Chapter 8 Test Bank Docx Religion And Persuasion

Chapter Eight “Religion and Persuasion”

Multiple-Choice Questions

Mark all answers that apply for each question. The correct answers are shown in bold type.

1. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have come to represent:

_____ A. Beautiful cities.

_____ B. Sinful cities.

_____ C. Righteous cities.

_____ D. Revival cities.

1. Religion has survived the postmodern era because of syncretism, which is:

_____ A. Domination of Christian doctrine.

_____ B. Infusion of secularism.

_____ C. Reconciliation and combination of differing beliefs.

_____ D. Indifference to doctrine.

1. Utopia is a word coined from Greek prefixes by a writer that means either “no place” or “good place.” That writer was:

_____ A. John Milton.

_____ B. Thomas More.

_____ C. Alfred Whitehead.

_____ D. Richard Whately.

1. The frequent reference in American rhetoric to “A City upon a Hill” comes from an analogy to:

_____ A. A fortress of strength.

_____ B. Proximity to Heaven.

_____ C. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.

_____ D. Lofty aspirations.

1. In Christian theology the thousand years when Satan is prophesied to be bound and for Christ to rule the earth is:

_____ A. The Millennium.

_____ B. The Y2K phenomenon.

_____ C. The sacred revival.

_____ D. Fifth Monarchy based on the book of Daniel.

1. The branch of theology that deals with end things like death, resurrection, immortality, and judgment day is called:

_____ A. Logology.

_____ B. Epistemology.

_____ C. Eschatology.

_____ D. Morphology.

1. A movement in England based upon the Book of Daniel that prophesized that Christ would rule directly over human affairs was called the:

_____ A. First covenant.

_____ B. Fifth Monarchy.

_____ C. Promised prince.

_____ D. Peace mystery.

1. Apocalyptic rhetoric resonated with Puritan beliefs because of which of the following?

_____ A. The Reformation in Europe failed to establish a new covenant with God.

_____ B. They expected a sudden and dramatic reformation for “the City upon a Hill.”

_____ C. The Millennium was at hand and the Apocalypse was in sight.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. Barry Brummett explained the word apocalyptic, which means:

_____ A. Bringing order to chaos.

_____ B. Lifting the veil or revelation of secrets.

_____ C. Changing the world order.

_____ D. Achieving metamorphism.

1. Apocalyptic rhetoric continues today as an explanation for which of the following events?

_____ A. Global warming.

_____ B. Y2K rollover.

_____ C. Radical Islamists attack in New York, 2001.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. According to Barry Brummett, which of the following contexts nurture apocalyptic rhetoric?

_____ A. A threat that is unexpected.

_____ B. A state of lawlessness and chaos.

_____ C. Ideology of predetermination for all events.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The belief that the cultural environment is hostile to their faith community refers to this one form of rhetoric according to Quentin Schultze:

_____ A. Rhetoric of conversion.

_____ B. Rhetoric of exile.

_____ C. Rhetoric of communion.

_____ D. Rhetoric of mass media.

1. Which amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion in America?

_____ A. First Amendment.

_____ B. Second Amendment.

_____ C. Fifth Amendment.

_____ D. Fourteenth Amendment.

1. According to Anderson, three views of religion exist in America—theism, naturalism, and postmodernism. The belief that God exists and there is life after death is found in:

_____ A. Theism.

_____ B. Naturalism.

_____ C. Postmodernism.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The belief that matter exists but that is all there is and death extinguishes personality and individuality is called:

_____ A. Theism.

_____ B. Naturalism.

_____ C. Postmodernism.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The belief that metaphysical considerations are unworthy and we should not make anyone or anything divine, but humans establish meaning and purpose for ourselves is:

_____ A. Theism.

_____ B. Naturalism.

_____ C. Postmodernism.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The metaphor for the wall that exists between government and religion was constructed by which president?

