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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is used to measure the veracity of cults?
(a) The intensity of the group beliefs
(b) The group values
(c) The scope of the group activities
(d) The authority of the Scriptures

3. Spiritists believe ____________________________________________-.
(a) in communication with Satan
(b) in the existence of Hell
(c) in the existence of Purgatory
(d) that the afterlife is whatever each spirit chooses to make it

4. What must the Christian pay attention to in discussions with the cultist?
(a) Doctrine
(b) Beliefs
(c) Terminology
(d) Values

5. The Baha'i World Faith was founded in which country?
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) India
(d) United States

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors are important in the study of non-Christian cults?

2. The term which describes Christian Science is ________________________.

3. What is used in the evaluation of cults?

4. Why is it important to be knowledgeable about Christian doctrine?

5. What is a part of cult membership?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Fey and Gill, happens if an article presents cults favorably?

2. What happened to the founder of the Baha'i World Faith?

3. Who are considered to be the chief prophets of the Mormons?

4. Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the return of Christ has occurred?

5. What was the Miracle Wheat fraud?

6. Why should Christians focus on definitions in any dialogue with cultists?

7. What role did Mary Baker Eddy see herself in?

8. How do Zen Buddhists differ from Buddhists regarding the achievement of Nirvana?

9. Why are psychological factors important in the study of cults?

10. What is the role of personal antagonism as a common psychological trait of cult members?

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