~ 20 question exam ~
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Mill Valley, CA
L1113-02: History of the Baptists
Mike Thompson / Spring 2001

Prepared by
Chris A. Foreman on
May 5, 2001
Box 780



Part 1. Matching:

Match the city on the right to the event on the left. Put the corresponding letter into the blank space:

1. Roger Williams began a Baptist Church in this city. _______ a. Providence, Rhode Island
2. The first Baptist confession was put together here. _______ b. Gainsborough, England
3. A man called "the Baptist Pathfinder" first preached in this city. _______ c. London, England
4. The first Baptist Church building, to be called "Baptist", opened its doors here.________ d. Amsterdam, Holland


Part 2. Multiple Choice:
Circle the letter that BEST matches the question

5. Which of four paths below best illustrates the religious route in England from Roman Catholicism in the 15th Century to Baptists in the 17th century?

a. Roman Catholic, then Anglican, then Separatist, then Puritan, then Baptist
b. Roman Catholic, then Anglican, then Puritan, then Separatist, then Baptist
c. Roman Catholic, then Puritan, then Anglican, then Separatist, then Baptist
d. Roman Catholic, then Separatist, then Anglican, then Puritan, then Baptist

6. Which of the following four events was NOT an event leading to the establishment of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845?

a. The Alabama Resolutions
b. The Down Grade Controversy
c. The Georgia Test Case
d. The Augusta Meeting

7. The best way to understand the relationship between Anabaptist and Baptist is:

a. Baptists are a direct outgrowth of Anabaptists.
b. They were called "Anabaptist" on the continent, but "Baptist" in England.
c. Baptists had an original origin, but were influenced early-on by Anabaptists.
d. Their names are similar, but the two have very little in common.

6. Freewill Baptists and Primitive Baptists may be seen at polar ends of the Baptist spectrum because:

a. Freewillers staunchly supported religious liberty, while Primitives did not.
b. Freewillers are hyper-Calvinist, while Primitives are a reaction against Calvinism .
c. Primitives are hyper-Calvinist, while Freewillers are a reaction against Calvinism .
d. Primitives have continued racist policies, while Freewillers were abolitionists.

9. The shorthand abbreviation "JLJ" refers to the initials of:

a. The three founding pastors of the General Baptists in England.
b. A Northern Baptist Plan to reconcile with the Southern Baptists.
c. The three English Baptists who sailed on the Mayflower to America.
d. The three central tenets of the first Baptist confession of 1616.

10. In the wake of George Whitefield and the First Great Awakening, Baptist Churches in the South developed into two major categories. They were:

a. Regular Baptists and Separate Baptists
b. Separate Baptists and General Baptists
c. General Baptists and Particular Baptists
d. Separate Baptists and New Light Baptists

11. The Southern Baptist Convention met in San Francisco in 1951. This is the same year that:

a. Golden Gate Baptist Theological seminary was first established in Oakland, CA.
b. Harold K. Graves began his 26-year-long tenure as President of GGBTS.
c. GGBTS moved to its present location at Strawberry Point in Mill Valley.
d. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was founded in Louisville, KY.


Part 3. Matching:

Match Americans with roughly corresponding Britons. For example: Match the American know chiefly as a missionary with the Briton known chiefly as a missionary. Put the corresponding letter into the blank space:

AMERICANSBRITONS
12. Walter Rauschenbusch _______ a. Leonard Busher
13. Isaac Backus _______ b. William Carey
14. Lottie Moon _______ c. Thomas Helwys
15. Roger Williams ________ d. John H. Shakespeare

Part 4. True False Questions
Circle the word TRUE or FALSE that best evaluates the statement.

16. Particular Baptists were closer to John Calvin and his view of unconditional election than were General Baptists.

True      False

17. Charles Spurgeon was the greatest preacher in 19th century England. By 1900, most English Baptists followed his point of view.

True      False

18 The "Trail of Blood" refers to a view of history that claims a continuous chain of Baptists (some under other names) all the way back the first Baptist - John the Baptist.

True      False

19. The SBC's Baptist Faith and Message of 2000 encourages all Southern Baptists to "abstain from alcohol and tobacco products."

True      False

20. The Northern Baptist Convention was formed in 1908. Its current name is "American Baptist Churches, USA."

True      False