Quiz on A Plea for Religious Liberty

Who was Roger Williams?

• A leader of the Anabaptists

• A theologian who supported persecution for cause of conscience

• A governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

• A religious leader banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

What did Roger Williams believe about magistrates?

• They should not have the right to be involved in religious matters

• They should only be involved in Protestant religious matters

• They should have the right to be involved in religious matters

• They should only be involved in Roman Catholic religious matters

Where did Roger Williams found the colony of Rhode Island?

• Anabaptist Colony

• New England

• Providence

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

What did Roger Williams support?

• Roman Catholicism as the only true religion

• Protestantism as the only true religion

• Religious tolerance

• Persecution for cause of conscience

What is the main argument of Roger Williams' work?

• Persecution for cause of conscience is justified

• Persecution for cause of conscience is guilty of the blood of the souls crying for vengeance

• Civil states should be judges, governors, and defenders of the spiritual state

• The bloodshed in wars for religious beliefs is required by Jesus Christ