TEST - Religion in the US

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A. Choose the one correct answer!

 

1. The separation of church and state ...

A. was a major reason to expel prayers from schools.

B. is laid down in the 2^nd amendment of the Constitution.

C. is not respected by the Republican Party.

D. was achieved through oppressive and aggressive measures.

 

2. Those who are uncertain about the existence of God are called…

A. atheist

B. prognostic

C. agnostic

D. relativistic

 

3. The largest single Christian denomination in the US is:

A. Methodist

B. Catholic

C. Baptist

D. Mormon

 

4. The largest concentration of Jews can be found in:

A. Detroit

B. New York City

C. Washington, D.C.

D. Boston

 

5. Mormons first settled in the state of…

A. Nevada

B. New Mexico

C. Arizona

D. Utah

 

 

B. Choose the one answer which is incorrect!

 

1. Mormons....

A. were founded in the United States.

B. have a sacred book called the Book of Mormon.

C. still practice polygamy, that is, they have more than one wives.

D. mostly live in the state of Utah.

 

2. Evangelical Protestants…

A. strongly oppose abortion.

B. believe that all religions contain an inherent truth.

C. rely on the Bible as the foremost authority on all matters in life.

D. usually support the Republican Party.

 

3. The following immigrant groups were predominantly Catholic:

A. Scots

B. Irish

C. Italian

D. Polish

 

4. The following are fundamentalist Protestant denominations:

A. Anabaptists

B. Episcopalians

C. Amish

D. Mennonites

 

5. The only Catholic person to have ever been elected President was…

A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

B. Ronald Reagan

C. Richard Nixon

D. John F. Kennedy

 

 

C. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words or phrases.

 

1. That branch of English Protestants who fled from their home country and immigrated to America in order to flee from religious persecution were called ............................................

2. The following ethnic minorities are represented in large numbers in the US and are predominantly Catholic: a).................................... , b).................................... , c)...................................... . [their order is insignificant!]

3. WASP is an abbreviation of ............................................................................................ .

4. Schools providing religious instruction are called ................................. Schools.

5. The largest non-Christian faith in the US is .........................................