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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Theosophy __________________________________.
(a) accepts the basic Christian doctrines
(b) bollows the doctrines from the world's major religions
(c) rejects the basic Christian doctrines
(d) combines the basic doctrines of Christianity and Judaism

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

4. Cults ________________________________.
(a) Have the same practices
(b) Emphasize different concepts
(c) Have the same beliefs
(d) Are all Christian based

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

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

7. Mrs. Eddy founded and taught at the ________________________________.
(a) Massachusetts Metaphysical College
(b) Boston College
(c) Boston University
(d) Massachusetts Institute of Religion

8. What factors are important in the study of non-Christian cults?
(a) Sociological
(b) Anthropological
(c) Psychological
(d) Economic

9. Theosophists believe that society __________________________.
(a) inherently good
(b) is a growing system of thought
(c) inherently evil
(d) society is too diverse to characterize

10. The Mormon Church ______________________________.
(a) requires the Biblical tithe of one tenth
(b) requires the donation of twenty hours per week
(c) requires missionary work of all if members
(d) asks members to donate as much money as they can afford

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

12. Christians and cultists should focus their attention on __________________________.
(a) Biblical quotes
(b) Definition of terms
(c) Practices
(d) Values

13. The Mormons encourage their young people to spend how many years doing missionary work?
(a) two years
(b) five years
(c) one year
(d) three years

14. Christ warned against ________________.
(a) False prophets
(b) Pagans
(c) Heresy
(d) Cults

15. What is the most important characteristic of cults?
(a) Open mindedness
(b) Closed mindedness
(c) Cognitive evaluation of facts
(d) Acceptance of Christian doctrine

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Taze Russel was the founder of ____________________.

2. Rutherford accused Christians of _______________________.

3. According to Dr. Milton Rokeach, how many levels are recognized in a belief system?

4. The Dawn Bible Students Association ________________________________.

5. The goal of the Baha'i Faith is _____________________________.

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