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This report was produced by the Pew Research Center\u2019s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Pew Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.<\/p>\n\n

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How much do you know about religion?<\/h3>\n

And how do you compare with the average American? Take our short, 15-question quiz<\/a> to find out.<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n

Pew Forum <\/strong>\nLuis Lugo, Director<\/p>\n\n

Research<\/em>\nAlan Cooperman, Associate Director, Research\nJohn Green, Senior Research Adviser\nGreg Smith, Senior Researcher\nChristine Bhutta, Allison Pond, Neha Sahgal\nand Jacqueline Wenger, Research Associates\nScott Clement, Research Analyst\nNoble Kuriakose and Elizabeth Podrebarac, Research Assistants<\/p>\n\n

Editorial<\/em>\nSandra Stencel, Associate Director, Editorial\nDiana Yoo, Graphic Designer\nTracy Miller, Editor\nHilary Ramp, Assistant Editor<\/p>\n\n

Communications and Web Publishing<\/em>\nErin O\u2019Connell, Associate Director, Communications\nBrian Bailey, Online Project Manager\nMary Schultz, Communications Manager\nLiga Plaveniece, Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n

Project Manager and Polling Consultant<\/strong>\nMike Mokrzycki<\/p>\n\n

Pew Research Center<\/strong>\nAndrew Kohut, President\nPaul Taylor, Executive Vice President\nElizabeth Mueller Gross, Vice President\nScott Keeter, Director of Survey Research\nMichael Piccorossi, Director of Digital Strategy\nRussell Heimlich, Web Developer\nLeah Christian, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press<\/p>\n\n

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