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Question 1:

In the Wicca tradition, who taught that the Goddess is the rhythm of life?
a) Doreen Virtue
b) Doreen Valiente
c) Margot Adler
d) Starhawk

Question 2:

The number 19 is significant for which new religious movement?
a) Baha’i
b) Soka Gakkai
c) Falun Gong
d) Kabbalah

Question 3:

Which new religious movement developed out of the teachings of Nichiren?
a) Hare Krishna
b) Soka Gakkai
c) The Raëlians
d) New Age movements

Question 4:

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the universe according to Falun Dafa?
a) Truthfulness
b) Forbearance
c) Love
d) Benevolence

Question 5:

The name of Baha’i leader Baha’u’llah’s name can be translated as which of the following?
a) Son of God
b) Glory of God
c) Mercy of God
d) Love of God

Question 6:

Which new religious movement uses the “E-meter”?
a) Falun Gong
b) Falun Dafa
c) Wicca
d) Scientology

Question 7:

Devotees of which new religious movement carry a string of 108 beads?
a) Wicca
b) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
c) ISKCON
d) Baha’i

Question 8:

The angel Moroni is significant for which new religious movement?
a) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
b) Hare Krishna
c) Baha’i
d) The Nation of Islam

Question 9:

The “Act of Apostasy” is part of the initiation rite of which new religious movement?
a) Wicca
b) The Raëlian Movement
c) The Nation of Islam
d) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Question 10:

Malcolm X converting to Sunni Islam after experiencing which of the following?
a) The teachings of Elijah Muhammad
b) The changing of his name
c) A mystical vision of God
d) Pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 11:

Adherence of which new religious movement practise baptism of the deceased?
a) The Nation of Islam
b) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
c) The Raëlian Movement
d) Scientology

Question 12:

The Hare Krishna movement grew out of which tradition?
a) Pure Land Buddhism
b) Islam
c) Vaishnava Hinduism
d) Christianity

Question 13:

In Scientology, the term thetan refers to which of the following?
a) The soul
b) The eternal
c) Traumatic experiences
d) Philosophy

Question 14:

“New Age” is often considered shorthand for which type of practices?
a) Psychoanalysis
b) Self-help practices
c) Channelling
d) Divination

Question 15:

Soka Gakkai focuses on which sacred text?
a) The Book of Mormon
b) The Zohar
c) The Lotus Sutra
d) The Heart Sutra

Question 16:

Falun Dafa is associated with which of the following symbols?
a) The dharma wheel
b) The mantra namu myoho renge kyo
c) The gold tablets
d) The chant Allahu-‘l Abha

Question 17:

According to the Raëlian movement, when did Raël meet Yahweh?
a) 1980
b) 1965
c) 1991
d) 1973

Question 18:

In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life is connected by how many lines?
a) 4
b) 19
c) 22
d) 23

Question 19:

When is the Wiccan sabbat of Candlemas celebrated?
a) 1 February
b) 1 May
c) 1 August
d) 31 October

Question 20:

Which term best describes New Age movements?
a) Pure
b) Holistic
c) Discipline
d) Mainstream

Higher Education

A Concise Introduction to World Religions, Third Edition: Chapter 12