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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Term switching is ____________________________.
(a) Has no function for the cultist
(b) Allows for dialogue betwen the cultist and the traditional Christian
(c) The most potent tool of the traditional Christian
(d) The most potent tool of cults

2. Unitarianism, compared to orthodox Christian practices, is _________________________.
(a) stricter
(b) much more lax
(c) about the same
(d) there are noen

3. Until 1952, Hubbard's movement was known as _________________.
(a) unnamed
(b) Scientology
(c) Dianetics
(d) religion and science

4. As a result of the new vocabulary, __________________________________________.
(a) The meaning of doctrine is unaffected
(b) The traditional Christian and the cultist are basically speaking different languages
(c) Cults do not pay any attention to the new vgocabulary
(d) Basic terms have the same meanings

5. The first temple site was in _________________________.
(a) Kirkland, Ohio
(b) Salt Lake City, Utah
(c) Palmyra, New York
(d) Independence, Missouri

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

7. Do Christian Science teachings closely follow the Bible?
(a) Christian Scientists do not accept the Bible
(b) there are few redefinitions
(c) yes, there are few deviations
(d) no, there are many deviations and terminology switches

8. Which is not one of the Four Noble Truths?
(a) the cause of suffering
(b) birth
(c) the cessation of suffering
(d) suffering

9. The term cult terminology refers to ___________________________________.
(a) The development of doctrines by cults
(b) The new terms that the cults have brought into existence
(c) The new concepts of the cults
(d) The redefinitions of traditional terms

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

11. The Book of Mormon is said to have been written on ______________________.
(a) the six stones
(b) the golden plates
(c) the stone tablets
(d) the marble states

12. What do cults represent?
(a) A trend away from Christian churches and the teachings of the Bible
(b) A movement toward established religions
(c) A way to bring more people into Christianity
(d) A movement toward more enhanced Christianity

13. To the Unitarian Universalists, which of the following does not contribute to salvation?
(a) faith in God
(b) character development
(c) good works
(d) last rites

14. The Bible warns against the teachings of _________________________.
(a) Heresy
(b) Cults
(c) Pagans
(d) False prophets

15. Mary Baker Eddy believed she wrote under the guidance of _________________________.
(a) with the guidance of an angel
(b) plagiarism
(c) her own views
(d) divine authorship

Short Answer Questions

1. Zen Buddhism is dervied from ___________________________.

2. The teachings of Scientology __________________________________.

3. The personal antagonism of the cultists is directed against ____________________________________.

4. Theosophists believe that society __________________________.

5. How can the cultist claim to agree with various quotes from the Bible?

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