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World Religion Literacy

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.






2. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.






3. Present in the visible world.






4. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.






5. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






6. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.






7. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






8. Belief that there is no deity.






9. Present in the visible world.






10. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.






11. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.






12. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.






13. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.






14. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.






15. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.






16. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.






17. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.






18. Belief that there is only one deity.






19. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.






20. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.






21. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






22. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.






23. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






24. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.






25. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






26. Physical embodiment of the divine.






27. Belief that all life was created by God.






28. Belief in a deity or deities.






29. Believing in one's received traditions as completely and exclusively true.






30. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.






31. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.






32. Repeated & patterned religious act.






33. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






34. Believing in one's received traditions as completely and exclusively true.






35. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.






36. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.






37. Belief that there is no deity.






38. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






39. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.






40. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.






41. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






42. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.






43. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






44. Repeated & patterned religious act.






45. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.






46. Strictly standing by received traditions.






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






48. Strictly standing by received traditions.






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






50. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.