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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. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






5. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






6. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






11. Belief that there are many deities.






12. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






13. Belief in a deity or deities.






14. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






15. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






17. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






19. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






22. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.






23. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






25. Present in the visible world.






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






27. Present in the visible world.






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






29. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






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






34. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.






35. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






37. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






39. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






40. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






42. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






43. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






44. Repeated & patterned religious act.






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






47. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






50. Belief that there is no deity.