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Question #1:

How often from June 12, 1775 till August 3rd, 1784 did Congress proclaim a National Day of either Fasting or Thanksgiving?

 twice
 once
 Never. It was perceived as an official endorsement of Christianity
 16
Question #2:

The following statement is inscribed on the Liberty Bell: “Proclaim Liberty thro’ all the Land to all the Inhabitants thereof.” What text is that taken from?

 Leviticus 25:10
 English Common Book of Prayer
 First Continental Congress Notes and Transcripts
Question #3:

What President attended church services every Sunday during his administration, approved the use of the War Office as well as the Office of the Treasury for religious services and also approved the use of the Marine Band to provide instrumental accompaniment for the religious services going on within those government facilities?

 Ben Franklin
 Thomas Jefferson
 James Monroe
 John Adams
Question #4:

Above the figure that represents Science in the Library of Congress, there is an inscription. What is that inscription?

 The Heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handiwork (Psalm 19:1)
 The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. (Edward Teller)
 Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. (Louis Pasteur)
 Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science. (Robert Green Ingersoll)
Question #5:

Who said the following: "The general Principles, on which the Fathers Atchieved Independence, were the only Principles in which, that beautiful Assembly of young Gentlemen could Unite, and these Principles only could be intended by them in their Address, or by me in my Answer. And what were these general Principles? I answer, the general Principles of Christianity, in which all those Sects were United: And the general Principles of English and American Liberty, in which all those young Men United, and which had United all Parties in America, in Majorities Sufficient to assert and maintain her Independence."

 Billy Graham
 John Adams
 Ravi Zacharias
 George Whitfield
Question #6:

The following statement was made by Patrick Henry:

"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, this his justice cannot sleep forever."

True or False?

 True
 False
Question #7:

It was on April 22, 1864 that Congress resolved to institute the phrase, “In God We Trust” as our national motto. Where did they get that phrase from?

 popular sermon by John Wesley
 quote from one of the chaplains responsible for opening Congress with a word of prayer
 President Andrew Johnson
 The fourth stanza of our National Anthem
Question #8:

Murder is referenced as a crime in the Constitution. True or False?

 True
 False
Question #9:

The Founding Fathers were declaring themselves guilty of high treason by fixing their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. What was the penalty they could expect if the Revolution failed?

 Shot
 Stabbed
 Beheaded
 Hanged, then cut down while alive. Traitors would then have their entrails taken and burned while still conscious. They would then be beheaded and drawn and quartered.
Question #10:

"But the greatest injury of the 'wall' notion is its mischievous diversion of judges from the actual intentions of the drafters of the Bill of Rights… The 'wall of separation between Church and State' is a metaphor based on bad history – a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging. It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned."

Whose words are these?

 Mark Levin
 Rudy Giuliani
 Abhram Lincoln
 Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist