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