_____ A. George Washington.

_____ B. John Adams.

_____ C. Thomas Jefferson.

_____ D. James Madison.

1. Kenneth Burke’s book The Rhetoric of Religion examined the foundations of the Judeo-Christian belief system through the study of language, which is:

_____ A. Eschatology.

_____ B. Logology.

_____ C. Theology.

_____ D. Philosophy.

1. Crime reflects disobedience to the social contract in society, which is based on natural law, and evil comes from disobeying which of the following?

_____ A. Tribal traditions.

_____ B. Promises of Eden.

_____ C. The covenant with God.

_____ D. Judeo-Christian ideology.

20. This Calvinist preacher delivered fire-and-brimstone sermons to his flock, but he was named president of what became Princeton University:

_____ A. John Woolman.

_____ B. Jonathan Edwards.

_____ C. Martin Luther King.

_____ D. Billy Graham.

1. The philosophy that M. L. King Jr. adopted to use in the civil rights movement was:

_____ A. Negotiations and accommodation.

_____ B. Transcendentalism.

_____ C. Deist.

_____ D. Nonviolent resistance.

1. The philosophy of nonviolent resistance that Dr. M. L. King Jr. adopted is based on a combination of which of the following leaders or philosophers?

_____ A. Frederick Engle and Karl Marx.

_____ B. Mahatma Ghandi and Henry David Thoreau.

_____ C. Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

_____ D. Ralph Abernathy and A. W. Wilson.

1. Mrs. Rosa Parks, a seamstress, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for which offense?

_____ A. Demonstrating in the streets.

_____ B. Attending a whites-only restaurant.

_____ C. Refusing to sit in the back of the bus.

_____ D. Disturbing the peace.

1. Which of these holy books have been used for Congressional swearing-in ceremonies?

_____ A. The Christian Bible.

_____ B. The Hebrew bible, Tanakh.

_____ C. The Koran.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The courts have ruled that religious symbols can be used in public schools only for:

_____ A. Protecting Judeo-Christian ideology.

_____ B. Special holidays.

_____ C. Instructional purposes.

_____ D. Aesthetic enhancement.

1. Jonestown in Guyana, South America, started as an ideal society, but it will be remembered for:

_____ A. The 911 members who died in a mass suicide.

_____ B. Jim Jones, their psychotic leader.

_____ C. The shooting of Congressman Leo Ryan.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas, followed David Koresh, who claimed:

_____ A. He was anointed by God as the second messiah.

_____ B. He could interpret the Seven Seals or the end times.

_____ C. The federal agents represented Babylon.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. The Branch Davidian compound was destroyed by:

