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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 there is no deity.






2. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






5. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






8. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






11. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






15. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






23. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






24. Present in the visible world.






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






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






27. Present in the visible world.






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






29. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






30. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






33. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






34. Physical embodiment of the divine.






35. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






37. Belief that there are many deities.






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






39. Strictly standing by received traditions.






40. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






44. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






46. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






49. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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