Christianity in the Americas and Contemporary Christianity

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It established a direct democracy in the Plymouth Colony

• It allowed the Puritans to settle in Virginia

• It marked the beginning of organized religious practice in New England

• It set up a trade agreement with Native Americans

Who was George Whitefield?

• A leader of the Quakers

• An influential preacher during the First Great Awakening

• The founder of the Mormon Church

• A Catholic missionary in South America

What was the main goal of the Jesuit missions in South America?

• To convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity

• To establish trade routes for the Spanish Empire

• To defend Catholic doctrine against Protestantism

• To create independent Christian states

What was the significance of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?

• It divided the New World between Spain and Portugal

• It ended the Spanish Inquisition

• It declared the independence of the Americas

• It established the first Catholic missions in the New World

Who was Jonathan Edwards?

• A leader of the Second Great Awakening

• A prominent Puritan preacher during the First Great Awakening

• The founder of the Mormon Church

• A missionary to the Native Americans

What was the role of the Catholic Church in the colonization of Latin America?

• To establish a theocracy independent of European control

• To evangelize the indigenous peoples and support the Spanish crown

• To oppose the colonization eXorts

• To protect indigenous rights and halt the spread of European diseases

What is the focus of the Ecumenical Movement?

• To promote unity among Christian denominations

• To convert non-Christians to Christianity

• To reform the Catholic Church

• To establish a Christian theocracy

Who was the first non-Italian Pope in more than 450 years elected in 1978?

• Pope Paul VI

• Pope John Paul I

• Pope John Paul II

• Pope Benedict XVI

Which Christian denomination is associated with the concept of "Sola Scriptura"?

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Protestantism

• The Islam

What was the main purpose of the Second Vatican Council?

• To modernize the practices of the Catholic Church

• To combat the Protestant Reformation

• To promote the Crusades

• To declare papal infallibility