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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mel tell his parents after meeting Tom?
(a) Mel is gay.
(b) Tom is not the right mate for his sister.
(c) Mel is starting a campaign to keep Christians out of politics.
(d) Mel is leaving the Christian church.

3. What evangelist goes to jail before White can help the evangelist write a book?
(a) None.
(b) Tammy Faye Bakker.
(c) Jack Perkins.
(d) Jim Bakker.

4. What did White worry about concerning his family?
(a) They would not accept him as a gay man.
(b) His coming out would destroy them.
(c) They would turn away from the church.
(d) They would be constantly harassed.

5. What measure does the religious right push in Oregon?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

6. What often makes White tearful during the church services?
(a) The overwhelming task of redefining Christianity for gays.
(b) The many men with AIDS.
(c) The hymns.
(d) The testimonies from gays who feel accepted there.

7. What does Mel see as destroying his family?
(a) His waffling.
(b) His dishonesty.
(c) His religion.
(d) His lust.

8. Where does White take his family in the summer of 1979 for vacation?
(a) Europe.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Hawaii.

9. What do Falwell and the other evangelists of his ilk continue to do?
(a) Try to understand the homosexual community.
(b) Repeat lies, bad Scriptural interpretation, and hate-filled rhetoric.
(c) Preach that homosexuals should be confined to islands away from others.
(d) Try to get laws passed giving gays some civil rights.

10. How do Mel and Lyla's children respond to the divorce?
(a) They think it's not going to last.
(b) They hate it.
(c) They think it's a good move.
(d) They are happy that the fighting will end.

11. What is offered to White by a church in Dallas?
(a) The position of dean of their cathedral.
(b) Financial support until White can find another job.
(c) Financial support for White to continue writing for gay writes.
(d) Financial support to defeat the measure in Oregon.

12. What book does Robertson want Mel's help to write?
(a) America's Dates with Destiny.
(b) Destiny and God.
(c) Dates with God and America.
(d) America's Land of too much Freedom.

13. What is beginning to bud in the late 1970s in the Christian community?
(a) A reversion to old revival-style religion.
(b) A Christian political revolution.
(c) A new and open attitude towards homosexuals.
(d) A firm policy against homosexuality.

14. What do many counselors encourage Mel and Lyla to do?
(a) Divorce immediately.
(b) Work things out.
(c) Separate.
(d) Wait at least a year to separate.

15. Who are Philip and Janet Yancey?
(a) Mel's friends with whom he sometimes discussed his homosexuality.
(b) Two of Falwell's administrators who try to convince Mel to be celibate.
(c) Mel's friends who own a resort in Northern California.
(d) A couple Mel meets in Hawaii.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gary Nixon?

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

3. For how long had Mel tried celibacy?

4. What happens when White speaks out about the measure in Oregon?

5. What does Mel decide to sacrifice?

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