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Chapter 2. Religion in the American Context: Practice Quiz

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  • 1) Which religious group identifies as the most liberal compared with all other major religions in the United States?

    • aCatholics
    • bAfrican-American Protestants
    • cJews
    • dMainline Protestants
  • 2) How does a religious denomination differ from religious traditions?

    • aDenominations train religious professionals while religious traditions do not.
    • bDenominations involve attachment to specific houses of worship while religious traditions do not.
    • cTraditions train religious professionals while denominations involve attachment to specific houses of worship.
    • dTraditions include long standing communities with common histories while denominations involve similar belief systems.
  • 3) Which are the three most strongly Democratic groups among the six largest U.S. religions?

    • aAfrican-American Protestants, Non-Affiliated, Catholics
    • bAfrican-American Protestants, Non-Affiliated, Evangelical Protestants
    • cAfrican-American Protestants, Jews, Evangelical Protestants
    • dAfrican-American Protestants, Jews, Non-Affiliated
  • 4) According to Figure 2.1, which option is the largest among the major religious traditions in the United States?

    • aEvangelical Protestant
    • bMainline Protestant
    • cRoman Catholic
    • dNon-Affiliates
  • 5) In the 2016 presidential election, which group showed the highest support for the Republican nominee?

    • aJews
    • bEvangelical Protestants
    • cMainline Protestants
    • dAfrican-American Protestants
  • 6) Which option describes the concept of “creed”?

    • abeliefs, ideas, ethical codes and symbols associated with a religious tradition
    • breligious communities represented by formal institutions that promote political activism
    • ccommunity of believers that share regular social interaction
    • dsociety of small, diverse groups sharing diverse religious viewpoints
  • 7) Most scholars distinguish between two types of religion. They are:

    • atraditional and non-traditional
    • bChristian and non-Christian
    • cformal and informal
    • dformal and non-traditional
  • 8) According to Table 2.1, what proportion of African-American Protestants pray several times per day outside services?

    • aalmost two-thirds
    • bless than half
    • calmost all
    • dless than one-quarter
  • 9) What proportion of Latino Catholics voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election?

    • aless than half
    • btwo-thirds
    • calmost all
    • djust more than half
  • 10) Which group showed significantly stronger support for Barack Obama compared with Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election?

    • aNon-affiliated
    • bJews
    • cMainline Protestants
    • dCatholics