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






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






3. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






6. Belief that there is no deity.






7. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






12. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






14. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






18. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






19. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






21. Belief that there is no deity.






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






23. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






27. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






28. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






30. Belief that there are many deities.






31. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






33. Repeated & patterned religious act.






34. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






38. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






41. Repeated & patterned religious act.






42. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






43. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






46. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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