Ten Questions to Challenge and Encourage

Compass - An expert on Christian education in the United States recently said, “Our culture has lost the love of learning.” The statement seems especially true regarding how much we know about Christians who suffer for their faith. Despite the wealth of information that is available and the blazing speed of access, Christians who worship in freedom continue to demonstrate an amazing lack of awareness of the Persecuted Church.

Are you ready to test your knowledge of the status of Christian persecution in 2007? If so, answer the following 10 questions as best you can.

1. How many persecuted Christians are there?

1. 10 million
2. 200 million
3. 1 billion
4. There is no Christian persecution

2. The events of September 11, 2001, had little direct impact on Christian persecution in 2002.

1. True
2. False

3. The military attack on Saddam Hussien's regime in Iraq has caused greater difficulties for Christians living in Muslim-dominated areas.

1. True
2. False

4. In 2006, the U.S. State Department designated which one of the following countries as “a country of particular concern” in its annual religious liberty report?

1. Colombia
2. Cuba
3. Vietnam
4. None of the above.

5. Name the five countries still considered to have communist regimes in power.

6. How many Christians are there in China?

1. 10 million
2. 45 million
3. 60-80 million
4. 1.2 billion

7. Is Christian persecution increasing or decreasing in China?

1. Increasing
2. Decreasing
3. Both
4. There is no persecution in China

8. What is the greatest threat to the continued growth of the Chinese church?

1. Communism
2. Capitalism
3. Cults
4. Compromise

9. Christian persecution is increasing in the country of Africa.

1. True
2. False

10. How many of Nigeria’s 36 states have implemented sharia, or Islamic law?

1. 0
2. 12
3. 20
4. 36

Scoring

Maximum Points Possible: 12
Minimum Points Possible: -7

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