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Quiz for Primary Source 18.5: Advice to Methodists

1. According to Wesley, which of these was a defining quality of the Methodists?

A commitment to “Holiness of Heart and Life”

Loyalty to acknowledged Methodist ministers and those “anointed by the angels”

A commitment to justice, “if the term is rightly understood”

Loyalty to both God and king

Correct. The answer is a. According to Wesley, Methodists insisted on “the absolute necessity of universal Holiness both in Heart and Life.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. According to Wesley, Methodists insisted on “the absolute necessity of universal Holiness both in Heart and Life.”

2. According to Wesley, a good Methodist did not

marry before age twenty-one.

read plays, romances, or humorous books.

swear on the Bible in a court of law.

charge interest on loans.

Correct. The answer is b. In addition, a good Methodist did not sing innocent songs or talk in a “merry, gay, or diverting manner.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. In addition, a good Methodist did not sing innocent songs or talk in a “merry, gay, or diverting manner.”