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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two evangelists seem to be opposites in personality according to White?
(a) Falwell and Oral Roberts.
(b) Falwell and Pat Robertson.
(c) Billy Graham and Pat Robertson.
(d) Billy Graham and Oral Roberts.

2. What measure does the religious right push in Oregon?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

3. Where is White interviewed several times when he comes out?
(a) At Falwell's church.
(b) In front of the congregation in Dallas.
(c) Network television.
(d) At a luncheon of religious right leaders.

4. Where do Gary and White move in 1990?
(a) Monterey.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Laguna Beach.
(d) San Jose.

5. What does Mel say his family could not do?
(a) Give him any insight.
(b) Protect him.
(c) Accept him.
(d) Meet all his needs.

6. Who is Dr. Warren Jones?
(a) A televangelist in the local Los Angeles area.
(b) A former professor of Mel's at Fuller.
(c) The new pastor at Mel's church.
(d) Mel's new psychiatrist.

7. To what group does White see some parallels to the religious right?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Nazis.
(c) Skinheads.
(d) Puritans.

8. Who is David?
(a) A young Greek man.
(b) An elderly, retired Catholic priest.
(c) A reformed bookie.
(d) A Spanish-American.

9. Why is White confused at the Cathedral of Hope?
(a) There are many heterosexuals who attend.
(b) They use books from several denominations.
(c) There are several different pastors.
(d) They conduct a liturgical, formal worship service.

10. What did White worry about concerning his family?
(a) They would turn away from the church.
(b) They would be constantly harassed.
(c) They would not accept him as a gay man.
(d) His coming out would destroy them.

11. What does Mel decide to sacrifice?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His writing income.
(c) All sensual pleasures.
(d) His job.

12. With the advent of what court case does Jerry Falwell enter the political arena?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) Title IX.
(c) Griswold v. Connecticut.
(d) Roe vs. Wade.

13. What does White do for Oliver North?
(a) Helps him write his autobiography.
(b) Writes speeches for him.
(c) Gives him a reference to Falwell.
(d) Gives him a large contribution for his legal defense.

14. What does Mel say David never misses?
(a) His coming out day celebration.
(b) Mass.
(c) A new face at the bar.
(d) A chance to laugh.

15. Who is R. J. Rushdoony?
(a) A strong gay rights advocate.
(b) A gay psychiatrist.
(c) A Christian reconstructionist.
(d) A Jewish theologian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does White feel he needs to fight back against the religious right?

2. What book does Robertson want Mel's help to write?

3. What does Robertson and others of the religious right tell White he could do?

4. How does Mel feel at the church to which Tom takes Mel?

5. What do Falwell and the other evangelists of his ilk continue to do?

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