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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Phyliss Hart?
(a) A psychologist at Fuller Theological Seminary.
(b) The woman who saves White when he is drowning in Hawaii.
(c) A theologian.
(d) Lyla's best friend and confidante.

2. What does Mel pretend at parties?
(a) He is religious.
(b) He is still with Lyla.
(c) He is straight.
(d) He is happy.

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

4. What does the religious right begin doing concerning homosexuality?
(a) Lessening preaching about homosexuality.
(b) Admitting that they were wrong.
(c) Making increasingly false and outrageous claims.
(d) Preaching acceptance.

5. For how long had Mel tried celibacy?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) About 8 years.
(c) About 21 years.
(d) About 12 years.

6. Who is R. J. Rushdoony?
(a) A Jewish theologian.
(b) A Christian reconstructionist.
(c) A strong gay rights advocate.
(d) A gay psychiatrist.

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

8. What happens when White speaks out about the measure in Oregon?
(a) His life is threatened.
(b) He is supported by some of the religious right for whom he had once wrote.
(c) He is sent letters of condemnation by the religious right.
(d) He gains the support of the Jewish community.

9. What is one of the first priorities of the Truth in Love campaign?
(a) Getting the spread of AIDS under control.
(b) Holding gays accountable.
(c) Gathering data.
(d) Filing law suits.

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

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

12. Who is Tom Montgomery?
(a) Mel's lawyer.
(b) Mel's spiritual adviser.
(c) Mel's brother-in-law.
(d) A man Mel meets in a gay bar.

13. How long does Mel's relationship last with David?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 years.

14. What is ACT-UP?
(a) A group of Christian men against homosexuality.
(b) A radical, homosexual advocacy group.
(c) A group of Christian trying to get an anti-sodomy law re-enacted.
(d) A group of homosexuals who believe people should stay in the closet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mel assist right-wing Christian leaders such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell?

2. What would the measure being considered in Oregon do?

3. Who is Gary Nixon?

4. What does Mel say his family could not do?

5. Who is Marty James?

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