Unitarian Universalist History

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1. Where was the name “Unitarian” first used? Holland Poland Transylvania Spain

2. What Christian belief was the Unitarian faith a reaction to? The Trinity. The Virgin Birth. The Ascension. The Resurrection.

3. King Sigismund was the first and only Unitarian King. Where was his kingdom? Poland Transylvania Spain Holland

4. What were the first two cities in the United States with Unitarian Churches? Boston & Philadelphia New York & Cleveland Boston & New York New York & Philadelphia

5. What did Universalists believe? All people are good. All people are saints. All people are saved. All people are sinners.

6. What year did the Universalist & Unitarian faiths merge? 1931 1951 1941 1961

7. Which of these people is not a Unitarian or Universalist theologian? John Dietrich Joseph Priestley William Ellery Channing Curtis Richards

8. In 1553 Michael Servetus was burned at the stake for his writings questioning the trinity. In what country was he born? Spain Transylvania Poland Holland

9. In 1825 the American Unitarian Association was established in what city? Philadelphia Cleveland New York Boston

10. What was the name of the Universalist who signed the Declaration of Independence? Thomas McKean Button Gwennett Benjamin Rush John Hancock

11. In 1863 the first female Universalist Minister was ordained. What was her name? Edith Quails Molly Pitcher Olympia Brown Deborah Sampson

12. The Unitarian faith spread more rapidly than the Universalist faith. True False

13. “Universalists believe that God is too good to damn people, and the Unitarians believe that people are too good to be damned by God.” Which Universalist preacher said this? Thomas Starr King Edith Quails Charles Spear Hosea Ballou

14. Which of these social reformers was not a Unitarian or Universalist? George Halprin Samuel Gridley Howe Clara Barton Dorothea Dix

15. What was the name of the Unitarian Universalist minister who was murdered in Selma, Alabama while working for Civil Rights? James Reeb James Need James Sneed James Leed

16. What year did the church affirm same-sex marriage? 1981 1999 1989 1996

17. Which of these people is not or was not a Unitarian Universalist? Frank Lloyd Wright Henry Kissinger Paul Newman Kurt Vonnegut

18. The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Principles were adopted by the General Assemblies in what two years? 1962-63 1989-90 1984-85 1978-79

19. Which is not a Unitarian Universalist Principle? "Service to organizations promoting social and economic justice." "Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations." "Free and Responsible search for truth and meaning." "The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all."

20. Which Unitarian Universalist symbol was designed by Austrian artist Hans Deutsch? The torch. The dove. The chalice. The cross.