Deck 16: New Religions: Quest for the Sacred

Question 1

Another word for "witches" is __________.

A) Wiccans
B) Moonies
C) Mormons
D) Alchemists

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Those who followed the Psychedelic Movement sought spiritual enlightenment in drugs like __________.

A) peyote and LSD
B) cocaine and marijuana
C) crack and speed
D) heroin

Answer 2

A

Question 3

________ is a new religious movement seeking to return to polytheistic traditions.

A) Wicca
B) The Unification Church
C) Scientology
D) Neo-Paganism

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Unification Church combines Christianity with __________.

A) Buddhism
B) Daoism
C) Hinduism
D) Confucianism

Question 5

________ is a new religious movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard.

A) Wicca
B) Unification
C) Neo-Paganism
D) Scientology

Question 6

For the Unification movement, ________ is the most important way to commune with God.

A) the Eucharist
B) marriage
C) meditation
D) ceremonies for dead ancestors

Question 7

Timothy Leary is often identified with which New Religious Movement?

A) Wiccans
B) The Unification Church
C) Scientology
D) Psychedelic Spirituality

Question 8

The Unification Movement is lead by __________.

A) Claude Vorilhon
B) Gerald Gardner
C) Sun Myung Moon
D) Janet Farrar

Question 9

Some Wiccans seek a connection to feminine deities.

Question 10

Tom Cruise has been a vocal supporter of the Kabbalah movement.

Question 11

A definition of a New Age Movement given in the text is __________.

A) any movement aiming to help mental and physical well-being
B) a movement with an overarching belief in developing the mind over the body
C) a movement shaped by the effort to develop the spiritual, psychological, and physical person outside traditional boundaries
D) a movement maintaining independence between the self and society

Question 12

Psychedelic Spirituality teaches that __________.

A) people can find love in dance
B) people can find spirituality through hallucinatory drugs
C) people should engage in ritualistic drumming to unleash their spiritual power
D) people will be happiest when they are free from Western religions

Question 13

The single most important ceremony for communing with God, according to members of the Unification Church, is marriage.

Question 14

________ is a famous celebrity whose support for Scientology has been publicized.

A) Gwenyth Paltrow
B) Madonna
C) Tom Cruise
D) Prince

Question 15

Moon wrote ________ while living in a mud hut shortly after being freed from a prison in North Korea.

A) Wiccan Rites
B) Divine Principle
C) Holy Word
D) Principles Elect

Question 16

UFOlogy is __________.

A) a new religious movement incorporating dance and music
B) a new religious movement advocating the need to return to primitive technologies
C) a new religious movement claiming there are extraterrestrial life forms
D) an ancient religious cult often associated with witches

Question 17

Members of "Family Federation for World Peace and Unification" are often called __________.

A) Friends
B) Sunnies
C) Moonies
D) Stars

Question 18

The Unification Church is led by L. Ron Hubard.

Question 19

Wiccans are a satanic cult.

Question 20

True Family refers to __________.

A) the family of all mankind
B) the original family: Adam and Eve
C) the immediate family of Rev. Moon and his wife
D) those who have been united in sacred matrimony

Question 21

Reverend ________ officiates at mass weddings for the Unification Church.

Question 22

________, the same drug used by Native American groups, is sometimes used in Psychedelic Spirituality.

Question 23

How can hallucinatory drugs be incorporated into spirituality?

Question 24

The song ________ in the movie Spinal Tap is based on a Black Sabbath concert at Stonehenge.

Question 25

________ is a large movement attempting to reclaim pre-Christian polytheism.

Question 26

Scientology is a new religious movement emphasizing the need for spiritual rehabilitation.

Question 27

What are the two basic religions combined by the Unification Movement?

Question 28

What are some of the similarities between the New Religious Movements?

Question 29

The Wiccan initiation ceremony requires ritual sacrifice of a goat or small lamb.

Question 30

What are some of the benefits and weaknesses of having a famous person publicly support a religious movement?

Question 31

What is Neo-Paganism?

Question 32

What are some of the reasons people turn to New Religious Movements?

Question 33

How do New Religious Movements draw from older traditions, and how do they make new traditions?

Question 34

Timothy Leary is famous for the message "zoom in and flop out."

Question 35

Neo-Paganism emphasizes the capacity of contemporary drugs to produce spiritual insight.

Question 36

Psychedelic movements often draw on modern rock and drugs to induce spirituality.

Question 37

________ is another word for "witch."

Question 38

Name some famous people and the New Religious Movements they are associated with.

Question 39

What are some of the important ideas and images of Wiccans?

Question 40

How are the New Religious Movements similar to indigenous ways?