Do you have an Anabaptist heritage?
Take the following quiz and find out!
1. The triangle in shaped notes represents the note
a. fa b. do c. mi d. so
2. The layers of a quilt are held together by
(hint: look closely at the background of this page!)
a. tiny, even stitches sewn in complex patterns
b. big tufts of yarn sewn through all layers about every 5 inches apart
c. fabric glue
d. quilts have layers??
3. Round Table is
a. the place where King Arthur’s knights meet to plan daring deeds
b. a form of ping-pong where an unlimited number of people can play at the same time
c. an acceptable Conservative coed contact sport
d. both b and c
4. You’ve got a relative/relatives who live in
a. Brooklyn or Staten Island
b. Goshen or Plain City
c. Chinatown or Little Italy
d. Las Vegas or Hollywood
5. The Budget is
a. the low-cost, low German edition of the Wall Street Journal
b. the financial plan your spouse comes up with at the beginning of each fiscal year
c. a newspaper where your unusual German last name is always spelled correctly
d. a fad diet where you learn to “budget” your calories to get into the “zone”
6. True or False
I am able to converse with complete strangers about mutual relatives.
7. “Rook” is
a. an approved option for evil face cards
b. a thinly disguised version of poker
c. to be cheated, as in “I was really rooked on that deal.”
d. a chess piece
8. True of False
Peanut butter pie is a culinary possibility.
9. The following group of names sounds appealing to you:
a. Guy, Walford, Barrington
b. Farrah, Tarah, Isadora
c. Jonas, Jacob, Rebecca
d. Guadalupe, Theodore, Mikhail
10. You value the following quality/qualities:
a. faith in God and obedience to His Word
b. hard work and fine craftsmanship
c. family and community
d. all of the above
ANSWER KEY
1. b, 2. a, 3. d, 4. b, 5. c
6. true, 7. a, 8. true, 9. c, 10. d
8-10 correct: Congratulations! You have earned your buggy license!
5-7 correct: You’re pretty involved with your heritage, but guard it carefully lest it slip away entirely and your “kinder” never experience the pleasure….
3-4 correct: You’re probably 2nd generation Mennonite or you’ve switched to some other church
1-2 correct: I doubt if there is any Anabaptist blood in you—haven’t you at least seen “Witness”?
0 correct: Check out the following pages and educate yourself!
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