Deck 14: The New Religious Movements-Renewal and Innovation

Question 1

The principal sacred text for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is the __________.

A) Bhagavad Gita
B) Lotus Sutra
C) New Testament
D) Qur'an
E) Torah ( REMEMBER;

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Today there are __________ adherents of new religions.

A) approximately 75 million
B) approximately 150 million
C) over 200 million
D) over 600 million
E) approximately 1.2 billion

Answer 2

C

Question 3

__________ teaches that humans must reawaken to their place in the natural community, with respect for the right of "self-realization" of other beings.

A) The Baha'i Faith
B) The Branch Davidians
C) Christian Science
D) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
E) Deep Ecology

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Rev. Sun Yung Moon's __________, as sacred text, interprets the true meaning of the Christian Bible.

A) Bhagavad Gita
B) Divine Principle
C) Divine Mind
D) Dudeism
E) Krishna

Question 5

Major causes of the growing popularity of new religions include growing individualism and __________ traditional religions.

A) affection for
B) alienation from
C) financial troubles of
D) shrinking bureaucracies
E) worship styles

Question 6

A common denominator of most new religions is the presence of a __________, who has a vivid and appealing message that is delivered in an engaging style of communication.

A) charismatic leader
B) faith healer or miracle worker
C) media manager
D) public relations officer
E) racist leader

Question 7

One of the teachings of the Ras Tafari movement is that __________.

A) Africa is hell; Jamaica is heaven
B) the white man is superior to the black man
C) Chicanos will one day rule the world
D) Haile Selassie is the living God
E) Modern industrial life is an strategy introduced by men to oppress women

Question 8

The idea of treating humanity as a substitute for God can be traced to the nineteenth century philosopher and founder of modern sociology, __________.

A) Adam Smith
B) August Comte
C) Felix Adler
D) Karl Marx
E) Sigmund Freud

Question 9

For the Native American Church the consumption of __________ is the principal sacrament.

A) bread and wine
B) dried corn
C) peyote
D) soma
E) unpolluted water

Question 10

The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity was founded in __________.

A) China
B) Great Britain
C) Japan
D) Korea
E) the United States

Question 11

The new religious movement teaches that Christians as well as Jews must keep holy the Jewish Sabbath is called __________.

A) Christian Science
B) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
C) The Native American Church
D) Seventh-Day Adventism
E) The Unitarian Universalist Association

Question 12

Wicca members often form into small groups known as __________.

A) churches
B) covens
C) fellowships of the ring
D) meditation centers
E) zadankai

Question 13

__________ holds that only Mind and Spirit are real; matter is an illusion.

A) The Baha'i Faith
B) The Branch Davidians
C) Christian Science
D) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
E) Deep Ecology

Question 14

Which of the following exclamations would most likely be made by someone who has pledged to live according to "The Jedi Vow"?

A) Indulge yourself!
B) May the Force be with you!
C) Only Mind and Spirit are Real!
D) Prepare yourself for the return of the Elohim!
E) Whatever you do, good or bad, will return to you threefold!

Question 15

Soka Gakkai originated as a lay movement within the __________ school of Buddhism.

A) Nichiren
B) Pure Land
C) Theravada
D) Tibetan
E) Zen

Question 16

__________ teaches that eternal life after death in heaven has three levels: the Celestial Kingdom, the Terrestrial Kingdom, and the Telestial Kingdom.

A) The Baha'i Faith
B) The Branch Davidians
C) Christian Science
D) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
E) Deep Ecology

Question 17

__________ was banned in 1999 by the Chinese government, which labeled it a "dangerous cult" that promoted "pseudo-science."

A) Christian Science
B) Deep Ecology
C) Falun Dafa
D) International Raelian Religion
E) Marxism

Question 18

In 1995, the leader of the new religious movement __________ ordered his followers to release sarin gas in the subway system of Tokyo, Japan.

A) Aum Shinrikyo
B) Branch Davidians
C) Falun Dafa
D) The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity.
E) International Raelian Religion

Question 19

The founder of the Nation of Islam was __________.

A) Elijah Muhammad
B) Louis Farrakhan
C) Malcolm X
D) Wallace Fard
E) Wallace Muhammad

Question 20

The Branch Davidian leader David Koresh taught his followers that __________.

A) he had been sent by God to open the Seven Seals of the Book of Revelation
B) he was God
C) he was Jesus Christ
D) when the federal agents came to Mt. Carmel they should welcome them with open arms
E) he was suffering from a mental disorder that gave him special insight into Scripture

Question 21

What is Secular Humanism? Why should it be included in (or excluded from) a survey of the world's religions?

Question 22

What might be learned from the confrontation between government agencies and the Branch Davidians at the Mt. Carmel compound about understanding and responding to new religions?

Question 23

Students could be asked to describe the history and basic teachings of any of the new religions studied in this chapter. The following are examples of

Question 24

Should a movement inspired by a movie (e.g., Jediism) be considered a religion? Why so or why not?

Question 25

What are the similarities and differences between the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity) and traditional Christian teachings described in Chapter 11?

Question 26

The Baha'i Faith has been called the religion best suited to become a religion people of all cultures could affirm. Explain why this claim might be made and evaluate it.

Question 27

What are the similarities and differences between the Nation of Islam and the Ras Tafari movement?

Question 28

The basis of the teaching of the __________ is the free and open search for truth, with the recognition that truth can be found among all religious traditions.

A) Branch Davidians
B) Christian Science
C) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
D) Satanism
E) The Unitarian Universalist Association

Question 29

What are "cults" and "sects"? Take a stand on whether these terms should be used in a study of new religions.

Question 30

Why are there so many new religions today and why are they so popular?

Question 31

Satanic movements such as the Church of Satan and __________ that teach that "Satan" is the life force and all natural impulses.

A) Cult of Sethos
B) Isis Temple
C) S
D) Temple of Set
E) Wiccans

Question 32

For __________, the ultimate goal a classless society in which all peoples' material needs will be met through an equitable distribution of the wealth produced by labor.

A) International Raelian Religion
B) Falun Dafa
C) Christian Science
D) Deep Ecology
E) Marxism

Question 33

__________ teaches that people should indulge themselves, as long as they do not hurt anyone who does not want to be hurt.

A) the Ras Tafari movement
B) Satanism
C) Scientology
D) Seventh-Day Adventism
E) Self-Realization Fellowship

Question 34

What is Satanism? Why should it be included in (or excluded from) a survey of the world's religions?

Question 35

What are the similarities and differences between Deep Ecology and Wicca?

Question 36

What is the relationship, if any, between the Native American Church and the indigenous Native American religions described in Chapter 2?

Question 37

Baha'i teachings include the claim that __________.

A) Baha'u'llah is the last and greatest of God's messengers
B) Baha'i is the only true religion
C) Science and religion are inescapably opposed to one another
D) Satan rules the material world
E) women are superior to men.