A religious organization that is on good terms with the institution from which it developed but must ...

A religious organization that is on good terms with the institution from which it developed but must compete with similar organizations for members is:
 
  a. church
  b. cult
  c. denomination
  d. sect

Question 2

The number that divides a sample into two equal halves when all the numbers in the sample are arranged from lowest to highest is called the:
 
  a. mean
  b. median
  c. mode
  d. standard deviation

Question 3

The major difference between a church and a sect is that:
 
  a. A church permits less religious freedom among its members.
  b. A sect tends to have a larger membership than a church.
  c. Church members have a greater sense of religious commitment.
  d. Sects draw their membership from a smaller social pool than do churches.

Question 4

The arithmetic average of a group of numbers is the
 
  a. median
  b. mean
  c. mode
  d. middle

Question 5

Which of the following statements about sects is NOT true?
 
  a. They form when a small group of church members splits off to form a rival organization.
  b. They reject the religious beliefs of the more institutionalized churches.
  c. They require strong commitment on the part of their members.
  d. They tend to be highly bureaucratized.

Question 6

Measures of central tendency are:
 
  a. mean, median, and middle
  b. average, middle, and mean
  c. mean, median, and mode
  d. modal, mean, and middle

Question 7

A religious organization that rejects the beliefs and practices of existing churches is a:
 
  a. clan
  b. cult
  c. denomination
  d. sect