1.  Their enemies during the Reformation called them "Anabaptists" because:

     a.  they baptized by immersion;
     b.  they believed that baptism was necessary for salvation;
     c.  they re-baptized people who had been baptized as infants;
     d.  they rejected baptism as an ordinance of the Church.


2.  Anabaptists primarily reacted against:

     a.  the union of Church and State;
     b.  the unique privileges of priests and hierarchy;
     c.  the frequency of divorce and remarriage;
     d.  the doctrine of original sin.


3.  Calvin and Luther responded to the Anabaptists with:

     a.  support and encouragement;
     b.  persecution and opposition;
     c.  envy and jealousy;
     d.  indifference.


4.  Two American "descendants" of the Anabaptists are:

     a.  Pentecostals;
     b.  Mennonites;
     c.  Brethren;
     d.  Presbyterians.


5.  Which of the following phrases best describes each of these modern groups of Baptists (from later roots -- not strictly Anabaptist ones)?

     (a)  Primarily northern;
     (b)  A Black denomination;
     (c)  Recognize only baptism performed by their group;
     (d)  Calvinistic in belief;
     (e)  Non-Calvinistic in belief.

    ___  National Baptists
    ___ Two-seed-in-the-spirit Baptists
    ___ American Baptists
    ___ Freewill Baptists
    ___ Landmark Baptists


ANSWERS TO QUIZ

1.  Their enemies called them "Anabaptists" (Re-baptizers") because (c.) they re-baptized people who had been baptized as infants. Their opponents said that by doing so, the Anabaptists minimized the sacrament of baptism. The Anabaptists insisted that valid baptism required a personal profession of faith.
 
2.  Anabaptists primarily reacted against: (a.) the union of Church and State, practiced by Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Calvinists, which the Anabaptists believed destroyed meaningful discipleship by making all citizens Christians merely by being born. This was one basis of their opposition to infant baptism.
 
3.  Calvin and Luther responded to the Anabaptists with (b.) persecution and opposition, as did the Roman Catholic Church. Many Anabaptists gave their lives for their convictions. Interestingly, these Anabaptists martyrs baptized by pouring water over the head.

4.  Two American "descendants" of the Anabaptists are (b.) Mennonites and (c.)  Brethren.
 
5.  The following phrases best describe each of these modern groups of Baptists:
     (a)  primarily northern = American Baptists;
     (b) a Black denomination = National Baptists;
     (c) recognize only baptism performed by themselves = Landmark Baptists;
     (d) Calvinistic in belief = Two-seed-in-the-spirit Baptists;
     (e) Non-Calvinistic in belief = Freewill Baptists.

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