HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA
FINAL
Hispanic immigrants, who were overwhelming Catholic, came to the United States in
large numbers prior to the 1910's - ANSWERFALSE
Aside from the the general missionary work, Presbyterians and Methodists set up
special female missionary homes in San Francisco by the mid-1870's to provide
sanctuary for the Chinese... - ANSWERProstitutes
Dwight Moody's popularity in Britain and America approximated that of __________
before him. - ANSWERGeorge Whitfield
Which of the following describes the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC)? -
ANSWERAll of the above - (only ethnic-based denomination in the US to survive a split
from Rome//much of PNCC's theology is similar to Roman Catholic Church//since early
1920's allowed priests to marry)
From the Civil War to the Great Depression, ______________ was arguably the most
transformative factor in American history. - ANSWERImmigration
____________ from Russia, and from other parts of Europe, were another strand of the
vivid ethno-religious fabric of immigration. - ANSWEROrthodox Christians
Which of the following is one of the most distinctive responses to the new religious
pluralism which many regard as the first American attempt at interfaith dialogue? -
ANSWERThe World's Parliament of Religions
The religious vitality of resulting from immigration introduced new tensions and threats
of violence on the cultural landscape. - ANSWERTRUE
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century was a time of phenomenal growth in
immigration and religious diversity in America. - ANSWERTRUE
In the 1880's, Catholic immigration to America became dominated by people from
southern and eastern ___________. - ANSWEREurope
, Some attacks on _________ also emerged from the women's rights movement. -
ANSWERScripture
Deists and other skeptics had long questioned God's role in ________. - ANSWERthe
natural world
Within a half-century of the Scopes Trial, it would be the fundamentalist-led evangelical
denominations that seemed to be struggling for relevance and survival. -
ANSWERFALSE
The trauma of the Civil War, paired with evolutionary theory and higher criticism of the
Bible, seemed to put unprecedented pressure on America's heavily ___________. -
ANSWERChristian culture
Rank-and-file African American Protestants were more in line theologically with
modernists - ANSWERFALSE
Catholics would accept evolution as long as it did not explicitly deny basic Christian
beliefs such as God's special creation of ___________. - ANSWERAdam and Eve
Higher criticism of the Bible gathered momentum in early nineteenth century_________.
- ANSWERGermany
Books like David Strauss' opened the door for nineteenth-century American
Theologians to engage in broader discussions about the Bible's authority. -
ANSWERTRUE
The term "fundamentalist" was not coined until ________. - ANSWER1920
Among Protestants, debates about evolution and higher criticism precipitated
____________. - ANSWERthe fundamentalist-modernist controversy.
Some, including President Woodrow Wilson, saw democracy as uniquely compatible
with __________ and sanctified a national crusade for making the world safe for
democracy. - ANSWERChristianity
By 1909, ___________ had already opened missionary stations in fifty countries outside
the United States - ANSWERPentecostals
Some Americans, including William Jennings Brian, saw colonization -especially by
military force- as antithetical to the spirit of Christianity - ANSWERTRUE
On the whole, majorities of both Protestant and Catholics supported WWI -
ANSWERTRUE
Modernists tended to downplay the need for non-Christians to
FINAL
Hispanic immigrants, who were overwhelming Catholic, came to the United States in
large numbers prior to the 1910's - ANSWERFALSE
Aside from the the general missionary work, Presbyterians and Methodists set up
special female missionary homes in San Francisco by the mid-1870's to provide
sanctuary for the Chinese... - ANSWERProstitutes
Dwight Moody's popularity in Britain and America approximated that of __________
before him. - ANSWERGeorge Whitfield
Which of the following describes the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC)? -
ANSWERAll of the above - (only ethnic-based denomination in the US to survive a split
from Rome//much of PNCC's theology is similar to Roman Catholic Church//since early
1920's allowed priests to marry)
From the Civil War to the Great Depression, ______________ was arguably the most
transformative factor in American history. - ANSWERImmigration
____________ from Russia, and from other parts of Europe, were another strand of the
vivid ethno-religious fabric of immigration. - ANSWEROrthodox Christians
Which of the following is one of the most distinctive responses to the new religious
pluralism which many regard as the first American attempt at interfaith dialogue? -
ANSWERThe World's Parliament of Religions
The religious vitality of resulting from immigration introduced new tensions and threats
of violence on the cultural landscape. - ANSWERTRUE
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century was a time of phenomenal growth in
immigration and religious diversity in America. - ANSWERTRUE
In the 1880's, Catholic immigration to America became dominated by people from
southern and eastern ___________. - ANSWEREurope
, Some attacks on _________ also emerged from the women's rights movement. -
ANSWERScripture
Deists and other skeptics had long questioned God's role in ________. - ANSWERthe
natural world
Within a half-century of the Scopes Trial, it would be the fundamentalist-led evangelical
denominations that seemed to be struggling for relevance and survival. -
ANSWERFALSE
The trauma of the Civil War, paired with evolutionary theory and higher criticism of the
Bible, seemed to put unprecedented pressure on America's heavily ___________. -
ANSWERChristian culture
Rank-and-file African American Protestants were more in line theologically with
modernists - ANSWERFALSE
Catholics would accept evolution as long as it did not explicitly deny basic Christian
beliefs such as God's special creation of ___________. - ANSWERAdam and Eve
Higher criticism of the Bible gathered momentum in early nineteenth century_________.
- ANSWERGermany
Books like David Strauss' opened the door for nineteenth-century American
Theologians to engage in broader discussions about the Bible's authority. -
ANSWERTRUE
The term "fundamentalist" was not coined until ________. - ANSWER1920
Among Protestants, debates about evolution and higher criticism precipitated
____________. - ANSWERthe fundamentalist-modernist controversy.
Some, including President Woodrow Wilson, saw democracy as uniquely compatible
with __________ and sanctified a national crusade for making the world safe for
democracy. - ANSWERChristianity
By 1909, ___________ had already opened missionary stations in fifty countries outside
the United States - ANSWERPentecostals
Some Americans, including William Jennings Brian, saw colonization -especially by
military force- as antithetical to the spirit of Christianity - ANSWERTRUE
On the whole, majorities of both Protestant and Catholics supported WWI -
ANSWERTRUE
Modernists tended to downplay the need for non-Christians to
