Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer.
1) True or False. Pastor C.T. Russell was an active Mason during his time as president of the WTBTS.
A: True.
Russell was a Knights Templar Free Mason of York Rite, Allegheny Pa.
2) Name the stated purpose for building Beth Sarim, the Witness mansion in California.
A: The mansion was built to house the biblical figures who would bodily rise from the dead.
"At San Diego, California, there is a small piece of land, on which, in the year 1929 there was built a house, which is called and known as Beth Sarim. The Hebrew words Beth Sarim mean 'House of the Princes'; and the purpose of acquiring that property and building the house was that there are those on earth today who fully believe in God and Christ Jesus and in His Kingdom, and who believe that the faithful men of old will soon be resurrected by the Lord, be back on earth, and take charge of the visible affairs of earth. The title to Beth Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be forever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth ..
3) What non-scriptural reason was printed in a 1960's Watchtower for refusing blood?
A: By accepting another's blood, you would take on the personal characteristics of that person.
"The blood in any person is in reality the person himself.. poisons due to personal living, eating and drinking habits .. The poisons that produce the impulse to commit suicide, murder, or steal are in the blood. Moral insanity, sexual perversions, repression, inferiority complexes, petty crimes - these often follow in the wake of blood transfusion." {WT Sep 1 1961 564}
4) True or False. If you were born and raised as a JW in Mexico, you would not be baptised, you would not belong to a congregation, you would not carry a bible door-to-door, and you would not belong to a religious organization.
A: True. The Mexico constitution prohibits religious organizations from owning property, so the GB decided to incorporate the mexican branch of the Witnesses as a CULTURAL organization. Rites similar to baptism are called "the symbol", witnesses belong to a "company", no bibles are carried, and no religious organization exists.
5) The GB once concidered changing the 1914 date of Christ's invisible return. What date was considered as a replacement and what eath-shattering event happened in that year?
A: 1957. The first launch of a man-made object (Sputnik) into outer space.
The must have shook up the organization considering their stand in 1943:
*** The Truth Shall Make You Free, p 285, 1943 edition ***
Man cannot by airplane or rockets or other means get above the air envelope which is about our earthly globe
6) Pastor Russell wrote of Jesus' presence on earth as beginning in what year? (The earliest year, not 1914.)
A: 1874. "The Scriptures show that the second presence [of the Lord] was due in 1874 .. This proof shows that the Lord has been present since 1874" {WT Mar 1 1923 67}
7) True or False. Prior to Dec. 1972, if your husband was having anal sex with another woman; you did not have grounds for divorce according to GB policy.
A: True.
8) Who was the main translator for NWT bible?
A: Fred Franz.
9) True or False. The GB always consults scripture to make policy decisions.
A: False.
10) What two ailments were once described in a Watchtower as being caused by "worms in the body"?
A: Appendicitis & Typhoid fever
"It is known that only about three out of every one hundred operated upon for appendicitis really have a diseased appendix needing removal. We give below a simple cure for appendicitis symptoms. The pain in the appendix region is caused by the biting of worms near the junction of the transverse colon with the small intestines, low down on the right side of the abdomen. This remedy is recommended also for typhoid fever, which is also a worm disease. The medicine is Santonine dose, 3 grains, an hour before breakfast; repeated for four mornings, or until all the symptoms disappear. Then one dose per month for three months to eradicate all germs. This recipe is of INCALCULABLE VALUE. Not only will it save the surgeon's and hospital fees of perhaps $200, but it saves weeks of ill health, inconvenience, convalescence and loss of salary." {ZWT Jan 15 1912 26}
Bonus question: According to the Mayan calendar, when will the world come to an end?
A: Dec. 23, 2012
SCORING:
80-100: Consider yourself an apostate
60-80: Independent thinker with apostate tendencies
40-60: Independent thinker
20-40: You're "marked"
10-20: "Bad Attitude"
0: Good JW