Of the Following People, Who Would Be More Likely Than

question 33

Multiple Choice

Of the following people, who would be more likely than the others to be attracted to or to convert to a new religious movement?

• A) Jorge, who dropped out of high school and works sporadically as a laborer
• B) Lydia, who has never considered herself to be religious but who enjoyed studying world religions in college
• C) Manny, who was born into a somewhat poor but very religious family
• D) Sasha, who enjoys driving customers to and from religious services in his taxi but who has never completely understood what religion is all about

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