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1. Which of these religious philosophies deeply influenced a number of Founding Fathers?
2. George Washington, John Jay, Edward Rutledge, and Patrick Henry all belonged to which denomination?
3. What Founding Father, baptized a Puritan, sought to shape his life according to a plan of thirteen virtues, which he outlined in his famous autobiography?
4. Who was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence?
5. In what work did Thomas Paine call Christianity "a fable" and write, "The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of the ancient Mythologists, accommodated to the purposes of power and revenue"?
6. What Founding Father and future president of the United States, who once denounced Thomas Paine's criticisms of Christianity, was raised a Congregationalist and became a Unitarian?
7. Which Founding Father, when he ran for president, was attacked as a "hardened infidel" and "howling atheist"?
8. Baptized Anglican, educated by Presbyterians, and influenced by deism, what "Father of the Constitution" favored disestablishing the Anglican church in Virginia?
9. Which Founding Father, gradual abolitionist, and first Chief Justice of the United States served as president of the American Bible Society?
10. "We are the descendants of ancestors remarkable for their zeal for true religion and liberty." What "firebrand of the Revolution," who took pride in his Puritian heritage, wrote these words?
11. Who was the only college president, as well as the only active clergyman, to sign the Declaration of Independence?
12. Why did some of George Washington's peers believe he held deistic beliefs?
13. Which Founding Father wrote a book on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ?
14. Which Founding Father, who cried "give me liberty or give me death," distributed religious tracts while riding circuit as a lawyer?
15. Which Founding Father, in his childhood, attended a Jewish school located in a synagogue?
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