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Why is it difficult for the Amish people to read their Bible?
Because it's locked away
Because it is written in braill
Because it's all written backwards
Because it is in 17th century German
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Amish population - How many Amish are their in the US?
54.000
1.2 million
110.000
344.000
3
The Amish are direct descendants of which religous group?
Ruthbaptists
Johnbaptists
Anabaptists
Marcusbaptists
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Family life - What is not true about the mother's area of responsibility
She is responsible for teaching her daughters how to keep the house
She is encharge of tending the animals at the farm
She is encharge of all cooking, washing and cleaning in the family
She is encharge of harvesting the field
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Religion - What dictates the rules in the Amish society?
The youngest members of the church dictates the rules
The Ordnung - a rule book based upon a interpretation of the Bible
There are no specific rules within the Amish society
A big granit wall - where all the rules are written down
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Why is baptism as a believing adult so important for the Amish?
Because they believe you condemn yourself to hell if you're not baptized
Because then you can decide for yourself what to wear
Because it's the time where you commit yourself to the church
It's really not that important for the Amish
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Amish childhood - what is not true?
Amish kids never play - there is only time for work
Amish children/teens stops schooling after 8th grade
In some Amish communities children are not allowed to ride bikes
They help the family out doing chores to make them ready for the Amish life
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Devout individuals broke away from the Anabaptist in the late 1600s and created the Amish -Why?
They stopped believing in God
They were unhappy with the lack of strict enforcement of shunning
They differed over matters such as footwashing and costume
They again wanted to baptize infants
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Amish Orders - Which is not an actual Amish Order?
Old Order Amish
Andy Weaver Amish
Swartzentruber Amish
Hamish von Trinklehoven Amish
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Why do most Amish teens choose to go back to the Amish church after Rumspringa?
Choosing the modern world is difficult because of the lack of education
Choosing the modern world can be scary because they are no used to it
Choosing the modern world is to condemn yourself to hell in the afterlife
Choosing the modern world means leaving their family and friends behind
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Family life - What is not true about the fathers area of responsibility
He is the head of the family
He is responsible for teaching his sons the workrelated Amish way of life
He makes sure that the household is running smoothly
He does hard labour either on the farm or at a job away from home
12
The Amish origines from which part of the world in the 16 century?
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
13
The Anabaptists especially challenges Luther's views on...?
Infant baptism and seperation of church and state
Jesus as the son of God
Marriage and funerals
Christian symbols
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Technology - What is not true concerning the reasons for the Amish rejecting some technological things?
It causes vanity
It gives joy and happiness - which is not allowed in the Amish society
It causes inequality
It leads people away from their closeknit community
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When teens at the age of 16 get a taste of the modern world - and are to found out if they want to stay Amish or not
Recycling
Rumspringa
Rooting
Ruralling
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Religion - What main religion do the Amish belong to?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
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Family life - How many children does an Amish family get in average?
11-14
3-5
1-2
7-10
18
As a part of William Penn's holy experiment the Amish were invited to settle in Pennsylvania. When did they arrive?
1730
1345
1610
1492
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Religion - what are you allowed to do?
You are allowed to have more than one religion
You are allowed to question the elder's interpretation of the Bible
You are allowed to hold bible studies - where you discuss the word of God
You are allowed to follow the rules in the Ordnung without questioning it
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The Anabaptists challenged the reforms of who in the 16th century Europe?
John the Holy
Maria Magdalena
Baltazar the 2.
Martin Luther
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When the Anabaptists faced religious persecution in Europe - what did they then do?
They fled to remote areas of Europe
They fled south and settled in Northern Africa
They fought back and went to war against the Lutheran Church
They apologized and accepted the Lutheran Church
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What is not true about the Amish?
They are not very willing to aid other Amish people in need of help
They are self reliant and don't accept government assistance
They avoid all sorts of violence - and don't serve in the army
They try to seperate themselves from outsiders to avoid temptations and sin
23
How many teens actually go back to the Amish church after Rumspringa?
Approximately half of them
The majority - about 80 percent
Close to all of them - 99.9 percent
Almost none - 5 percent at most
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Amish schools - What is not true?
The teachers are young, unmarried women
The schools are one room schools within walking distance from their homes
Amish teens attend high schools outside the community after 8th grade
They learn basics of reading, writing, arithematic and German and English
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When are you being shunned?
When you learn how to do household chores for the first time
When you break the rules of the Amish and are isolated and punished
When you are buried in an Amish community
When Amish teens try to find a future husband or wife
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Technology - What is not true?
Not allowed to use mobile phones, tv's and electricity to some extent
Horse and buggy is the most common mean of transportation
Roller skates are not allowed as a mean of transportation
They only cultivate their fields with horse drawn machinery
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Marriage - what is not true?
Married woman wear a white bonnet
The woman sew their own wedding dress
Woman are usually not allowed to wear makeup - but at the wedding they are
Only married men are allowed to grow a beard
