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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Spiritism is __________________________.

2. Christian Science members had to circulate and sell the works of Mary Baker Eddy or ________________________.

3. The way to escape the sorrow of life is to _____________________________.

4. The Dawn Bible Students Association ________________________________.

5. Most cults attack the doctrine of the Trinity. Compared to other cults, the attack of Jehovah's Witnesses is ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was common to the writings of Mary Baker Eddy?

3. What was the Miracle Wheat fraud?

4. Describe the derivation of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

5. Explain how the cult takes concepts from the Bible out of context?

6. Explain the effect of the new vocabulary on the dialogue between cultist and traditional Christian.

7. Exactly what is a cult?

8. What does Scientology promise its followers?

9. What is the background of the Book of Mormon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the belief of each of the cults presented in the book regarding the return of Christ.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the belief of each of the cults presented in the book regarding the Deity of Christ.

Essay Topic 3

What would be the purpose and the value of a conference on cults? What could be gained by such a conference?

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