Deck 8: Religion and Persuasion

Question 1

The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have come to represent:

A) Beautiful cities.
B) Sinful cities.
C) Righteous cities.
D) Revival cities.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Religion has survived the postmodern era because of syncretism, which is:

A) Domination of Christian doctrine.
B) Infusion of secularism.
C) Reconciliation and combination of differing beliefs.
D) Indifference to doctrine.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Utopia is a word coined from Greek prefixes by a writer that means either "no place" or "good place." That writer was:

A) John Milton.
B) Thomas More.
C) Alfred Whitehead.
D) Richard Whately.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The frequent reference in American rhetoric to "A City upon a Hill" comes from an analogy to:

A) A fortress of strength.
B) Proximity to Heaven.
C) Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
D) Lofty aspirations.

Question 5

In Christian theology the thousand years when Satan is prophesied to be bound and for Christ to rule the earth is:

A) The Millennium.
B) The Y2K phenomenon.
C) The sacred revival.
D) Fifth Monarchy based on the book of Daniel.

Question 6

The branch of theology that deals with end things like death, resurrection, immortality, and judgment day is called:

A) Logology.
B) Epistemology.
C) Eschatology.
D) Morphology.

Question 7

A movement in England based upon the Book of Daniel that prophesized that Christ would rule directly over human affairs was called the:

A) First covenant.
B) Fifth Monarchy.
C) Promised prince.
D) Peace mystery.

Question 8

Apocalyptic rhetoric resonated with Puritan beliefs because of which of the following?

A) The Reformation in Europe failed to establish a new covenant with God.
B) They expected a sudden and dramatic reformation for "the City upon a Hill."
C) The Millennium was at hand and the Apocalypse was in sight.
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Barry Brummett explained the word apocalyptic, which means:

A) Bringing order to chaos.
B) Lifting the veil or revelation of secrets.
C) Changing the world order.
D) Achieving metamorphism.

Question 10

Apocalyptic rhetoric continues today as an explanation for which of the following events?

A) Global warming.
B) Y2K rollover.
C) Radical Islamists attack in New York, 2001.
D) All of the above.

Question 11

According to Barry Brummett, which of the following contexts nurture apocalyptic rhetoric?

A) A threat that is unexpected.
B) A state of lawlessness and chaos.
C) Ideology of predetermination for all events.
D) All of the above.

Question 12

The belief that the cultural environment is hostile to their faith community refers to this one form of rhetoric according to Quentin Schultze:

A) Rhetoric of conversion.
B) Rhetoric of exile.
C) Rhetoric of communion.
D) Rhetoric of mass media.

Question 13

Which amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion in America?

A) First Amendment.
B) Second Amendment.
C) Fifth Amendment.
D) Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 14

According to Anderson, three views of religion exist in America-theism, naturalism, and postmodernism. The belief that God exists and there is life after death is found in:

A) Theism.
B) Naturalism.
C) Postmodernism.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

The belief that matter exists but that is all there is and death extinguishes personality and individuality is called:

A) Theism.
B) Naturalism.
C) Postmodernism.
D) All of the above.

Question 16

The belief that metaphysical considerations are unworthy and we should not make anyone or anything divine, but humans establish meaning and purpose for ourselves is:

A) Theism.
B) Naturalism.
C) Postmodernism.
D) All of the above.

Question 17

The metaphor for the wall that exists between government and religion was constructed by which president?

A) George Washington.
B) John Adams.
C) Thomas Jefferson.
D) James Madison.

Question 18

Kenneth Burke's book The Rhetoric of Religion examined the foundations of the Judeo-Christian belief system through the study of language, which is:

A) Eschatology.
B) Logology.
C) Theology.
D) Philosophy.

Question 19

Crime reflects disobedience to the social contract in society, which is based on natural law, and evil comes from disobeying which of the following?

A) Tribal traditions.
B) Promises of Eden.
C) The covenant with God.
D) Judeo-Christian ideology.

Question 20

This Calvinist preacher delivered fire-and-brimstone sermons to his flock, but he was named president of what became Princeton University:

A) John Woolman.
B) Jonathan Edwards.
C) Martin Luther King.
D) Billy Graham.

Question 21

The philosophy that M. L. King Jr. adopted to use in the civil rights movement was:

A) Negotiations and accommodation.
B) Transcendentalism.
C) Deist.
D) Nonviolent resistance.

Question 22

The philosophy of nonviolent resistance that Dr. M. L. King Jr. adopted is based on a combination of which of the following leaders or philosophers?

A) Frederick Engle and Karl Marx.
B) Mahatma Ghandi and Henry David Thoreau.
C) Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
D) Ralph Abernathy and A. W. Wilson.

Question 23

Mrs. Rosa Parks, a seamstress, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for which offense?

A) Demonstrating in the streets.
B) Attending a whites-only restaurant.
C) Refusing to sit in the back of the bus.
D) Disturbing the peace.

Question 24

Which of these holy books have been used for Congressional swearing-in ceremonies?

A) The Christian Bible.
B) The Hebrew bible, Tanakh.
C) The Koran.
D) All of the above.

Question 25

The courts have ruled that religious symbols can be used in public schools only for:

A) Protecting Judeo-Christian ideology.
B) Special holidays.
C) Instructional purposes.
D) Aesthetic enhancement.

Question 26

Jonestown in Guyana, South America, started as an ideal society, but it will be remembered for:

A) The 911 members who died in a mass suicide.
B) Jim Jones, their psychotic leader.
C) The shooting of Congressman Leo Ryan.
D) All of the above.

