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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. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






3. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






6. Present in the visible world.






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






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






9. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






10. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






13. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






14. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






15. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






19. Belief in a deity or deities.






20. Belief that all life was created by God.






21. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






25. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






26. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






27. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






30. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






39. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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






44. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






45. Present in the visible world.






46. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






49. Belief that there is no deity.






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