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






2. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






3. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






6. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






8. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






13. Present in the visible world.






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






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






16. Present in the visible world.






17. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






21. Strictly standing by received traditions.






22. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






26. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






34. Belief that there is no deity.






35. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






38. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






40. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






42. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






43. Repeated & patterned religious act.






44. Belief that there is only one deity.






45. Belief that all life was created by God.






46. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






48. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






50. Full awareness of invisible Reality.