Question 1

The first modern use of the term "Wicca" is attributed to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Margot Adler 
B)  Aleister Crowley 
C)  Gerald Gardner 
D)  Starhawk (Miriam Simos) 
E)  Doreen Valiente 
A)  Margot Adler 
B)  Aleister Crowley 
C)  Gerald Gardner 
D)  Starhawk (Miriam Simos) 
E)  Doreen Valiente

Question 2

Which of the following was Hare Krishna at its origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sect of Buddhism in India 
B)  Sect of Hinduism in India 
C)  Sect of Sikhism in India 
D)  Sect of New Age Movement in India 
E)  Sect of Confucianism in India 
A)  Sect of Buddhism in India 
B)  Sect of Hinduism in India 
C)  Sect of Sikhism in India 
D)  Sect of New Age Movement in India 
E)  Sect of Confucianism in India

Question 3

Which divination manual became a best-seller in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dianetics 
B)  Yijing 
C)  Book of Mormon 
D)  The White Goddess 
E)  The Word Appears in the Flesh 
A)  Dianetics 
B)  Yijing 
C)  Book of Mormon 
D)  The White Goddess 
E)  The Word Appears in the Flesh

Question 4

Members of Soka Gakkai chant "Homage to Nichiren" as their central practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The term "cult" was originally used as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reference to violent extremist movements 
B)  A synonym for worship or religion 
C)  A reference to a small group under the control of a charismatic leader 
D)  A synonym for sect 
E)  A marker of illegality 
A)  A reference to violent extremist movements 
B)  A synonym for worship or religion 
C)  A reference to a small group under the control of a charismatic leader 
D)  A synonym for sect 
E)  A marker of illegality

Question 6

Which one of the following words may be a good candidate for describing the New Age movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  holistic 
B)  iconoclastic 
C)  totalizing 
D)  hegemonic 
E)  dogmatic 
A)  holistic 
B)  iconoclastic 
C)  totalizing 
D)  hegemonic 
E)  dogmatic

Question 7

What does it mean to hold to a millenarian belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belief in universal salvation 
B)  Belief that the end of time is one thousand years away 
C)  Belief that the end of time is imminent 
D)  Belief that there is no heaven or hell 
E)  Belief that new stages of history come every thousand years 
A)  Belief in universal salvation 
B)  Belief that the end of time is one thousand years away 
C)  Belief that the end of time is imminent 
D)  Belief that there is no heaven or hell 
E)  Belief that new stages of history come every thousand years

Question 8

Falun Dafa practitioners are said to develop a falun or "law wheel" in the base of the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After Malcolm X changed his name to El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, what did he begin teaching about Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was for all races. 
B)  It was for African Americans alone. 
C)  It was for all people who were oppressed by the "white devils." 
D)  It was only one choice amongst many for African Americans. 
E)  It was a false religion. 
A)  It was for all races. 
B)  It was for African Americans alone. 
C)  It was for all people who were oppressed by the "white devils." 
D)  It was only one choice amongst many for African Americans. 
E)  It was a false religion.

Question 10

Who founded the Raëlian Movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Claude Vorilhon 
B)  L. Ron Hubbard 
C)  Deepak Chopra 
D)  Joseph Smith 
E)  Gerald Gardner 
A)  Claude Vorilhon 
B)  L. Ron Hubbard 
C)  Deepak Chopra 
D)  Joseph Smith 
E)  Gerald Gardner

Question 11

How do The Fundamentalist Mormons differ from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Accepted Answer

A)  They live in Canada instead of the US. 
B)  They allow only men to do missionary work. 
C)  They permit the consumption of alcohol. 
D)  They believe in the inerrancy of the Book of Mormon. 
E)  They continue to practise polygamy. 
A)  They live in Canada instead of the US. 
B)  They allow only men to do missionary work. 
C)  They permit the consumption of alcohol. 
D)  They believe in the inerrancy of the Book of Mormon. 
E)  They continue to practise polygamy.

Question 12

What do you think attracts people to new religious movements? Explain with reference to at least two different groups discussed in the textbook.

