MIDTERM: NRMs

Question 1

Cults were traditionally seen as a group of small religious movements that consisted of:

Answer 1

a charismatic leader, transient membership, deviation from the dominant faith of their respective society (all of the above)

Question 2

“cults” are now understood as

Answer 2

alternative forms of religion

Question 3

NRMs in America generally fall under how many categories?

Answer 3

8

Question 4

the term occult is synonymous with

Answer 4

esoteric

Question 5

the concept that one cannot know whether a God or gods does or does not exist is best described by the term

Answer 5

agnosticism

Question 6

in scientology, auditing is

Answer 6

a form of rehabilitation that works to free the preclear of their REACTIVE mind

Question 7

the wiccan rede is

Answer 7

an it harm none do what ye will

Question 8

the defining factor of the modern definition of “cults” is

Answer 8

a deviation from the dominant faith of their respective society

Question 9

within the past 50 years the term “cult” has been replaced with the term “NRM” to reflect

Answer 9

religious pluralism

Question 10

Neo-Paganism is all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 10

has been traditionally well-received by the general public