Question 1

How large is the National Association of Evangelicals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over 5,000 independent churches 
B)  Over 10,000 independent churches 
C)  Over 20,000 independent churches 
D)  Over 45,000 independent churches 
A)  Over 5,000 independent churches 
B)  Over 10,000 independent churches 
C)  Over 20,000 independent churches 
D)  Over 45,000 independent churches

Question 2

Evangelical leaders, such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, formed the lobbying group called:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Christian Right 
B)  The Association of Truth 
C)  The Moral Majority 
D)  The Foundation of Faith 
A)  The Christian Right 
B)  The Association of Truth 
C)  The Moral Majority 
D)  The Foundation of Faith

Question 3

What best reflects the author's interpretation of the conversation between Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  He framed it as a kind of biblical reflection, however skewed, of how God worked in the Old Testament 
B)  Even though it represented conflating cultural interests and theology, it channeled centuries old manifest destiny 
C)  He found it refreshingly honest 
D)  He showed how it worked in the same way as Jonathan Edwards and the revivalists of the eighteenth century 
A)  He framed it as a kind of biblical reflection, however skewed, of how God worked in the Old Testament 
B)  Even though it represented conflating cultural interests and theology, it channeled centuries old manifest destiny 
C)  He found it refreshingly honest 
D)  He showed how it worked in the same way as Jonathan Edwards and the revivalists of the eighteenth century

Question 4

Virtually no mega-churches are denominational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Does the author believe that most Pentecostal scholars are biblical fundamentalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, but he shows how this can still be intellectually supported 
B)  Yes, and he critiques this position 
C)  No, and this is in contrast to popular Pentecostalism 
D)  No, and this is aligned to popular Pentecostalism 
A)  Yes, but he shows how this can still be intellectually supported 
B)  Yes, and he critiques this position 
C)  No, and this is in contrast to popular Pentecostalism 
D)  No, and this is aligned to popular Pentecostalism

Question 6

What is Rick Warren's response to the charge that he created a church and worship style that is market driven?

Accepted Answer

A)  He saw this as part of a larger anti-Christian expression of the larger culture 
B)  He insists that there is no way a mega-church could operate without understanding the market forces 
C)  He pointed out that this was exactly what Jonathan Edwards did during the First Great Awakening 
D)  For him, it is simply a question of relevance, and he insists that his parishioners are extremely committed 
A)  He saw this as part of a larger anti-Christian expression of the larger culture 
B)  He insists that there is no way a mega-church could operate without understanding the market forces 
C)  He pointed out that this was exactly what Jonathan Edwards did during the First Great Awakening 
D)  For him, it is simply a question of relevance, and he insists that his parishioners are extremely committed

Question 7

Billy Graham's ministry was particularly ecumenical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did Oral Roberts shock the Pentecostal world?

Accepted Answer

A)  By starting a university 
B)  By being the first Pentecostal Christian to start a weekly national television program 
C)  By being ordained a Methodist minister 
D)  By starting the Christian Broadcasting Network 
A)  By starting a university 
B)  By being the first Pentecostal Christian to start a weekly national television program 
C)  By being ordained a Methodist minister 
D)  By starting the Christian Broadcasting Network

Question 9

Generally speaking, what is Evangelical Christianity's relationship to Christian sacraments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They only believe there are two: Baptism and the Eucharist 
B)  They emphasize all the sacraments, but think that the Eucharist is only a symbol of the body and blood of Christ 
C)  They have little interest in the sacraments, except baptism 
D)  They reject all sacraments and focus on faith 
A)  They only believe there are two: Baptism and the Eucharist 
B)  They emphasize all the sacraments, but think that the Eucharist is only a symbol of the body and blood of Christ 
C)  They have little interest in the sacraments, except baptism 
D)  They reject all sacraments and focus on faith

Question 10

What did the term evangelical originally mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was used to distinguish Calvinist Christians from Lutheran 
B)  It designated the German Pietistic movement 
C)  It meant all Christians 
D)  It was first used in American Revivalism 
A)  It was used to distinguish Calvinist Christians from Lutheran 
B)  It designated the German Pietistic movement 
C)  It meant all Christians 
D)  It was first used in American Revivalism

