Unitarian Universalist History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Molly Pitcher Edith Quails Deborah Sampson Olympia Brown

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? Charles Spear Hosea Ballou Edith Quails Thomas Starr King

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 Sneed James Reeb James Need 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 Kurt Vonnegut Paul Newman Henry Kissinger

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

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

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