News Quiz: Week of Oct. 10-16, 2005


How well do you remember last week's religion-news headlines? Take this quiz to find out!
Q1. What is the subject of a new Madonna song that some rabbis have criticized?
1. Losing her virginity
2. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict
3. A 16th-century Kabbalah scholar
4. Her biblical heroes
Q2. Which of the following countries was not hit by Saturday's earthquake in Asia affect?
1. Afghanistan
2. India
3. Malaysia
4. Pakistan
Q3. Which denomination is the most recent to have decided against divestment from Israel?
1. Presbyterians
2. Episcopalians
3. United Church of Christ
4. The Catholic Church
Q4. What happened this week to the Air Force's rule about evangelizing secular military members?
1. It was codified into military law.
2. It was withdrawn.
3. It was the subject of a new lawsuit.
4. It was restricted to enlisted personnel.
Q5. What did two California doctors refuse to do, citing their religious beliefs?
1. Prescribe birth control pills to a minor.
2. Perform fertility treatments on a lesbian woman.
3. End a patient's life prematurely
4. Perform an abortion
Q6. In a new study of college students' spirituality, which group generally scored highest?
1. Latinos
2. African Americans
3. Whites
4. Asians
Q7. A new priest recruitment campaign by American bishops is called:
1. Replenish the Priesthood
2. Be a Disciple
3. Fishers of Men
4. Shepherds Unto the Lord
Q8. What did a Christian woman in New Orleans do with ruined Torah scrolls from a flooded synagogue?
1. Buried them in accordance with Jewish law
2. Mailed them to the Jewish Theological Seminary
3. Burned them
4. Sold them on e-Bay


 

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