Question 11

The term born again is regularly identified as an Evangelical identifier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Did Billy Graham teach that the second coming of Christ was imminent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, he thought the rapture was virtually upon us 
B)  Yes, except he also said that Christ was coming gently, thus no rapture 
C)  No, he believed that this was the second to last dispensation 
D)  Graham refused to publicly discuss his opinion 
A)  Yes, he thought the rapture was virtually upon us 
B)  Yes, except he also said that Christ was coming gently, thus no rapture 
C)  No, he believed that this was the second to last dispensation 
D)  Graham refused to publicly discuss his opinion

Question 13

Billy Graham taught a form of biblical literalism and taught that the rapture was virtually upon us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why were more fundamentalist members of the Evangelical movement critical of Billy Graham?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was too modern 
B)  He relied less on the Bible and more on personal stories of conversion 
C)  He was too ecumenical 
D)  He was divorced and remarried 
A)  He was too modern 
B)  He relied less on the Bible and more on personal stories of conversion 
C)  He was too ecumenical 
D)  He was divorced and remarried

Question 15

The Scopes trial showed that biblical literalism could be intellectually grounded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The fullness gospel is also known as the fourfold gospel and the foursquare gospel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What denomination do most of the largest mega-churches represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Baptist 
B)  Northern Baptist 
C)  Evangelical Lutheran Church of America 
D)  Most of them do not have a denominational affiliation 
A)  Southern Baptist 
B)  Northern Baptist 
C)  Evangelical Lutheran Church of America 
D)  Most of them do not have a denominational affiliation

Question 18

Who delivered the prayer invocation at President Obama's first inauguration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rick Warren 
B)  Joel Osteen 
C)  Jerry Falwell 
D)  Poet Maya Angelou 
A)  Rick Warren 
B)  Joel Osteen 
C)  Jerry Falwell 
D)  Poet Maya Angelou

Question 19

How many Pentecostal Christians are there worldwide, if one were to include charismatic Christians in mainstream churches?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 million 
B)  200 million 
C)  500 million 
D)  A billion 
A)  100 million 
B)  200 million 
C)  500 million 
D)  A billion

Question 20

When Rick Warren began the Saddleback Valley Community Church, why did he downplay its association with the Southern Baptist Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was in a public dispute with its leadership 
B)  He found it did not sit well with focus groups 
C)  He wanted to create a new type of worship service that was at odds with the Baptist tradition 
D)  He did not downplay its association with the Southern Baptist Convention, but highlighted it 
A)  He was in a public dispute with its leadership 
B)  He found it did not sit well with focus groups 
C)  He wanted to create a new type of worship service that was at odds with the Baptist tradition 
D)  He did not downplay its association with the Southern Baptist Convention, but highlighted it

Exam 20: The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

How large is the National Association of Evangelicals?

Evangelical leaders, such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, formed the lobbying group called:

What best reflects the author's interpretation of the conversation between Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack?

Virtually no mega-churches are denominational.

Does the author believe that most Pentecostal scholars are biblical fundamentalists?

What is Rick Warren's response to the charge that he created a church and worship style that is market driven?

Billy Graham's ministry was particularly ecumenical.

How did Oral Roberts shock the Pentecostal world?

Generally speaking, what is Evangelical Christianity's relationship to Christian sacraments?

What did the term evangelical originally mean?

The term born again is regularly identified as an Evangelical identifier.

Did Billy Graham teach that the second coming of Christ was imminent?

Billy Graham taught a form of biblical literalism and taught that the rapture was virtually upon us.

Why were more fundamentalist members of the Evangelical movement critical of Billy Graham?

The Scopes trial showed that biblical literalism could be intellectually grounded.

The fullness gospel is also known as the fourfold gospel and the foursquare gospel.

What denomination do most of the largest mega-churches represent?

Who delivered the prayer invocation at President Obama's first inauguration?

How many Pentecostal Christians are there worldwide, if one were to include charismatic Christians in mainstream churches?

When Rick Warren began the Saddleback Valley Community Church, why did he downplay its association with the Southern Baptist Convention?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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