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Who Said It?
Storyline
True or False
Religion today
Mark Twain
100
"After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people."
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
100
This is how the Duke and the King got by
What is swindle people?
100
The setting of Huck Finn was during the Antebellum period?
True, Pre-Civil War
100
The most religious state in the nation
What is Mississippi?
100
Huckleberry Finn publication year
When is 1885?
200
"It's so. You can do it. I had my doubts when you told me. Now looky here; you stop that putting on frills. I won't have it. I'll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school I'll tan you good. First you know you'll get religion, too. I never see such a son. "
Who is Pap?
200
The place where Ms.Watson was going to sell Jim
Where is New Orleans?
200
Mormons emerged from South Carolina
False, New York
200
The least religious state in the nation
What is Vermont?
200
The real name of Mark Twain
Who is Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
300
"a feud is this way: A man has a quarrel with another man, and kills him; then that other man's brother kills HIM; then the other brothers, on both sides, goes for one another; then the COUSINS chip in—and by and by everybody's killed off, and there ain't no more feud. But it's kind of slow, and takes a long time."
Who is Buck?
300
The relatives of Tom Sawyer
Who are The Phelps?
300
During the Second Great Awakening, church membership declined
False, rose sharply
300
The largest church denomination
What is The Roman Catholic Church?
300
Mark Twain dwelled upon
What is the afterlife?
400
"Ben Rogers said he couldn't get out much, only Sundays, and so he wanted to begin next Sunday; but all the boys said it would be wicked to do it on Sunday, and that settled the thing."
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
400
Huck's best friend at the end
Who is Jim?
400
Massachusetts was the last state to disestablish religion.
True, the United States Constitution guaranteed that the government would name no denomination the nation's state church
400
This denomination has risen by five percent since 2005
What is atheism?
400
Mark Twains favorite saint
Who is Joan of Arc?
500
...and every now and then he would hold up his Bible and spread it open, and kind of pass it around this way and that, shouting, "It's the brazen serpent in the wilderness! Look upon it and live!" And people would shout out, "Glory!—A-a-MEN!"
Who is the preacher?
500
The Duke's line of royalty
What is Bridgewater?
500
In 1800, forty-seven percent of the American population belonged to churches.
False, seven percent. The church leader or church members would decide if an applicant was worthy to join.
500
Percentage of Americans that attend religious services weekly
What is roughly 40%?
500
Mark Twains religion
What is Presbyterian?