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World Religion Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
exclusivism
symbol
enlightenment
fundamentalism
2. Present in the visible world.
immanent
scientific materialism
theism
mysticism
3. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
mysticism
sacred
realization
ritual
4. Belief that there are many deities.
immanent
scientific materialism
polytheism
agnosticism
5. Belief that there is no deity.
religion
ritual
phenomenology
atheism
6. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
monotheism
religion
allegory
heretic
7. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
atheism
agnosticism
intelligent design
transcendent
8. Belief that there are many deities.
religion
polytheism
metaphysics
immanent
9. Physical embodiment of the divine.
incarnation
symbol
sacred
intelligent design
10. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
mysticism
orthodox
spirituality
dogma
11. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
polytheism
metaphysics
theism
scientific materialism
12. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
Darwinism
redaction
metaphysics
theism
13. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
phenomenology
agnosticism
metaphysics
allegory
14. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
spirituality
scientific materialism
atheism
realization
15. Believing in one's received traditions as completely and exclusively true.
universalism
atheism
absolutist
monotheism
16. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
comparative religion
monotheism
liberal
sacred
17. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
myth
sacred
metaphysics
agnosticism
18. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
religion
ritual
phenomenology
awakening
19. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
realization
transcendent
spirituality
Creationism
20. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
universalism
Creationism
profane
agnosticism
21. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
sacred
phenomenology
mysticism
incarnation
22. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
heretic
comparative religion
universalism
sacred
23. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
awakening
polytheism
spirituality
redaction
24. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
profane
spirituality
comparative religion
enlightenment
25. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
liberal
Darwinism
spirituality
phenomenology
26. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
dogma
sacred
awakening
exclusivism
27. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
fundamentalism
religion
comparative religion
exclusivism
28. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
transcendent
redaction
dogma
incarnation
29. Physical embodiment of the divine.
incarnation
metaphysics
theism
heretic
30. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
allegory
gnosis
charisma
metaphysics
31. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
charisma
atheism
profane
gnosis
32. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
exclusivism
liberal
allegory
Darwinism
33. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
religion
enlightenment
liberal
allegory
34. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
religion
myth
intelligent design
immanent
35. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
awakening
redaction
liberal
phenomenology
36. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
religion
redaction
dogma
gnosis
37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
incarnation
agnosticism
allegory
gnosis
38. Repeated & patterned religious act.
monotheism
ritual
liberal
incarnation
39. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
spirituality
myth
charisma
metaphysics
40. Belief that there is only one deity.
intelligent design
myth
agnosticism
monotheism
41. Belief in a deity or deities.
metaphysics
polytheism
theism
agnosticism
42. Strictly standing by received traditions.
orthodox
monotheism
heretic
comparative religion
43. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
symbol
intelligent design
spirituality
theism
44. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
theism
Darwinism
intelligent design
awakening
45. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
Darwinism
agnosticism
awakening
enlightenment
46. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
religion
intelligent design
liberal
symbol
47. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
Darwinism
spirituality
charisma
polytheism
48. Belief that there is only one deity.
scientific materialism
ritual
fundamentalism
monotheism
49. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
monotheism
sacred
metaphysics
realization
50. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
symbol
agnosticism
atheism
monotheism