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






2. Physical embodiment of the divine.






3. Belief that there is no deity.






4. Belief that all life was created by God.






5. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






12. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






15. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






16. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






17. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






19. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






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






24. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






29. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






33. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






34. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






42. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






43. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






46. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






50. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.