Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The midwinter solstice celebration of Wicca is most commonly called
		A)	Samhain.
		B)	Beltane.
		C)	Yule.
		D)	Esbat.


2	Established groups of Wiccans are called
		A)	witches.
		B)	sisterhoods.
		C)	covens.
		D)	sects.


3	The word "Voodoo" comes from the Fon word "vodun," whose meaning is
		A)	saint way
		B)	oak-tree wisdom.
		C)	moon worship.
		D)	mysterious power


4	The youngest alternative path studied in this chapter is
		A)	Falun Gong.
		B)	Rastafarian.
		C)	Cao Dai.
		D)	Scientology.


5	In practicing their religion, both Baha'is and Muslims,
		A)	engage in periods of fasting and undertake pilgrimages.
		B)	observe a lunar calendar and abstain from drinking alcohol.
		C)	abstain from alcohol and engage in periods of fasting.
		D)	meet in nine-sided mosques or temples.


6	Two new religions that blend aspects of Christianity into their beliefs and practices are
		A)	Wicca and Voodoo.
		B)	Cao Dai and Santería
		C)	Rastafarianism and Falun Gong.
		D)	Rastafarianism and Scientology.


7	The biggest influence of Rastafarianism on mainstream culture has been
		A)	reggae music.
		B)	organic and natural food diet.
		C)	dreadlocks.
		D)	distinctive dress with four symbolic colors.


8	Worship and celebration of the feminine aspect of the divine is practiced most by the
		A)	Druids.
		B)	Baha'is.
		C)	Rastafarians.
		D)	Wiccans.


9	The Baha'is found a messianic figure in
		A)	a young Persian aristocrat.
		B)	an Ethiopian king.
		C)	a writer of science fiction.
		D)	a Jamaican farmer.


10	The "world teacher" identified by Madame Blavatsky was
		A)	Elizabeth Claire Prophet.
		B)	Rudolf Steiner.
		C)	L. Ron Hubbard.
		D)	J. Kirshnamurti.


11	Working with an "auditor" to find and remove areas that have created blockages to personal growth is a practice of
		A)	Scientology.
		B)	Theosophy.
		C)	Church Universal and Triumphant.
		D)	Voodoo.


12	The religions of the Yoruba tradition and Rastafarianism have significant connections with
		A)	the Middle East.
		B)	India.
		C)	Africa.
		D)	China.


13	The breath and visualization exercises of Qigong that circulate energy through the body are further enhanced in Falun Gong when a master
		A)	ritually eliminates bad karma of the disciple.
		B)	activates an invisible spiritual wheel in the lower abdomen of the disciple.
		C)	projects the image of a large eye inside a triangle into the disciple's mind.
		D)	trains the disciple to be "mounted" by beings from a higher realm.

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