VII. To Review: take this quiz of 10 multiple-choice questions based on the materials studied in Session 4.
1. In his sermon, Pastor King suggests
A. holy people are necessary to infiltrate the City.
B. Rahab expressed faith in that she had an uncanny hope in the future.
C. the spies offered good news to Rahab and her family.
D. sinners have nothing to teach us.
2. Oliver Phillips teaches us that Amazing Grace
A. is scandalous.
B. cannot be exhibited or duplicated by secular government programs.
C. does not stay with us, but passes through us to others.
D. all of the above.
3. Robert Linthicum believes
A. community development is different from community organizing.
B. social services are the real need of the City.
C. “advocacy” is demonstrating against social injustices.
D. the Church should not engage in community efforts.
4. The two articles on church growth in South America illustrate that
A. churches that focus on personal salvation are the churches that are growing the fastest.
B. compassionate ministries are an expression of the evangelistic initiative of these churches.
C. these churches center their activities in their church buildings.
D. getting great sums of support monies are critical to push the churches into expansion.
5. Bakke suggests that in order to reach the city, one has to focus on
A. narrow-casting.
B. broadcasting.
C. conferencing.
D. crusading.
6. Bakke relates several reasons why 85% of the barriers to effective ministry are inside the Church. These include
A. the lack of organized prayer for the city.
B. the busy lives of Christians compounded by many church meetings.
C. the generation gap.
D. all of the above.
7. According to Bakke, one special group has emerged as a sign of hope in most cities. This group is
A. women.
B. immigrants.
C. youth.
D. none of the above.
8. According to Sharpe, one of the characteristics of living in the City, for which he was well prepared as a young person, is its
A. seductive nature.
B. chaotic environment.
C. loss of freedoms.
D. spirit of entrepreneurship.
9. According to Sharpe, churches involved in the largest urban centers must seek to understand
A. the rise of fundamentalism both in Christianity and in other religions.
B. the spirit of secularism that dominates the City.
C. the appeal and the hope provided by Pentecostalism.
D. all of the above.
10. According to Sharpe, a turning point for the community was
A. the advancement of the idea that Christian leaders knew what was best for the rest of the Christian community.
B. the realization that Christian leaders did not know what was best for the rest of the Christian community.
C. the recognition that it was important to build a community of believers who were disciples and not just churchgoers.
D. the recognition that God loves visionary dreaming.
Correct Answers
The answers are listed below. Please score yourself honestly. If you responded incorrectly, go back and review the material to understand the correct answer given.
- B - Rahab expressed faith in that she had an uncanny hope in the future.
- D - all of the above.
- A - community development is different from community organizing.
- B - compassionate ministries are an expression of the evangelistic Initiative of these churches.
- A - narrow-casting (p. 135).
- D - all of the above (p. 140).
- A - women (p. 144).
- B - chaotic environment (p. 150).
- C - the appeal and the hope provided by Pentecostalism (p. 157).
- A - the advancement of the idea that Christian leaders knew what was best for the rest of the Christian community. This attitude played into the “dangerous practice of replacing the need for the Holy Spirit’s counsel in the Believer’s life with dominant human leadership” (p. 162).
Your total score: ________
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