John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life
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People from John Wesley's Time

   How much do you know about John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, and the people of his day? Learn more about him and his times. When you make the correct choice, more information and links are provided.

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Multiple Choice Quiz

1. Samuel Wesley

a. John Wesley's younger brother, famous hymnwriter
b. Rector at Epworth and father of John Wesley
c. The maker of a popular beer in John Wesley's day
d. Son of John Wesley

2. George Whitefield

a. A preacher who convinced John Wesley to preach in the fields
b. A government official to whom John Wesley wrote a letter on slavery just before his death
c. An English cartoonist who drew Methodists as full of "Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism"
d. A Moravian who influenced Wesley concerning prevenient grace

3. Susanna Annesley

a. Became the mother of 19 children, including John Wesley
b. Popular speaker who drew crowds to her Bible studies
c. She was the subject of Alexander Pope's "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady"
d. She has been called the "Mother of Methodism."

4. William Wilberforce

a. A government official to whom John Wesley wrote a letter on slavery just before his death
b. A powerful Anglican who forbade John from preaching inside churches
c. The man whom John Wesley chose as his successor
d. The affectionate name that John gave his horse

5. Grace Murray

a. John Wesley's wife
b. A model leader in the early Methodism
c. Charles Wesley's wife
d. John Wesley's true love lost

6. Charles Wesley

a. A poet and hymnwriter
b. Father of John Wesley
c. Son of John Wesley
d. Brother of John Wesley

7. William Hogarth

a. Model leader in the early Methodist Movement
b. English cartoonist who depicted Methodists as full of "Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism"
c. First Methodist bishop in England
d. Popular musician who introduced "Country Music" to Methodist worship

8. Emma Woodhouse, Moll Flanders, Elinor and Marriane Dashwood

a. Women leaders in early Methodism
b. Fictional characters in 18th century novels
c. Notorious thieves in London who were converted to Methodism
d. Women musicians and poets with whom Charles Wesley associated

9. Mary Bosanquet

a. Wesley believed that she attained Christian Perfection
b. A French woman who was imprisoned in Newgate; Wesley tried to save her from the gallows
c. John Wesley's wife, with whom he had an unhappy marriage
d. The owner of an early perfume business

10. Sarah Gwynne

a. Became the mother of 19 children, including John Wesley
b. Wife of Charles Wesley, who lived to be almost 100 years old
c. After John Wesley refused her communion, family members brought him to trial.
d. Wife of John Wesley, who was estranged from him when she died


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   This quiz is based on information in John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life copyright © 1996 Charles Yrigoyen, Jr.

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