Religion in the American Colonies

Question 1

What was the central focus of the typical colonial worship service?

Accepted Answer

sermon

Question 2

What was the most famous sermon preached by Jonathan Edwards?

Accepted Answer

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Question 3

Roger Williams was one of the first men in New England to minister to the Indians.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What is a catechism?

Accepted Answer

a summary of a denomination's doctrine using questions and answers

Question 5

In what colony did the German Reformed settle?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Question 6

Which colony was the center of Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 7

Prior to the Great Awakening, seating in colonial churches was according to social class.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Whose house did George Whitefield stay at while he was in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin's

Question 9

What British colony was the center of colonial Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 10

Revival began in America with Theodore J. Frelinghuysen's preaching about the need for practical Christian living.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The Puritans later repented of their excesses during the Salem witch trials.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

George Whitefield served as a president of what became Princeton University.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What colonial church was built without using a single iron nail?

Accepted Answer

West Parish Meetinghouse

Question 14

What are Huguenots?

Accepted Answer

French Protestants

Question 15

Jonathan Edwards was one of the few people that died from the smallpox vaccine.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following groups believed that believers should leave the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Separatists

Question 17

The Great Awakening was the first truly national movement in American history.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What is the "heart" of Puritan theology?

Accepted Answer

the idea of covenant

Question 19

Who founded Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

Roger Williams

Question 20

The Moravians were followers of John Huss.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Which group was doctrinally sound but wanted to keep the old ceremonies of the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

low-church Anglicans

Question 22

John and Charles Wesley came to America to minister to the Indians.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Which of the following desired to remove old ceremonies from the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Puritans

Question 24

Which of the following was not a provision of the Half-Way Covenant?

Accepted Answer

"Half-way" members could partake of the Lord's Supper

Question 25

Which group was even more conservative than the Mennonites?

Accepted Answer

Amish

Question 26

The publication of David Brainerd's journal spurred many to enter the mission field to share Christ with the Indians.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Which college was established to train Anglican ministers?

Accepted Answer

College of William and Mary

Question 28

The Great Awakening lasted about two decades.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

What was the leading established church in New England?

Accepted Answer

Congregationalist

Question 30

Paul Revere cast the bell for the West Parish Meetinghouse.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Established churches grew exponentially as a result of the Great Awakening.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Who was the greatest theologian of the Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Edwards

Question 33

From what do the Quakers believe they receive guidance?

Accepted Answer

an inner light, a spark of divinity within them

Question 34

Which group believed that the traditions of the Church of England were divinely ordained?

Accepted Answer

high-church Anglicans

Question 35

Which English king established the Anglican Church?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 36

During the Salem Witch Trials, what man was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea?

Accepted Answer

Cory Giles

Question 37

In colonial America, ushers use to strike women with a long pole for sleeping in church.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

From what did Puritans want to "purify" the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

ceremonies that got carried over from Roman Catholicism, the church's use of bishops, corruption, the elaborate garments for priests

Question 39

Why did many colonial churches lack musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

some Christians thought the Bible prohibited musical instruments in church, some churches could not afford to import instruments from Europe

Question 40

What was the first book printed in the British colonies?

Accepted Answer

Bay Psalm Book

Question 41

Who was the leader of the Mennonites?

Accepted Answer

Menno Simons

Question 42

Which denomination only baptized professing believers and did so by immersion?

Accepted Answer

Baptists

Question 43

What was the center of colonial Quakerism?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Question 44

What type of church government was adopted by New England Puritans?

Accepted Answer

congregational

Question 45

What was the leading established church in the South?

Accepted Answer

Anglican

Question 46

Who was the most outstanding evangelist of the Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

George Whitefield

Question 47

How many preaching tours did George Whitefield go on in America?

Accepted Answer

seven

Question 48

Prior to bells, what summoned the colonists to church?

Accepted Answer

drums

Question 49

What is Log College now known as?

Accepted Answer

Princeton

Question 50

What is the term for churches that enjoyed state support and protection?

Accepted Answer

established

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