1.  What are the two "means of grace" we recognize at St. James?
     Church attendance and service to the needy
     Sacrificial giving and singing hymns
     Prayer and Bible study
     Worship and fasting

2.  True or False: Part of prayer is to listen quietly to the voice of God and let the words of Scripture bubble through us and reorganize our thoughts showing us what we might not otherwise see.
     True
     False

3.  Which of these is not one of the five kinds or parts of prayer mentioned in the article?
     Adoration
     Witness
     Supplication
     Thanksgiving
     Intercession
     Confession

4.  True or False: Allegories are never used in Scripture.
     True
     False

5.  Which aspect of the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation is   controversial?
     Studying the text in the original languages
     Studying the archaeological materials related to the text
     Studying the social structures in existence at the time the text was written
     Studying the changes made over the generations since the text was written
     Studying the literary structure of the text
     Studying the differences among different versions of the same story

6.  When people identify themselves as literalists regarding biblical interpretation, what are they usually saying that they believe?
     That there are no metaphors or figurative language in the Bible.
     That some parts of the Bible should be interpreted differently than conservative
          Christians interpret them.
     That some parts of the Bible should be interpreted differently than liberal
          Christians interpret them.
     That they reject the historical-critical method of interpretation.

7.  When St. James was organized in 1926, it was part of what denomination?
     The Evangelical Synod of North America
     The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
     The Lutheran Church in America
     The United Church of Christ

8.  Joseph A. Rieger, from Barmen Germany was one of the spiritual ancestors of the denomination that founded St. James.  What was his connection to the abolitionist martyr Elijah Lovejoy?
     Both were Presbyterians
     Rieger lived with Lovejoy in Alton, Illinois
     Lovejoy married Rieger's daughter
     Both were newspaper editors

9.  How do Presbyterian Churches govern themselves?
     the pastor governs the church
     the denomination tells the church what to do
     all members vote on all major issues
     congregations are representative democracies

10. Presbyterian government includes a series of governing bodies each one  progressively more inclusive (including more congregations).   What is the order of these bodies from less to more inclusive?
     Session, Synod, Presbytery, General Assembly
     General Assembly, Presbytery, Session, Synod
     Session, Presbytery, Synod, General Assembly
     Presbytery, Synod, Session, General Assembly