Test Yourself Chapter 02

Question 1

1. Which of the following was a motivation to move from spiritual unity to limited organizational unity?
   a) To establish a location for the general
   headquarters
   b) To encourage local congregations to charter
   with a legal name
   c) To develop a statement of faith
   d) To consolidate a defense against anti-
   Pentecostal teaching

Answer 1

b) To encourage local congregations to charter

with a legal name

Question 2

2. Which statement best describes the outcome of the Hot Springs convention?
   a) Legal standing was established, which made
   possible the purchase of property and clergy
   discounts on railways.
   b) Resistance to organization in the Pentecostal
   Movement was effectively overcome.
   c) Bible Schools were formed and missionary
   efforts were consolidated.
   d) After four days of prayer and fellowship, the
   delegates approved a corporate name.

Answer 2

d) After four days of prayer and fellowship, the

delegates approved a corporate name.

Question 3

3. Why was the name The Assemblies of God selected?
   a) Many Pentecostal churches were already called
   Assemblies of God.
   b) The name corresponded to the scriptural phrase
   “general assembly and church of the firstborn.”
   c) The name emphasized the primacy of God the
   Father as the head of the church.
   d) References to saints, apostles, and the forms of
   church government were carefully avoided.

Answer 3

b) The name corresponded to the scriptural phrase

“general assembly and church of the firstborn.”

Question 4

4. What was the position of the first General Council with regard to the ordination of women?
   a) It was recognized that women should be
   ordained to all avenues of ministry.
   b) Women could be ordained as missionaries and
   evangelists, but not as pastors.
   c) The wife of an ordained minister could be
   ordained to serve in the ministry to which her
   husband was called.
   d) Women could not be ordained, but were to serve
   rather as helpers in the gospel.

Answer 4

b) Women could be ordained as missionaries and

evangelists, but not as pastors.

Question 5

5. What is generally regarded as the explanation of the growth of the Pentecostal Movement in the twentieth century?
   a) The election of leaders with superior
   management and organizational skills
   b) Increased financial resources that came in
   following the establishment of the Assemblies
   of God as a denomination
   c) The people. Pentecostal people were willing to
   use any method to reach the world.
   d) Signs, wonders, miracles, and especially gifts of
   healing

Answer 5

c) The people. Pentecostal people were willing to

use any method to reach the world.

Question 6

6. Which best describes the difficulties faced by the church planters around the time of the second General Council (1914)?
   a) An increasing diversion to legalism
   b) The encroachment of worldly practices
   c) Lack of finances and proper facilities
   d) Governmental requirements

Answer 6

c) Lack of finances and proper facilities

Question 7

7. Which statement best describes one of the many strong motivations for early Pentecostal preachers? a) A passion for correct presentation of doctrine
   b) The sense of their place in the history of the
   church
   c) The need to refute the inadequate theology of
   the denominations
   d) The idea that Jesus was coming again soon

Answer 7

d) The idea that Jesus was coming again soon

Question 8

8. In what way were many of the early preachers trained for the ministry?
   a) Small Bible schools with ministers serving as
   volunteer faculty members
   b) One-to-one training (often referred to as
   mentoring)
   c) Apprenticeships
   d) Denominational Bible colleges and seminaries

Answer 8

b) One-to-one training (often referred to as

mentoring)

Question 9

9. Name the husband and wife team that
held services in an old saloon and from those beginnings established six new churches within eighteen months.
a) George and Carrie Montgomery
b) Robert and Mary Craig
c) Marcus and Ethyl Musick
d) J. Roswell and Alice Flower

Answer 9

c) Marcus and Ethyl Musick

Question 10

10. Which of the following best explains the effectiveness of Aimee Semple McPherson’s ministry in the 1920s?
    a) A woman preacher or evangelist was something
    of a wonder in those days.
    b) She built a large church that was able to fund
    her evangelistic efforts.
    c) In ministry, as in her life, she was quiet,
    unassuming and, where possible, behind the scenes.
    d) She understood American culture and used it as
    a bridge to the understanding of the gospel.

Answer 10

d) She understood American culture and used it as

a bridge to the understanding of the gospel.