Deck 11: New Forms of Older Religions

Question 1

Falun Gong first introduced itself as

A) a new spiritual movement.
B) a new church.
C) a fellowship community.
D) an exercise group.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

La Regla de Ocha in Cuba is also called

A) Vodun.
B) Lukumi.
C) Santería.
D) Candomblé.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the symbol used by the Cao Dai to represent God?

A) an 8-spoked dharma wheel
B) a cross
C) an eye inside a triangle
D) a flame

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When slaves were brought to this country from Africa, they brought with them the fear of

A) angels.
B) water.
C) large cities.
D) zombies.

Question 5

Who is the founder of the Church of Scientology who also wrote its scriptures?

A) Anton La Vey
B) Baha'u'llah
C) Helena Blavatsky
D) L. Ron Hubbard

Question 6

The Bab, Sayyid Ali Muhammad, once had a vision of

A) the Prophet Muhammad.
B) Imam Husayn.
C) Jesus Christ.
D) the Buddha.

Question 7

For the ancient Druids, the most severe punishment was

A) scourging.
B) human sacrifice.
C) excommunication.
D) ostracism.

Question 8

The first of the eight principles of Scientology is

A) self-respect.
B) compassion.
C) survival.
D) self-discipline.

Question 9

Falun Gong spiritual practices focus mostly upon

A) the individual.
B) the group.
C) the world.
D) heaven.

Question 10

The falun is located where in the human body?

A) lower abdomen
B) head
C) heart
D) hands

Question 11

Baha'i promotes

A) reincarnation.
B) that all people have a core of evil.
C) worldwide unity.
D) a division of the races.

Question 12

According to Scientology, Thetans are

A) deities.
B) aliens.
C) rulers of the MEST.
D) souls of humans.

Question 13

Theosophist Annie Besant believed Krishnamurti to be

A) a form of Christ.
B) a Buddha.
C) a Prophet.
D) an incarnation of Vishnu.

Question 14

Baha'is are advised to pray

A) five times per day.
B) once daily.
C) once a week.
D) three times per day.

Question 15

In Druidic teachings, solar and lunar energies are

A) genderless.
B) male and female, respectively.
C) always in conflict.
D) of no consequence.

Question 16

The Church of Satan believes ____ to be the highest source of power.

A) self and selfishness
B) the devil and his minions
C) witches and heretics
D) the respect of others

Question 17

Druids base their beliefs on

A) oral tradition.
B) the six books written by Caesar.
C) Hinduism.
D) the "magic circle."

Question 18

According to Reverend Moon, who are now the True Parents?

A) Jesus and Mary Magdalene
B) God and the Holy Spirit
C) Adam and Eve
D) he and his wife

Question 19

According to Satanists, humans are

A) not wise, but good.
B) not spiritual, but carnal.
C) spiritual, but not carnal.
D) not really human, but aliens.

Question 20

How did Americans respond when the Unification Church was introduced in the United States?

A) It made many Americans angry.
B) It was welcomed as a new approach to prayer.
C) It put an end to many smaller religious groups.
D) It quickly became popular among all age groups.

Question 21

Druids use only the lunar calendar for calculating their yearly festivals and rites.

Question 22

Political, economic, and social ideologies have never been raised to the level of religion.

Question 23

Rastafarians regard Haile Selassie I as a devious being who was against black people.

Question 24

Baha'is believe that Adam was the first prophet of God.

Question 25

Anton La Vey deplored drug use and aberrant behavior in his Church of Satan.

Question 26

Cao Dai teaches that one should abandon the world for spiritual pursuits.

Question 27

The founder of Scientology worked as a science fiction writer in the 1930s.

Question 28

Falun Gong Master Li Hongzhi believes that aliens seek to replace human life on earth.

Question 29

Like the Rastafarians, Wicca members perform rituals and ceremonies in a circle.

Question 30

In Haiti, a Loa is a Vodun spirit that can be called down on a person.

Question 31

Baha'is believe that all humans are basically good and that the world can be at peace.

Question 32

The Church of Satan worships the devil.

Question 33

Ancient Druids relied on oral transmission of their teachings, so no writings by them exist today.

Question 34

The Baha'i religion has not changed since the mid-19th century.

Question 35

Rev. Sun Myung Moon received a revelation that he was to complete the interrupted salvation of the world.

Question 36

The Cao Dai organized an army of its followers to fight the Japanese occupation of Indochina.

Question 37

Scientology emphasizes a negative outlook on life and the future.

Question 38

Druids believe nature to be divine in her own right.

Question 39

Candomblé is considered to be the most important and most African of the Afro-Brazilian sects.

Question 40

The Church of Scientology was a spin-off of the "magic circle."

Question 42

Describe the message in the six page letter sent to the world's religious leaders by the Baha'i Universal House of Justice.

Question 43

Describe the Church of Scientology's practice of "auditing."

Question 44

Briefly describe the essential teaching of H.P. Blavatsky's Theosophy.

Question 45

Detail the events that took place in China in response to Falun Gong.

Question 46

In Europe, Jewish students of Kabbalah were sometimes condemned for practicing witchcraft.

Question 47

Describe what yearly rituals are most valued by Wiccans.

Question 48

Identify and describe each of the three orders of Druids.

Question 49

Name five of the "Nine Satanic Sins."

Question 50

Describe what Baha'is believe was brought to the world by Baha'u'llah.

Question 51

Explain how, according to Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Jesus was prevented from fulfilling his destiny as the True Parent.

Question 52

Define and describe the falun.