Are You a Saint or the Anti-Christ?: Take the Faith-Based Marketing Quiz and Find Out

How well do you understand the faith community? Could you safely navigate the booby traps that surround this niche market or would you commit a fatal misstep? Take this quiz and find out and, if you're brave enough, leave your score as a comment.  Oh, and please invite your friends to take the quiz too.  If you beat them you'll enjoy serious bragging rights.

1. Who preached the Sermon on the Mount?

A. Martin Luther King, Jr.

B. Jesus

C. Billy Graham

D. Moses

2. Christians and Muslims worship the same God. True or False?

3. If you invited people from a Southern Baptist, Methodist, Missouri Synod Lutheran, and Catholic Church to the same gathering, which church’s members are least likely to attend?

A. Southern Baptist

B. United Methodist

C. Missouri Synod Lutheran

D. Christian Reformed

4. You are selling guitar amplifiers to church worship bands. Which of the following churches won’t even consider buying your product?

A. Churches of Christ

B. Assemblies of God

C. Presbyterian

D. Reformed Church in America

5. You are hosting an event and plan to invite people from the local Jewish Synagogue, Baptist, Seventh Day Adventist, and Catholic Churches. Which of the following days would maximize turnout?

A. Thursday night

B. Friday night

C. Saturday night

D. Sunday night

6. Which of the following is not among the Ten Commandments?

A. Thou shalt not kill.

B. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

C. Honor your father and mother.

D. Do not covet.

7. Evangelical Christians believe that a person who performs good works on earth will go to heaven. True or False?

8. Which of the following groups is not recognized as a Christian denomination by most other churches?

A. Covenant

B. Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints

C. Anglican Communion

D. Wesleyan Reform Union

9. What is mammon?

A. Bread that fell from Heaven to feed the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt

B. Money

C. A godly mother serving as spiritual head of the household

D. An idol worshipped by the Philistines

10.     If you are planning a campaign for De Beers or Maybelline, which of the following groups should you ignore?

A. Catholics

B. United Pentecostal

C. Assemblies of God

D. All of the above

Was it tougher than you thought? Look at the answers to see how you did. Give yourself one point for each correct answer and find your score on the chart that follows.

Answers: 1-B, 2-False, 3-C, 4-A, 5-A, 6-B, 7-False, 8-B, 9-B, 10-B

Score	Title	Comment
8–10	Saint	Why did you waste your money on this book?
5–7	Pharisee	Don’t get cocky—you know just enough to be dangerous.
3–5	Boycott magnet	Starting practicing your apology for the press conference.
0–2	Antichrist	Those protesters on CNN are in front of your building!

Reviewing the Quiz

1. Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Its text is recorded in the Bible in the book of Matthew. It is considered the greatest recorded collection of Jesus’ words and advice.

2. The God of the Bible is “triune”; a single deity comprised of three persons: God the father, God the son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The God of the Koran, by contrast, is not triune. Muslims believe Jesus was merely a prophet, but not God. Neither do Muslims recognize the Holy Spirit. By definition then, Christians and Muslims worship a different God.

3. Don’t expect many members of the local Missouri Synod Lutheran Church to attend your event if you also invite other denominations. They are discouraged from attending religious events with people from other denominations.

4. The Church of Christ won’t buy any guitar amplifiers. They restrict their worship to singing without any musical accompaniment (a cappella) because this was the style used by the first century church.

5. If you want Jews, Baptists, Catholics, and Seventh Day Adventists to attend your event, hold it on a Thursday night. The Jewish Sabbath runs from Friday to Saturday evening. Seventh Day Adventists worship on Saturday, Baptists on Sunday, and many Catholics attend Saturday evening Mass. Thursday is the only night that won’t conflict with someone’s worship service or observation of the Sabbath.

6. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is a very good idea, but it is not among the Ten Commandments. It’s more of a suggestion, coming from the Bible, known to most people as the Golden Rule.

7. According to evangelical Christians, good works will not get you to heaven. It’s not like a ledger where if good deeds exceed the bad we enjoy a positive balance that earns admission to eternal paradise. Christians believe the Bible teaches that everyone has sinned and that Jesus was sent to earth to endure punishment for our sin (the Crucifixion). We only need to accept his free gift of salvation to enjoy eternal life. Right living is simply how we express gratitude toward God for saving us from our sins.

8. Even though “Jesus Christ” is part of their name, many Christians don’t consider Mormons to be a Christian denomination because their beliefs differ fundamentally from core Christian tenets.

9. The Bible teaches that man cannot serve both God and mammon (money). An appeal to greed may work with some segments of the population, but be careful not to use it to appeal to Christians.

10.     Don’t bother promoting jewelry or makeup to United Pentecostals because they will not adorn their bodies with either. You might tell them about your new line of combs and brushes though, because Pentecostal women don’t cut their hair.

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Comments

[Eric Wilbanks]

I had them all correct except for #3...and I was sure that I had even gotten that one correct. I assumed that the Methodist, Lutheran and Catholic were more "ecumenical" in their approach and it would be the SB who would be no-shows. Oh well...90% ain't bad. :-)

[Greg Stielstra]

Nice work Eric. You're a Saint. GS

[Derrick L Woods Sr]

I can't wait for the drop date on this book!!! I've ben pumping the audio book for PYROMARKETING for a year! No lie, I have it on my mp3 player right now. I work with a lot of faith based artists/ musicians and PYROMARKETING has become the cornerstone of my approach to impacting the marketplace. (BTW I bought a copy of PYROMARKETING from B & N I enjoy the audio book so much more)

[Derrick L Woods Sr]

I can't wait for the drop date on this book!!! I've ben pumping the audio book for PYROMARKETING for a year! No lie, I have it on my mp3 player right now. I work with a lot of faith based artists/ musicians and PYROMARKETING has become the cornerstone of my approach to impacting the marketplace. (BTW I bought a copy of PYROMARKETING from B & N I enjoy the audio book so much more)

[Jeff Brown]

Got 8 out of 10 right, Greg. Nice work.

I did notice a discrepancy though in question 3. The fourth possibility offered in the question itself does not match the fourth answer choice (D).

[Cathy]

Hello I have been to a few churches where they preach from the book of malachi about giving ten percent and robbing God if you do not. Pay thies and support the ministries and the missions and goals and pledge cards. Did you fill out a pledge card?,why not? I thought that my Blessings donations were supposed to be Between me and God. Now about question 9, Can you explain it? I am a Born again Christian. I moved to another state and all I want to hear about is the other books in the Bible I love Jesus and Jesus loves me. Thank you. Cathy
God bless you for reading this.

[Cathy]

I got 5 right