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






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






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






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






5. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






8. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






10. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






12. Present in the visible world.






13. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






15. Strictly standing by received traditions.






16. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






19. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






29. Belief that there are many deities.






30. Present in the visible world.






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






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






33. Physical embodiment of the divine.






34. Physical embodiment of the divine.






35. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






36. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






37. Belief that there is no deity.






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






39. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






41. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






43. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






46. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






50. Repeated & patterned religious act.