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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. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






4. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






7. Strictly standing by received traditions.






8. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






11. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






12. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






13. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






15. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






17. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






18. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






21. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






24. Belief that there is no deity.






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






26. Present in the visible world.






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






28. Belief that all life was created by God.






29. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






34. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






37. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






39. Belief that there are many deities.






40. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.






41. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






45. Belief in a deity or deities.






46. Repeated & patterned religious act.






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






49. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






50. Physical embodiment of the divine.