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






2. Present in the visible world.






3. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






7. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Belief that there is no deity.






14. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






16. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






17. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






22. Strictly standing by received traditions.






23. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






26. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






27. Belief that all life was created by God.






28. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






31. Belief that there are many deities.






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






33. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






34. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






36. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






39. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






40. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






43. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






44. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






48. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






50. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.