_____ A. A military assault by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

_____ B. A fire that engulfed the whole compound.

_____ C. An electrical storm.

_____ D. A flood.

1. Apocalyptic rhetoric includes which of the following?

_____ A. Prophesies from the Old and New Testament.

_____ B. The arrival of the Millennium.

_____ C. A predestined outcome.

_____ D. All of the above.

1. Richard Neuhas wrote of the “naked square,” which referred to:

_____ A. Public space devoid of any religious symbols.

_____ B. A society without religion.

_____ C. A barren spirituality.

_____ D. A stripped-down mall.

or Questions

1. Billy Graham called New York City “Sodom on the Subway.”
2. Reverend John Cotton predicted that the Apocalypse would come in 1655.
3. Apocalyptic rhetoric thrives when there is great change or perceived disorder.
4. For Jews, the Apocalypse is the arrival of the Messiah.
5. Apocalyptic rhetoric is used only to interpret the past.
6. The City upon a Hill is the most enduring metaphor used in utopian rhetoric.
7. The rhetoric of discernment unites different religions.
8. The Federal Communication Commission allocated the best stations to religious programs in the early days of radio.
9. Richard Neuhaus referred to a “religiously compromised society” where there is an absence of God or even people who believe in God.
10. Reverend Jerry Falwell won his suit against Hustler magazine for defamation of character.
11. Thomas Jefferson predicted that most Americans would become Catholics.
12. Disputes about religion have erupted in the public square, the workplace, the military, and prisons, but especially in public schools.
13. There are more Muslims in America now than Jews.
14. Postmodernism supports the belief in God and life after death.
15. Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison advocated no established religion, but freedom to practice religions for individuals or groups.
16. Protestant denominations are experiencing drastic declines in membership, whereas charismatic movements and Fundamentalism have been growing.
17. Forty percent of people in the United States claim to be atheists and agnostics.
18. The revival in American Fundamentalism is a desire to return to Anglo-American rural cultural values and folkways.
19. Kenneth Burke said that the idea of punishment implied the possibility for redemption and a redeemer or agent who could restore a condition of grace.
20. Judeo-Christian ideology has no relationship to the civil laws of our society.
21. Max Weber predicted the inability of religion to survive the onslaught of modernity.
22. Presidents G. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were both agnostics.
23. Many social movements have grown from religious groups like the abolitionists and Anti-Saloon League.
24. Religious icons are exploited by artists like Madonna who integrate these icons into their art in opposition to sacred symbols.
25. Madonna’s desecration of sacred symbols like rosaries only points to the power they have with audiences who are offended.
26. Jonathan Edwards’s Calvinist sermons portrayed a God of mercy.
27. Edwards preached that pride was a positive value to the Puritans.
28. John Woolman, a Quaker in faith, preached of a God of equality.
29. Woolman refused to write wills that passed slaves from fathers to sons.
30. Dr. M. L. King Jr. combined the philosophies of Ghandi and Henry David Thoreau and the tactics of John L. Lewis’s labor movement in the nonviolent resistance movement for civil rights.
31. Mrs. Rosa Parks was a revolutionary who sparked the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
32. M. L. King Jr. said, “Our method must be persuasion, not coercion.”
33. President John F. Kennedy, who met with King and others, willingly forwarded their proposed legislation on civil rights.
34. Radical reformers called Dr. King an “Uncle Tom” for using nonviolent resistance during the 1960s.
35. President L. B. Johnson used President Kennedy’s assassination to forward the civil rights legislation in Congress.
36. Only the Christian Bible can be used to swear in congressional members.
37. Both the Koran and the Tanakh have been used for swearing-in ceremonies to Congress.
38. Religious symbols in schools must be for instructional purposes only and the display must exist only during the length of time the activity requires.
39. Jim Jones created a color-blind Christian utopian organization in California.
40. Jonestown and members of the People’s Temple ended with 911 members dead in Guyana, South America.
41. Both Jim Jones and David Koresh used apocalyptic rhetoric to indoctrinate their followers.
42. The religious compounds of Waco and Jonestown were both safe environments for children.
43. David Koresh was portrayed as the “Sinful Messiah” in a series of newspaper articles in Texas.
44. Koresh’s followers were uneducated street people.
45. The rhetoric of religion has two dominant themes—utopia and apocalypse.

Essay Questions

Please answer all parts of each question and be specific, offering examples or other evidence to support your answers.

1. Write an essay that explains the characteristics of utopian rhetoric. Include in your answer historical examples of this form of discourse.
2. Explain apocalyptic rhetoric and the scriptural foundation for it. Give historical examples of this form of sermon or discourse.
3. Explain Dr. M. L. King’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement and the historical foundation for it.
4. Compare and contrast the three worldviews outlined by Anderson that are found in theism, naturalism, and postmodernism.
5. Explain the First Amendment’s five guarantees and include Thomas Jefferson’s concept of the establishment clause that erected a wall of separation between church and state.
6. Explain what the “naked square” is according to Richard Neuhaus and give examples of the cultural wars of religious diversity.
7. The dominant themes of religious rhetoric include conversion, discernment, communion, exile, and praise. Explain each of these themes and give examples to support your answer.
8. Explain the separation of church and state and the paradox of the congressional prayers, “In God we trust” on coinage, and Old Testament prophets like Moses or Solomon in federal buildings.
9. Explain the functions that religious institutions fulfill in American society.
10. Explain Kenneth Burke’s principle of the covenant between man and God, the fall from grace, and the idea of redemption.