(b) To bring out other gays.
(c) To present gays with an alternative to mainstream Christianity.
(d) To effect political pressure on lawmakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what church does Tom take White?

2. For how long had Mel tried celibacy?

3. Which of the evangelists agree to meet with White?

4. What happens a year after White writes Falwell?

5. Who is Mel White's first client?

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