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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






3. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






12. Belief that there are many deities.






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






14. Repeated & patterned religious act.






15. Belief that there is no deity.






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






17. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






19. Present in the visible world.






20. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






22. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






26. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






28. Physical embodiment of the divine.






29. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






30. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






35. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






38. Belief that there are many deities.






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






40. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






42. Belief that all life was created by God.






43. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






45. Belief in a deity or deities.






46. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






47. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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