CHAPTER 3: The American religious heritage

Although there is cultural pluralism in the United States, there is no religious pluralism.

• True

• False

Protestant denominations (such as Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian) are part of the Roman Catholic Church.

• True

• False

No single church has become the center of religious life in the United States because the emphasis is on the individual, not a particular church.

• True

• False

Most of the settlers who came to colonial America to escape religious persecution in Europe were Catholics.

• True

• False

The Constitution of the United States separates church and state and forbids the government from ever establishing a national church.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Protestantism encourages a strong desire for self- improvement.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Some American Protestant leaders have said that people who are rich have been blessed by God.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Protestant work ethic is the belief that people should share their time and their wealth to help others.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Evangelicals are Christians who are religiously and socially liberal.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The national religion of the United States is a mixture of religion and patriotism.

• TRUE

• FALSE