Question 27

The Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas, followed David Koresh, who claimed:

A) He was anointed by God as the second messiah.
B) He could interpret the Seven Seals or the end times.
C) The federal agents represented Babylon.
D) All of the above.

Question 28

The Branch Davidian compound was destroyed by:

A) A military assault by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
B) A fire that engulfed the whole compound.
C) An electrical storm.
D) A flood.

Question 29

Apocalyptic rhetoric includes which of the following?

A) Prophesies from the Old and New Testament.
B) The arrival of the Millennium.
C) A predestined outcome.
D) All of the above.

Question 30

Richard Neuhas wrote of the "naked square," which referred to:

A) Public space devoid of any religious symbols.
B) A society without religion.
C) A barren spirituality.
D) A stripped-down mall.

Question 31

Billy Graham called New York City "Sodom on the Subway."

Question 32

Reverend John Cotton predicted that the Apocalypse would come in 1655.

Question 33

Apocalyptic rhetoric thrives when there is great change or perceived disorder.

Question 34

For Jews, the Apocalypse is the arrival of the Messiah.

Question 35

Apocalyptic rhetoric is used only to interpret the past.

Question 36

The City upon a Hill is the most enduring metaphor used in utopian rhetoric.

Question 37

The rhetoric of discernment unites different religions.

Question 38

The Federal Communication Commission allocated the best stations to religious programs in the early days of radio.

Question 39

Richard Neuhaus referred to a "religiously compromised society" where there is an absence of God or even people who believe in God.

Question 40

Reverend Jerry Falwell won his suit against Hustler magazine for defamation of character.

Question 41

Thomas Jefferson predicted that most Americans would become Catholics.

Question 42

Disputes about religion have erupted in the public square, the workplace, the military, and prisons, but especially in public schools.

Question 43

There are more Muslims in America now than Jews.

Question 44

Postmodernism supports the belief in God and life after death.

Question 45

Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison advocated no established religion, but freedom to practice religions for individuals or groups.

Question 46

Protestant denominations are experiencing drastic declines in membership, whereas charismatic movements and Fundamentalism have been growing.

Question 47

Forty percent of people in the United States claim to be atheists and agnostics.

Question 48

The revival in American Fundamentalism is a desire to return to Anglo-American rural cultural values and folkways.

Question 49

Kenneth Burke said that the idea of punishment implied the possibility for redemption and a redeemer or agent who could restore a condition of grace.

Question 50

Judeo-Christian ideology has no relationship to the civil laws of our society.

Question 51

Max Weber predicted the inability of religion to survive the onslaught of modernity.

Question 52

Presidents G. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were both agnostics.

Question 53

Many social movements have grown from religious groups like the abolitionists and Anti-Saloon League.

Question 54

Religious icons are exploited by artists like Madonna who integrate these icons into their art in opposition to sacred symbols.

Question 55

Madonna's desecration of sacred symbols like rosaries only points to the power they have with audiences who are offended.

Question 56

Jonathan Edwards's Calvinist sermons portrayed a God of mercy.

Question 57

Edwards preached that pride was a positive value to the Puritans.

Question 58

John Woolman, a Quaker in faith, preached of a God of equality.

Question 59

Woolman refused to write wills that passed slaves from fathers to sons.

Question 60

Dr. M. L. King Jr. combined the philosophies of Ghandi and Henry David Thoreau and the tactics of John L. Lewis's labor movement in the nonviolent resistance movement for civil rights.

Question 61

Mrs. Rosa Parks was a revolutionary who sparked the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Question 62

M. L. King Jr. said, "Our method must be persuasion, not coercion."

Question 63

President John F. Kennedy, who met with King and others, willingly forwarded their proposed legislation on civil rights.

Question 64

Radical reformers called Dr. King an "Uncle Tom" for using nonviolent resistance during the 1960s.

Question 65

President L. B. Johnson used President Kennedy's assassination to forward the civil rights legislation in Congress.

Question 66

Only the Christian Bible can be used to swear in congressional members.

Question 67

Both the Koran and the Tanakh have been used for swearing-in ceremonies to Congress.

Question 68

Religious symbols in schools must be for instructional purposes only and the display must exist only during the length of time the activity requires.

Question 69

Jim Jones created a color-blind Christian utopian organization in California.

Question 70

Jonestown and members of the People's Temple ended with 911 members dead in Guyana, South America.

Question 71

Both Jim Jones and David Koresh used apocalyptic rhetoric to indoctrinate their followers.

Question 72

The religious compounds of Waco and Jonestown were both safe environments for children.

Question 73

David Koresh was portrayed as the "Sinful Messiah" in a series of newspaper articles in Texas.

Question 74

Koresh's followers were uneducated street people.

Question 75

The rhetoric of religion has two dominant themes-utopia and apocalypse.

Question 76

Write an essay that explains the characteristics of utopian rhetoric. Include in your answer historical examples of this form of discourse.

Question 77

Explain apocalyptic rhetoric and the scriptural foundation for it. Give historical examples of this form of sermon or discourse.

Question 78

Explain Dr. M. L. King's philosophy of nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement and the historical foundation for it.

Question 79

Compare and contrast the three worldviews outlined by Anderson that are found in theism, naturalism, and postmodernism.

Question 80

Explain the First Amendment's five guarantees and include Thomas Jefferson's concept of the establishment clause that erected a wall of separation between church and state.