The Quakers seldom go by this title, their official name.
What is The Religious Society of Friends?
100
“I then, Peter-like, in a panick denied my being a Quaker...”
This is an example of this literary device.
What is biblical allusion?
100
He became a leading defender of tolerance in 1660s England and went on to set up a religious haven in the New World which included equal rights for women and limited power of government.
Who is William Penn?
100
"The devil thee thee, don't thee me!" This quote refers to the Quaker use of these two familiar pronouns.
What is 'thee' and 'thou'?
100
Ashbridge was born in this country in the year 1793.
What is England?
200
This is a term Quakers use to refer to the presence of God in every person.
What is 'inner light'?
200
“...to which I received this answer, as tho’ I had heard a Distinct Voice: ‘I am a Covenant-Keeping God...’”
This quote reflects the Quaker belief in this.
What is divine revelation?
200
Though he held a number of Quaker-related services in the East Room of the White House, our nation's 37th President drew sharp criticism from fellow Quakers for his role in the Vietnam War.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
200
This is the name of the founder of the Quakers.
Who is George Fox?
200
Elizabeth spent several years of her young adulthood located in this nation seeking religious enlightenment after being banished from her family home.
What is Ireland?
300
The belief that the sacred should permeate everyday life leads Quakers to disregard these particular parts of a traditional Christian liturgy.
What are the sacraments?
300
"My God, must I...be of this man's opinion, who has sought thee as I have done and join with these people that a few hours ago I preferred Papists before?"
This quote demonstrate Ashbridge's disdain for this Christian denomination.
What is Catholicism?
300
This New York-born poet, born to a Quaker carpenter in 1819, made a number of Quaker references in his prose and poetry, including in his poetry collection "Leaves of Grass"?
Who is Walt Whitman?
300
550 POINT COMPETITION - BIBLE PICTIONARY
3 MINUTES - Winner answers question:
Quakers use these to refer to the months of the year, rather than the traditional names (which are associated with pagan deities).
What are numbers?
300
Ashbridge made the journey across the Atlantic to New York under this employment title.
What is indentured servant?
400
A person is allowed to speak up in Quaker meetings only if they feel that this term can describe them.
What is 'moved by the Spirit'?
400
Ashbridge's husband is whipped for adhering to this Quaker belief.
What is pacifism?
400
A pop icon and movie star from the 1930s, this Indiana native attended services at a Quaker church and was given one of the largest Quaker funerals in history.
Who is James Dean?
400
This is the name of the Quaker publication written by the founder of the Quakers in 1694.
What is Journal?
400
The adventurous Ashbridge daringly eloped at this tender age, yet was tragically widowed five months later.
What is fourteen?
500
500 POINT QUAKER HAT COMPETITION
3 Minutes - Winner answers question:
In the year 1696, Quakers in Pennsylvania declared their opposition to this.
What is the slave trade?
500
1000 POINT COMPETITION --
This is the full title of this selection as published in Heath Anthology.
What is 'Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge,....Wirtten by her own Hand many years ago'?
500
A heralded American general in the Revolutionary War, he grew up under the religious tutelage of his Quaker father, a pastor, yet defied the traditional pacifistic attitude and joined his local militia at the age of 32.
Who is Nathanael Greene?
500
Ashbridge argues with her uncle on the subject of this particular doctrine.
What is baptism?
500
In response to the cruelty of her "very religious" master, Ashbridge married this man after purchasing her liberty.