19th Century Factors that led to Reform
Second Great Awakening
Charles Grandison Finney
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Shakers and Mormons
100

Rise of secularism included:

a) rise of deism

b) atheism

c) secular society

d) all the above

d) all the above


100

What was the Second Great Awakening?

a) Rise of reform movements

b) Change in roles after the Market Revolution

c) Religious revival 

c) Religious revival


100

Which movement was Charles Grandison Finney a prominent leader of?

a) The Great Awakening

b) The Second Great Awakening

c) The Religious Awakening

b) The Second Great Awakening

100

What was the name of the Church founded by Joseph Smith?

a) Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

b) Baptist Church of Jesus Christ

c) Methodist Community Church

a) Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

100

Who were the Shakers?

a) Catholic religious denomination

b) Protestant religious denomination

c) Jewish religious group 

b) Protestant religious denomination

200

Democratic idea that anyone can attain salvation resonated with:

a) Nationalism

b) Communalism

c) Individualism

c) Individualism


200

In which era did the Second Great Awakening occur?

a) 1840 - 1900

b) 1730 - 1740

c) 1790 - 1840

c) 1790 - 1840


200

What type of gathering did Finney lead?

a) Town Hall meetings

b) Constitutional Convention

c) Religious Revival Meetings

c) Religious Revival Meetings

200

Brigham Young was the governor of:

a) Virginia

b) Idaho

c) Utah

c) Utah


200

Which of the following events is NOT a reason the US government came into conflict with Mormon settlers?
A) Conflict broke out when people went to war with Mormons in Utah.
B) Evangelical Protestants saw Mormon beliefs as heresy.
C) People feared that Mormons were establishing a theocracy.
D) The U.S. government opposed certain church practices, such as polygamy.

A) Conflict broke out when people went to war with Mormons in Utah.

300

What specific theological doctrine was rejected during the Second Great Awakening?


A) The Trinity
B) Biblical infallibility
C) Predestination
D) Original Sin

c) Predestination

300

The creation of new colleges and universities during the Second Great Awakening was largely a result of:

  • a) Popularity of education over religious studies

  • b) Decline in the demand for religious leaders and educated clergy

  • c) The need to train a new generation of ministers

  • d) The government's decision to take over all educational institutions 

c) The need to train a new generation of ministers


300

What group(s) of people did Finney convert to Christianity?

a) The upper classes only

b) The middle class only

c) Many economic classes

c) Many economic classes

300

What practice did Joseph Smith justify?

a) Slavery

b) Polygamy

c) Adultery

b) Polygamy

300

Where did the Shakers originate from?

a) England

b) United States

c) France

a) England

400

The Second Great Awakening was a reaction against which intellectual movement?
A) The Reformation
B) The Enlightenment
C) The Renaissance
D) The Scientific Revolution

B) The Enlightenment

400

Which denominations gained the most strength during this period?

a) Lutherans and Presbyterians

b) Baptists and Methodists

c) Democrats and Republicans

d) Congregationalists and Episcopalians

b) Baptists and Methodists


400

What does the idea that "God has made man a moral free agent" mean?

a) People could choose salvation

b) Freedom from the British

c) Religious tolerance


a) People could choose salvation

400

Which year was Brigham Young's death?

a) 1901

b) 1877

c) 1852

b) 1877

400

Question: Two truths and a Lie:

    1. Mormons believe that, when Jesus returns, he will directly go to Independence Rock, Missouri to establish his kingdom.

    2. The Mormon “Word of Wisdom” bans consumption of all coffee and tea.

    3. In the official handbook, Male missionaries are prohibited from playing full-court basketball.

Lie: Mormons believe Jesus will first go to Jerusalem, and then to Missouri to establish his kingdom.

1 was the lie.

500

People felt that more liberal and intellectual doctrines were:
A) Threatening democratic ideals
B) Too accepting of moral decline
C) Too focused on predestination
D) Lacking warmth and personal connection

D) Lacking warmth and personal connection


500

The Second Great Awakening rejected:

a) Personal salvation

b) Abolitionism

c) Benevolent Empire

d) Calvinist doctrine

d) Calvinist doctrine

500

Which state was Charles Grandison Finney born in?

a) North Carolina

b) Maine

c) Virginia

d) Connecticut

e) Michigan

d) Connecticut

500

How many children did Brigham Young have?

a) 2

b) 5

c) 8

d) 67

e) 47

e) 47 children

500

Question: Which statement is true about both Mormons and Shakers?

a) Both groups practiced polygamy

b) Both groups promoted equal male and female leadership

c) Both were Utopian religious movements

d) Both groups practiced celibacy

e) Both groups had a matriarchal system

c) Both were Utopian religious movements