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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christian Science members had to circulate and sell the works of Mary Baker Eddy or ________________________.
(a) attend special classes
(b) lost their membership
(c) pay a tithe
(d) they weren't allowed to join

2. Who is considered a great prophet of Spiritism?
(a) Andrew Jackson Davis
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe
(c) Robert Dale Owen
(d) Daniel Webster

3. Which is not a term that refers to the ruling structure of the Mormon Church?
(a) General Authorities
(b) Council of Twelve
(c) Mutual Improvement Association
(d) First Quorum of the Seventy

4. The cult tries to present itself as ________________.
(a) Christian
(b) An easier form of Christianity
(c) An alternative to Christianity
(d) A new set of values

5. Which of the following is not recognized by Dr. Rokeach as a level in a belief system?
(a) Structure of living
(b) Acceptance of doctrine
(c) Individual's outlook
(d) Authority

6. What is a part of cult membership?
(a) Psychological conditioning
(b) Promotion of free thinking
(c) Free choice
(d) Empasis on logic

7. Most cults attack the doctrine of the Trinity. Compared to other cults, the attack of Jehovah's Witnesses is ________________.
(a) The mildest
(b) Most vehement
(c) Average compared to the others
(d) Non-existent

8. The Mormon practice of polygamy began in ___________________.
(a) never existed
(b) Independence, Missouri
(c) Kirkland, Ohio
(d) Salt Lake City, Utah

9. Zen Buddhists believe _______________________________.
(a) Nirvana can be achieved through mediation
(b) many reincarnations are required to obtain Nirvana
(c) Nirvana is not achievable
(d) prayer is the only thing that matters

10. Which of the following is not a plane of the universe?
(a) astral
(b) physical
(c) theological
(d) mental

11. The doctrines of Christian Science __________________________________________.
(a) vary slightly from the teachings of traditional Christianity
(b) closely parallel the teachings of traditional Christianity
(c) differ greatly from those of traditional Christianity
(d) are not related to the teachings of traditional Christianity

12. The goal of the Baha'i Faith is _____________________________.
(a) the eradication of Judaism
(b) the eradication of Christianity
(c) salvation of souls
(d) the unity of all religions under Baha'ism

13. Why is it believed that Christian Science prevents members from receiving medical treatment?
(a) the belief that matter is sinful
(b) there are no beliefs concerning medical treatment
(c) the belief in mind over matter
(d) the basic belief that mind is everything and that matter is not mind

14. Jehovah's Witnesses believed that Christ returned in ___________.
(a) He will never return
(b) 1850
(c) They are still waiting
(d) 1914

15. Which doctrine is usually defined by cultists?
(a) Values
(b) The Trinity
(c) The reason for existence
(d) hell

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the Mormons to Salt Lake City?

2. The purpose of psychological conditioning is to ___________________________.

3. The cult's authoritarianism comes from its _______________.

4. The popularity of Spiritism is based on ___________________________-.

5. What is used in the evaluation of cults?

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