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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. Mary Baker Eddy believed she wrote under the guidance of _________________________.

2. The Stake High Council consists of ________________________-.

3. Cults ________________________________.

4. Who led the Mormons to Salt Lake City?

5. The cult tries to present itself as ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who assumed control of the Christian Science Church after Mrs. Eddy's death?

2. What is the appeal of the Unitarian Universalist Church?

3. What is the danger of cults?

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

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

6. What was the Miracle Wheat fraud?

7. What do the Mormons accept as the Scripture?

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

9. How did Hubbard first promote his views regarding religion and psychology?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are cults considered to be a danger? What, if anything, can or should be done about cults?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the importance of the role of semantics and its effect on:

a). religions

b). government

How does redefinition of terms lead to the development of cults?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the belief of each of the cults presented in the book regarding the Holy Spirit.

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