Author Question: Which of the following statements best explains the teachings and appeal of Aimee Semple McPherson's ... (Read 223 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following statements best explains the teachings and appeal of Aimee Semple McPherson's Foursquare Gospel Church in Los Angeles?

a. She was a fundamentalist Protestant who combined old-time religion with spectacular performances and pioneered the use of radio to reach people who could not come to her church.
b. She combined teachings from a number of religions, especially Hinduism, appealing to people who believed that humans could develop into a higher type.
c. She established a colony along the coast at Big Sur, which attracted artists and others who wanted to live in socialistic, cooperative communities.
d. She combined fundamentalist Protestantism with Eastern religions, thus allowing her followers to combine the comfort of what they already knew (Christianity) with the exoticism of foreign beliefs.

Question 2

Amadeo Giannini's Bank of Italy transformed American banking by

a. catering solely to an ethnic clientele.
b. reaching out to ordinary people and opening branches near their homes and places of business.
c. funding large-scale businesses like Kaiser's construction company.
d. promoting installment buying.