Question

While ____________________ emerges around a charismatic figure, idea or vision, ____________________ emerges as a breakaway group from a preexisting body of belief, rituals, or believers.

• A. Cult, Sect
• B. Sect, Cult
• C. Totem, Cult
• D. Religion, Sect

Hint:

Mnemonic: \textbf{Cult = Create new}; \textbf{Sect = Separate from old}.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Definitions. A cult typically forms around a new revelation, idea, or charismatic leader outside established traditions. A sect is a reformist breakaway from an existing religious organization, retaining much of the parent body’s beliefs but rejecting parts of its practice.
Step 2: Match the blanks. New vision/charisma $\Rightarrow$ {cult}; breakaway from preexisting body $\Rightarrow$ {sect}. Hence (A).