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






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






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






4. Belief that there are many deities.






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






6. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






11. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






12. Repeated & patterned religious act.






13. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






14. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






18. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






20. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






22. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






24. Belief that there are many deities.






25. Present in the visible world.






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






27. Belief that there is no deity.






28. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






29. Belief in a deity or deities.






30. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






33. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






35. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






36. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






40. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






43. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






45. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






47. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






48. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






50. Belief that there is only one deity.