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Quiz about A Parade of Prayer Perceptions

A Parade of Prayer Perceptions Quiz

Ten multiple-choice questions about a diverse group of public figures' observations that reference 'prayer'.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pegbshack. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Pegbshack

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,121

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
500

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Indian leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Salt March stated: "Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening"? Hint

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Pranab Mukherjee

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which U.S. author of "The Prince and the Pauper" opined that "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer"? Hint

Bret Harte

Mark Twain

James Fenimore Cooper

Phineas Quimby

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which ancient Greek father of western medicine said "Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand"? Hint

Aristotle

Asclepieia

Hippocrates

Dioscorides

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which German theologian, and writer of "The Ninety-Five Theses", averred "The fewer the words, the better the prayer"? Hint

Wilhelm Iwan

Jacob Gretser

Martin Luther

Johann Faber

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Danish existentialist philosopher professed: "Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays"? Hint

Johannes Slok

Harald Hoffding

Soren Kierkegaard

Frederik Eilschov

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which founder of Christian Science expressed the view that "Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer"? Hint

Auguste Comte

L. Ron Hubbard

Joseph Smith

Mary Baker Eddy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Spanish saint affirmed: "For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God"? Hint

Saint Raphael of Brooklyn

Saint Livinus of Ghent

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Remigius of Rouen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which U.S. president, who has a namesake dam, declared "There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy... Those are prayer and fishing"? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert C. Hoover

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Harry S. Truman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which English author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" surmised: "In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart"? Hint

Thomas Amory

John Bunyan

Isaac Ambrose

Roger Boyle

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which U.S. humorist, known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", quipped "About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation"? Hint

Will Rogers

Edgar Nye

Charles Godfrey

Al Franken

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Indian leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Salt March stated: "Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening"?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi entered this world on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar, India. The honorific title of Mahatma translates to "great soul" and synonymous to the Christian term "saint". He is also referred to as Bapu, a Gujarati word meaning "father".

2. Which U.S. author of "The Prince and the Pauper" opined that "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer"?

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on 30 November 1835 at Florida, Missouri. Twain's birth, and death, was synchronized with the appearances of Halley's Comet.

3. Which ancient Greek father of western medicine said "Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand"?

Answer: Hippocrates

Hippocrates of Kos was born circa 460 BC. He was the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine and is widely believed to have developed (or to have begun developing) the Hippocratic Oath. Hippocrates was imprisoned for twenty years, mainly for his public opinion was that diseases were caused naturally, not because of the gods.

4. Which German theologian, and writer of "The Ninety-Five Theses", averred "The fewer the words, the better the prayer"?

Answer: Martin Luther

Martin Luther was one of the leading figures of the 16th century Christian Reformation. His German translation of the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew motivated the undertaking of the first English translations from the original languages. His marriage set the example for the practice of Protestant clerical marriages.

5. Which Danish existentialist philosopher professed: "Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays"?

Answer: Soren Kierkegaard

Soren Aabye Kierkegaard was a 19th century theologian and philosopher. He is considered to be the first existentialist philosopher and father of existentialism. He was born, raised, and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.

6. Which founder of Christian Science expressed the view that "Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer"?

Answer: Mary Baker Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy was born as Mary Morse Baker in 1821 at Bow, New Hampshire. She had married three times and was widowed twice. She developed the Christian Science in 1876 and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879.

7. Which Spanish saint affirmed: "For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God"?

Answer: Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada. She was also referred to as Saint Teresa of Jesus. She was a sixteenth century Carmelite nun and theologian. Saint Teresa and Saint John of the Cross are regarded as the joint founders of the Discalced Carmelites.

She was canonized 40 years after her death by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, and she was made a Doctor of the Church in 1970.

8. Which U.S. president, who has a namesake dam, declared "There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy... Those are prayer and fishing"?

Answer: Herbert C. Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was born in Iowa and raised as a Quaker in Iowa and Oregon. Hoover was a member of the first class at Stanford University. He was the 31st President of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred almost eight months after he took office.

9. Which English author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" surmised: "In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart"?

Answer: John Bunyan

John Bunyan was an influential seventeenth-century English preacher and author. He has been characterized as a Baptist and as a Congregationalist--he preferred to be simply called a Christian.

10. Which U.S. humorist, known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", quipped "About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation"?

Answer: Will Rogers

William Penn Adair Rogers was born in Oklahoma on 4 November 1879. He was 9/32 (just over 1/4) Cherokee--one of his well-known quips was "my ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat." He staged a mock campaign for the presidency in 1928--his only campaign promise was "if elected, I will resign".

Source: Author Pegbshack

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