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