Accepted Answer

In this essay, the students should provi

Question 13

What is distinctive about the Baha'i calendar?

Accepted Answer

The number 19 plays an important role, s

Question 14

What term refers to L. Ron Hubbard's theory of what the soul does to the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientology 
B)  Engrams 
C)  Auditing 
D)  Thetans 
E)  Dianetics 
A)  Scientology 
B)  Engrams 
C)  Auditing 
D)  Thetans 
E)  Dianetics

Question 15

What is millenarian belief and how does it relate to new religious movements?

Accepted Answer

Millenarian belief is belief in an immin

Question 16

What is the name of the record keeper among the Nephites who hid the books recovered by the prophet-historian named Mormon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ammaron 
B)  Joseph Smith 
C)  Brigham Young 
D)  Moroni 
E)  Nephi 
A)  Ammaron 
B)  Joseph Smith 
C)  Brigham Young 
D)  Moroni 
E)  Nephi

Question 17

Members of the Church of Almighty God refer to Yang Xiangbin as God's Servant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which religious tradition/movement believes the Elohim are expected to return in 2035?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raëlian Movement 
B)  Scientology 
C)  The Kabbalah Centre 
D)  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 
E)  Eastern Lightning 
A)  Raëlian Movement 
B)  Scientology 
C)  The Kabbalah Centre 
D)  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 
E)  Eastern Lightning

Question 19

The Church of Almighty God (Eastern Lightning) was originally founded in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Where did Wicca emerge around the time of the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
E)  Australia 
A)  The United States 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
E)  Australia

The first modern use of the term "Wicca" is attributed to whom?

Which of the following was Hare Krishna at its origins?

Which divination manual became a best-seller in the 1960s?

Members of Soka Gakkai chant "Homage to Nichiren" as their central practice.

The term "cult" was originally used as which of the following?

Which one of the following words may be a good candidate for describing the New Age movement?

What does it mean to hold to a millenarian belief?

Falun Dafa practitioners are said to develop a falun or "law wheel" in the base of the skull.

After Malcolm X changed his name to El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, what did he begin teaching about Islam?

Who founded the Raëlian Movement?

How do The Fundamentalist Mormons differ from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

What do you think attracts people to new religious movements? Explain with reference to at least two different groups discussed in the textbook.

What is distinctive about the Baha'i calendar?

What term refers to L. Ron Hubbard's theory of what the soul does to the body?

What is millenarian belief and how does it relate to new religious movements?

What is the name of the record keeper among the Nephites who hid the books recovered by the prophet-historian named Mormon?

Members of the Church of Almighty God refer to Yang Xiangbin as God's Servant.

Which religious tradition/movement believes the Elohim are expected to return in 2035?

The Church of Almighty God (Eastern Lightning) was originally founded in Japan.

Where did Wicca emerge around the time of the Second World War?

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Exam 13: New Religions and Movements

The first modern use of the term "Wicca" is attributed to whom?

Which of the following was Hare Krishna at its origins?

Which divination manual became a best-seller in the 1960s?

Members of Soka Gakkai chant "Homage to Nichiren" as their central practice.

The term "cult" was originally used as which of the following?

Which one of the following words may be a good candidate for describing the New Age movement?

What does it mean to hold to a millenarian belief?

Falun Dafa practitioners are said to develop a falun or "law wheel" in the base of the skull.

After Malcolm X changed his name to El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, what did he begin teaching about Islam?

Who founded the Raëlian Movement?

How do The Fundamentalist Mormons differ from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

What do you think attracts people to new religious movements? Explain with reference to at least two different groups discussed in the textbook.

What is distinctive about the Baha'i calendar?

What term refers to L. Ron Hubbard's theory of what the soul does to the body?

What is millenarian belief and how does it relate to new religious movements?

What is the name of the record keeper among the Nephites who hid the books recovered by the prophet-historian named Mormon?

Members of the Church of Almighty God refer to Yang Xiangbin as God's Servant.

Which religious tradition/movement believes the Elohim are expected to return in 2035?

The Church of Almighty God (Eastern Lightning) was originally founded in Japan.

Where did Wicca emerge around the time of the Second World War?

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