Sci-Fi Quiz: It Came From Outer Faith


Though no one's yet written a book on how to convert aliens, some religions do accept the idea of extraterrestrial intelligence. Find out how much you know about the intersection of faith and sci-fi.
Q1. The Bible reference most often used in speculations about UFOs is:
1. The 'glowing sheaves' in Ruth
2. The 'king of the clouds' of 1 John
3. The celestial 'wheels' in Ezekiel
4. The little green angels in Revelation
Q2. Some feel the movie 'E.T.' has Christian overtones because the title character:
1. Has a mission to help Earth
2. Has healing powers
3. Resurrects
4. All of the above
Q3. Some Mormon scriptures refer to a residence of God that is a planet- or star-like object named:
1. Borg
2. Kolob
3. Mercury
4. Navoo
Q4. Jinns, harmful spirits that some people think might be aliens, are found in which sacred text?
1. Qur'an
2. Lotus Sutra
3. Urantia Book
4. Upanishads
Q5. During a Raelian ritual described as similar to baptism, it is believed that:
1. Water cleanses believers of not only past sins, but future ones
2. Believers gain the power to pilot UFOs
3. Aliens download human DNA
Q6. Which famous sci-fi author said 'All my characters are Jewish' and wrote a guide to the Bible?
1. Ursula Le Guin
2. Isaac Asimov
3. Hugo A. Ward
4. Ray Bradbury
Q7. According to the founder of the spiritual movement Falun Gong, aliens are already on earth and:
1. Working undercover to perfect human society
2. Observing our cultures to see if we are worthy of open contact
3. Working to enslave humanity through science--so they can take over our human bodies
Q8. Which religions' theology historically included the idea of space travel?
1. Nation of Islam
2. Mormonism
3. Jehovah's Witnesses
4. Both #1 and #2
Q9. 'A Case of Conscience,' a popular sci-fi novel from the 1950s, starred:
1. A Jesuit priest who travels to another planet and meets tall, reptilian, kangaroo-like aliens
2. A Hasidic rabbi abducted by aliens who make him their God
3. A Unitarian minister who must choose between saving Earth and saving a race of aliens
Q10. In Arthur C. Clarke's 'Childhood's End,' kindly alien visitors are revealed to be:
1. The descendants of ancient Mayan gods
2. Beings who, though not intentionally malevolent, happen to look exactly like Satan
3. Powerful multi-armed beings reminiscent of Hindu gods


 

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