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1) Which group showed significantly stronger support for Barack Obama compared with Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election?
- aNon-affiliated
- bJews
- cMainline Protestants
- dCatholics
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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.
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3) In the 2016 presidential election, which group showed the highest support for the Republican nominee?
- aJews
- bEvangelical Protestants
- cMainline Protestants
- dAfrican-American Protestants
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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
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5) 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
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6) 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
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7) 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
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8) 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
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9) 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
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10) 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