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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mormons believe in ___________________________.
(a) avoidance of caffeine
(b) avoidance of alcohol
(c) all of the below
(d) avoidance of tobacco

2. How many planes of the Universe exist in the theology of Theorophy?
(a) five
(b) seven
(c) there are no planes or levels
(d) there are an infinite number of planes

3. Mary Baker Eddy believed she wrote under the guidance of _________________________.
(a) her own views
(b) plagiarism
(c) divine authorship
(d) with the guidance of an angel

4. Scientology was founded by ____________________.
(a) Faustus Socinos
(b) L. Ron Hubbard
(c) Joseph Smith, Jr.
(d) Herbert W. Armstrong

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

6. Zen Buddhism is dervied from ___________________________.
(a) Islam
(b) Asian Buddhism
(c) the Japanese branch of Buddhism
(d) Christianity

7. The cult's authoritarianism comes from its _______________.
(a) Doctrine
(b) Founder
(c) Members
(d) Culture

8. The founder of the Baha'i World Faith was _____________________________.
(a) Mirza Ali Muhammad
(b) Bhadwan Shree Ranjneesh
(c) Mohammad Ali
(d) Maharish Mahesh Yogic

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

10. The Baha'i World Faith is an offshoot of _____________.
(a) Buddhism
(b) Islam
(c) Hinduism
(d) Shintuism

11. Christian Scientists believe that hell is _________________________.
(a) a place of fire and brimstone
(b) made by the sinner who does evil
(c) a temporary holding place
(d) the place where all non-members go

12. Cults represent ____________________________________.
(a) A group that meets periodically to solve problems
(b) A group of people with common interests
(c) A social club
(d) The attempt of people to fulfill of the human spirit

13. The Jehovah's Witnesses are headquartered in ____________________________.
(a) Brooklyn, New York
(b) Wilmette, Illinois
(c) Salt Lake City, Utah
(d) Baltimore, Maryland

14. The new vocabulary has _______________________________________.
(a) Had no effect on the meaning of the Scriptures
(b) Changed the meanings of traditional concepts in the Scriptures
(c) Enhanced the meanings of the Scriptures
(d) Resulted in no reinterpretation of the Scriptures

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a melting pot?

2. Which of the following is not a plane of the universe?

3. Who is considered a great prophet of Spiritism?

4. The personal antagonism of the cultists is directed against ____________________________________.

5. To the Christian Scientist, the Trinity represents _________________________________.

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