A ________ is a new religion with practices and teachings at odds with and often in rejection of the dominant culture and religious doctrines.
a. church
b. sect
c. cult
d. denomination
Question 2
Identify which of the following is not one of the ways a new leader is chosen by a sect.
a. peaceful overthrow of the original leader
b. designation of a successor by the group closest to the original leader
c. hereditary transmission
d. transmission of charisma by ritual